Staff Nurse - Main Operating Room (Team 1 Cardiothoracic/Vascular) 90-100%
University of Iowa

Job Info

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Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $12,500 Sign-on Bonus

SEIU covered staff working in operating rooms will receive an additional $10.00 per hour for all hours worked for a limited time.

University of Iowa Health Care-recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States-is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 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. ®

University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking Staff Nurses in the Main Operating Room to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager. University of Iowa Health Care's Main Operating Room Includes 32 operating rooms serving adult and pediatric surgical specialties open 24/7. Intra-operative services are divided into six 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 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%

Schedule: Rotating ten-, or twelve-hour shifts (based on candidate preference) Monday through Friday with scheduled weekends, additional on-call shifts, and rotating holidays.

Location: University Campus

Salary: $54,530 (at 90% effort) to commensurate *this does not include inpatient or shift differential

Pay Differentials: Shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts. Premium pay for additional shifts greater than 4 hours. Inpatient differentials up to $5,000 per year

Benefits Highlights:

• Regular salaried position located 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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All positions will require a full-time orientation schedule of ten-hour shifts, primarily Monday through Friday, with one rotating day off per week for ten-hour orientation shifts.

Required Qualifications:

• 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
• 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 rebecca.beggs@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. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Staff Nurse
• Appointment Type: SEIU
• Schedule: Full-time

Compensation

• Pay Level: 52

Contact Information

• Organization: Healthcare
• Contact Name: Rebecca Beggs
• Contact Email: rebecca-beggs@uiowa.edu

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