Staff Nurse - Main Operating Room, Cardiothoracic Team 1 (60% WEO)
Staff Nurse - Main Operating Room, Cardiothoracic Team 1 (60% WEO)
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University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking Staff Nurses in the Main Operating Room Team 1 to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager.
The Main Operating Room includes 30 operating rooms serving adult surgical specialties open 24/7. Intra-operative services are divided into five teams staffed by RNs and Surgical Technologists.
Characteristic Duties of our Staff Nurses include but are not limited to:
- Applies nursing theory to the assessment diagnosis treatment and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness
- Assesses patient health care preferences and expectations
- Collaboratively coordinates the continuum of care across settings
- Develops patient care plan based on patient condition age and psychological educational and socioeconomic conditions that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes
- Implements patient care plan according to patient priorities which includes interventions identified through nursing diagnosesdocuments/reports interventions and patient/family response
- Collaborates and integrates contributions of patients and families into multidisciplinary patient care plan
- Develops coordinates and implements transfer/discharge planning throughout episode of care
- Implements nursing interventions according to department division and/or unit policies procedures and protocols to maintain safe environment for patients visitors and staff
- Follows universal precaution
Percent of Time: 60%
Schedule: Sat/Sun 0700-1930
Location: University Campus
Salary: $61183 (at 100% effort) to commensurate *this does not include inpatient or shift differential
Pay Differentials:Shift differentials for evening night and weekend shifts. Inpatient differentials up to $10000 per year
OR Premium Pay: Up to $10000 at (100% effort).
Benefits Highlights: Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health dental life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.
University of Iowa Health Carerecognized as one of the best hospitals in the United Statesis Iowas only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12000 employees students and volunteers work together to provide safe quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.
Required Qualifications:
- An Associates 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 Masters Degree in Nursing (MSN MA) is 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
- Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire
Desired 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 is desired
Please attach a resume as part of the application process.Job openings are posted for a minimum of14calendar 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 Rebecca Beggs at
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
