University of Iowa·Iowa City, Iowa
Provide comprehensive patient care within the Main Operating Room for the General Surgery and Vascular teams. Responsibilities include assessing patient health, developing care plans, and coordinating the continuum of care across multidisciplinary settings.
Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $12,500 Sign-on Bonus The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking Staff Nurses to join the Main Operating Room, for the General Surgery/Vascular Team 6.
These nurses will assist the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager.
The Main Operating Room at University of Iowa Health Care features 30 operating rooms dedicated to adult surgical specialties and operates 24/7.
Intra-operative services are organized into five teams, staffed by Registered Nurses 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 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 precautions Percent of Time: 50%25-100%25 Schedule: Rotating shifts, days, evenings and nights as needed.
Weekends and holidays rotation, call weekly.
Requires a nursing degree (Associate, Diploma, Bachelor, or Master) and a current Iowa nursing license. Candidates must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills along with general computer proficiency.
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