University of Iowa·Iowa City, Iowa
Staff Nurses provide high-quality care for patients undergoing specialized ENT and oral surgeries, ranging from routine to complex procedures. Responsibilities include assessing patient health, developing and implementing care plans, and coordinating the continuum of care across settings.
Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $12,500 Sign-on Bonus OR Differentials: At 100%25 effort, candidates are eligible for additional $10,000 inpatient differential and $10,000 OR differential The University of Iowa Health Care Otolaryngology (ENT) and Oral Surgery team is looking for Staff Nurses to join a team caring for patients undergoing everything from routine procedures to some of the most complex surgeries in the region.
The surgery team performs a wide variety of highly specialized ENT procedures including cochlear implants, acoustic neuroma removals, free flap reconstructions, Inspire implant surgeries, tracheal resections and more.
Our oral surgeries include complex reconstructive and corrective surgeries such as alveolar cleft repairs with hip bone grafts, sagittal split osteotomies, and repairs of midface and mandibular fractures and procedures to restore function and improve patients' quality of life.
The Main Operating Room at University of Iowa Health Care features 30 operating rooms dedicated to adult surgical specialties and operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our team is one of six specialized perioperative teams, where Registered Nurses and Surgical Technologists work side by side to deliver safe, compassionate, and high-quality care.
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 diagnoses, documents/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: 90-100%25 Schedule: Monday through Friday rotating 10- or 12-hour shifts.
Scheduled weekends, additional on-call shifts, and rotating holidays.
Candidates must hold a nursing degree (Associate, Diploma, BSN, or MSN) and a current Iowa nursing license. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required, while a BSN or MSN is highly desired.
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