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Pre/Post or OR RN - PRN

Medical Associates·Dubuque, Iowa

Full Time·On Site·2-5 yrs·Posted 1 month ago
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About the role

The RN will prepare operating rooms and provide professional nursing care to pediatric and adult patients during the operative period. Responsibilities include conducting patient assessments, monitoring anesthesia effects, and collaborating with the healthcare team to implement care plans.

Tri-State Surgery Center is looking for a PRN - Registered Nurse to join their team!

This position will work in the Operating room or Pre/Post area and allow candidates to provide quality, professional nursing care for clinical patients in a variety of specialties following licensure requirements.

This person should enjoy a fast-pace environment, multi-tasking, and working with wonderful team members to provide top-notch patient care.

You should be team-oriented with excellent communication skills.

Company Overview: The Tri-State Surgery Center, jointly owned and operated by Medical Associates Clinic and MercyOne Medical Center, is the region's first freestanding facility devoted exclusively to outpatient surgery.

The Center consists of three operating rooms and two special procedure rooms and provides a variety of outpatient procedures for patients of all ages.

Areas of specialties include ophthalmology, orthopaedics, gastroenterology, gynecology, podiatry, plastic surgery, ear, nose and throat, and general surgeries not requiring overnight stays.

An estimated 6,000 procedures can be performed annually at the Tri-State Surgery Center.

Schedule

  • Varies depending on availability and surgical needs. Mon-Fri daytime hours. No nights, no holidays, no weekends, no call!
  • Responsibilities include: Prepare operating room and supplies for procedures. Provide care to both pediatric and adult patients during operative period. Conduct systematic assessments of patient status, initiate critical decision making processes and implement on-going evaluations of plan of care. Provide nursing care to meet patient needs related to the surgical condition and type of anesthesia administered, monitoring the patient and informing the surgeon and/or anesthesia provider of any observed complications. Collaborate with the healthcare team based on evidenced based guidelines to direct/perform independent nursing triage and intervention using critical thinking skills and provide emergency care as needed according to department protocols.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Experience/Education: RN License ACLS and PALS certification. May complete within 6 months of hire. Interpersonal Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees, leadership, physicians, anesthesia, patients and visitors.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid RN license and possess ACLS and PALS certifications, or be able to obtain them within six months of hire. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required to interact with patients and medical staff.

  • professional certificate
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Multi-tasking
  • Communication Skills
  • Patient Assessment
  • Critical Thinking
  • Nursing Care
  • Triage
  • Emergency Care

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Location
Dubuque, Iowa
Posted
Jun 8, 2026
Application
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Hiring organization

Medical Associates

Welcome to Medical Associates. Medical Associates was established in 1991 to provide medical consulting rooms to independent Belfast, Northern Ireland,

IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypePrivately Held
Size11-50 employees
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