Staff Nurse - Main Operating Room, Neurosurgery/Orthopedics Teams 2&3 (WEO - Nights)

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a Staff Nurse for the Main Operating Room, Neurosurgery/Orthopedics Teams 2&3. The teams provide adult surgical services, including brain, neurointerventional, skull base, spine, orthopedic trauma, and device implantation procedures. The Main Operating Rooms include 30 rooms dedicated to adult surgical specialties, operate 24/7, and are organized into five teams staffed by registered nurses and surgical technologists. The role applies nursing theory to patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation; develops and implements individualized care plans; coordinates care across settings and throughout transfer or discharge; collaborates with patients, families, and multidisciplinary team members; follows unit policies and protocols to maintain a safe environment; and follows universal precautions. The position is listed at 60% effort and is scheduled Friday–Saturday, 07:00–19:30, at the University Campus. Salary is $61,183 at 100% effort, to commensurate, excluding inpatient or shift differentials. Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on incentive of up to $12,500. Shift differentials are offered for evening, night, and weekend shifts; inpatient differentials may be up to $10,000 per year, and OR premium pay may be up to $10,000 at 100% effort. The benefits package includes paid vacation, sick leave, health, dental, life, and disability insurance options, and employer contributions to retirement plans. Candidates must hold a current Iowa nursing license by their date of hire. A resume is required as part of the application process. Successful candidates must disclose conviction history and will undergo criminal background and credential/education verification; up to five professional references may be requested.

Requirements

An associate’s degree in nursing, diploma in nursing, bachelor’s degree in nursing, Professional Master of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader, or master’s degree in nursing (MSN, MA) is required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members, demonstrated through written and verbal interactions.
General computer skills.
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa by date of hire.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in nursing is highly desired.
If a bachelor’s degree in nursing has not yet been obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.
Knowledge of university policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Apply nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness.
Assess patients’ health care preferences and expectations.
Coordinate the continuum of care collaboratively across settings.
Develop patient care plans based on patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic conditions, prescribing interventions to attain expected outcomes.
Implement patient care plans according to patient priorities, including interventions identified through nursing diagnoses, and document or report interventions and patient or family responses.
Collaborate with patients and families and integrate their contributions into multidisciplinary patient care plans.
Develop, coordinate, and implement transfer and discharge planning throughout the episode of care.
Implement nursing interventions according to department, division, and/or unit policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
Follow universal precautions.