OR Lifestyle RN-Operating Room Registered Nurse

The Employment Type is Full time. The Shift is Night Shift.

About the role

MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center is the leading hospital in the region, offering the only Level II NICU and the most comprehensive cardiology center in the tri-state area. It holds Magnet designation, is a Wellmark Blue Distinction Center+, and has received national recognition including Fortune/IBM Watson's 100 Top Hospitals. The position is for an Operating Room Registered Nurse who will provide perioperative patient care, specifically in the intraoperative phase, in both the scrub and circulating roles.

Responsibilities

• Serves the population from neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric.
• Full-time exempt and paid a weekly salary to provide on-call coverage Sunday PM - Friday AM. .9 status - 8:30 pm each evening to 7:00 am the next morning1.0 status - 6:00 pm each evening to 7:00 am the next morning.
• The weekly salary will be paid at base rate, regardless of whether the colleague is called to come in. A commitment to work one shift a pay period Sunday PM - Friday AM will be in place at the discretion of the manager.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.
• Minimum Qualifications: Associate degree in nursing required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred. Current Iowa RN license, (MercyOne Genesis - current Registered Nurse (RN) license in either Iowa or Illinois is required at the time of hire. A secondary RN license for the other state must be obtained within 12 months of the hire date.) Minimum of 2 years Operating Room experience required. American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) required. Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter – Child and/or Dependent Adult Abuse training within three (3) months of hire. Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment. Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health and MercyOne.

Requirements

Must be within a 30 minute response time.

Qualifications

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health and MercyOne Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
• Scrubs and circulates on cases independently, with minimal direction.
• Prepares for surgical cases in an efficient manner, anticipating needs of patient, surgeon, anesthesia and other O.R. team members.
• Provides a safe environment for patient and staff by implementing standards of aseptic technique and by controlling the physical and psychological aspects of that environment.
• Collects and analyzes data and assesses patient in developing nursing diagnosis.
• Communicates effectively with the patient, staff, physicians, and families.
• Maintains knowledge of equipment set-up and function.
• Initiates and directs room clean up and turnover.
• Participates in orientation and training of new personnel.
• Affords assistance in maintaining physician's preference cards and other O.R. resource material.
• Utilizes computer in surgical documentation, disposition of specimens and obtaining pertinent information.
• Participates in departmental Performance Improvement activities as appropriate.
• Attends department meetings and in-services.

Skills

Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

Benefits

Competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout the system!

Pay

Weekly salary to provide on-call coverage Sunday PM - Friday AM. .9 status - 8:30 pm each evening to 7:00 am the next morning1.0 status - 6:00 pm each evening to 7:00 am the next morning

Schedule

Full-time exempt and paid a weekly salary to provide on-call coverage Sunday PM - Friday AM. .9 status - 8:30 pm each evening to 7:00 am the next morning1.0 status - 6:00 pm each evening to 7:00 am the next morning