Staff Nurse- Stead Family Children's Operating Room - 80%

About the role

The Stead Family Children’s Hospital Operating Room is seeking a Staff Nurse to provide comprehensive care to patients before, during, and after surgery.

Responsibilities

• Applies nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness
• Affirms 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
• 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 a safe environment

Requirements

• 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
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or master’s degree in Nursing is highly desired
• One year or more of Operating Room experience in the scrub and circulating staff nurse role
• Two years recent OR experience
• 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

Skills

• Knowledge of university policies and procedures

Benefits

• 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

Pay and Schedule

• Pay Grade: $49,426 (at 80% effort) to commensurate* This does not include inpatient differential of $8,000 annually (at 80% effort).
• Shift differentials are further detailed in the UI Health Care SNAHP manual - https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan

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

Application Process

• In order to be considered, applicants must upload an updated resume/CV as part of the application process