Staff Nurse - Operating Room - 90-100% Days - Downtown Campus
Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $12,500 Sign-on Bonus (based on years of experience)
A career with University of Iowa Health Care is more than a job. Here, you’re part of something greater, something bigger. Our downtown campus is a 194-bed hospital (located at 500 E Market Street, Iowa City) providing a community-based model of care while directly connected to the expertise, technology, collaboration, and support of our entire health system. Join the team at our downtown campus. You’ll find meaning and purpose knowing that your work helps make all of Iowa better.
Position Summary:
Assess patients’ nursing care needs, evaluate effectiveness of care provided, and integrate nursing theory and research into clinical practice. Provide leadership to members of the nursing team in order to maintain patient care standards
Position Responsibilities:
- Work with team members in assisting Anesthesiologist with General, Regional, Peripheral nerve blocks and/or Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)
- Initiating IV access for surgical patients, preoperatively, intraoperatively, and post operatively as needed.
- Assisting with administration of blood products intraoperatively, as well as intraoperative lab draws.
- Responsible for on-call duties, assigned on a rotating basis. This coverage includes Anesthesia cases in the CV lab, L&D, Radiology, Endoscopy, and MCD OR.
- Assist with difficult IV starts throughout the facility as needed.
- Adhere to departmental standards and practice guidelines.
- Apply nursing theory to assess, diagnose, treat and evaluate patient responses.
- Integrate information from patient and family into multidisciplinary patient care plans and evaluate responses.
- Maintain a safe and secure environment for patients and follow universal precautions.
- Implement emergency care procedures when necessary.
- Maintain skills/competency related to special equipment, medications and procedures.
- Responsible and accountable for the provision of care for patients.
- Evaluate the quality of nursing care provided by other staff members.
- Participate as a member of the health care team utilizing effective communication skills.
- Participate in the development of unit, department and hospital policies, procedures and protocols.
- Review staffing issues and recommend cost containment strategies.
- Serve as a member of various University committees, as directed.
- Participate in ongoing strategic planning process.
- Assist with OR room cleaning and turnover.
- Perform other projects or tasks as assigned.
- Evaluate and document effectiveness of patient/family teaching.
- Participate in the orientation of new nursing staff and the ongoing education and training.
- Participate in research utilization activities and integrate findings into practice.
- Apply quality improvement principles to improve patient outcomes.
- Responsible for variance tracking of critical paths and implementing corrective action.
- Maintain patient rights and confidentiality and serve as a patient advocate.
- Responsible for adherence to legal, professional and institutional requirements.
- Responsible for maintenance and enhancement of clinical skills.
- Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students and the public.
Percent of Time: 90 - 100%
Schedule: Days (0700-1530); weekends/holidays/call is assigned on a rotating basis
Location: Downtown Campus, Iowa City, IA
Salary: $61,183 minimum at 100% effort to commensurate *This does not include differentials. Salary will vary based on years of experience and percent of effort.*
SEIU Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan
Benefits Highlights:
- Regular salaried position located in our Downtown Campus location in Iowa City, Iowa
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Education Required:
- An Associate’s Degree in Nursing, a Diploma in Nursing, a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing, Professional Masters of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader or a Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN, MA) is required
Experience Required:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as demonstrated through written and verbal interactions
- General computer skills are required
- A minimum of one year RN telemetry experience or one year of RN post-surgical step-down experience is required
- Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire
Desirable Qualifications:
- Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Masters Degree in Nursing is highly desired
- If Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is not yet obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable
- Knowledge of University policies and procedures
Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Penni Berger at penelope-berger@uiowa.edu.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.
Equal opportunity employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 or fsds@uiowa.edu. For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543.
