Staff Nurse - Anesthesia - 100% Days - Downtown Campus

All qualified candidates are eligible for a sign on incentive of up to $12,500 (depending on years of experience)

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. ®  The University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown (located at 500 E. Market Street, Iowa City, IA) is a 194-bed hospital that became part of Iowa’s only comprehensive academic health system on Jan. 31, 2024.

Position Summary:  

Assess patients’ nursing care needs, evaluate effectiveness of care provided, and integrate nursing theory and research into clinical practice. Provide leadership to members of the nursing team in order to maintain patient care standards

Position Responsibilities:

• Work with team members in assisting Anesthesiologist with General, Regional, Peripheral nerve blocks and/or Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)
• Initiating IV access for surgical patients, preoperatively, intraoperatively, and post operatively as needed.
• Assisting with administration of blood products intraoperatively, as well as intraoperative lab draws.
• Responsible for on-call duties, assigned on a rotating basis. This coverage includes Anesthesia cases in the CV lab, L&D, Radiology, Endoscopy, and MCD OR.
• Assist with difficult IV starts throughout the facility as needed.
• Adhere to departmental standards and practice guidelines.
• Apply nursing theory to assess, diagnose, treat and evaluate patient responses.
• Integrate information from patient and family into multidisciplinary patient care plans and evaluate responses.
• Maintain a safe and secure environment for patients and follow universal precautions.
• Implement emergency care procedures when necessary.
• Maintain skills/competency related to special equipment, medications and procedures.
• Responsible and accountable for the provision of care for patients.
• Evaluate the quality of nursing care provided by other staff members.
• Participate as a member of the health care team utilizing effective communication skills.
• Participate in the development of unit, department and hospital policies, procedures and protocols.
• Review staffing issues and recommend cost containment strategies.
• Serve as a member of various University committees, as directed.
• Participate in ongoing strategic planning process.
• Assist with OR room cleaning and turnover.
• Perform other projects or tasks as assigned.
• Evaluate and document effectiveness of patient/family teaching.
• Participate in the orientation of new nursing staff and the ongoing education and training.
• Participate in research utilization activities and integrate findings into practice.
• Apply quality improvement principles to improve patient outcomes.
• Responsible for variance tracking of critical paths and implementing corrective action.
• Maintain patient rights and confidentiality and serve as a patient advocate.
• Responsible for adherence to legal, professional and institutional requirements.
• Responsible for maintenance and enhancement of clinical skills.
• Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students and the public.

Percent of Time: 100%
Schedule: Days (0700-1530); weekends/holidays/cal