Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgery Center (1.0 Day/Eve)
Mercy Cedar RapidsAbout the role
Registered Nurse - Surgery Center
Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus
Location: Mercy Cedar Rapids Downtown Surgery Center
Schedule: Monday–Friday | Call every 7th Weekend from 0530-1900 and rotating holidays 0530-1900 (~1 holiday/calendar year)
Hours: 40 hours/week (Full-time pay & benefits)
Surgery Center Website: Surgery - Cedar Rapids, IA - Mercy Medical Center
A Rare Opportunity in Outpatient Surgery
Are you an RN that thrives on routine looking for a fulfilling, Monday–Friday role? Join Mercy Cedar Rapids at our Surgery Center, where you’ll work with a dedicated surgical team specializing in anything ranging from carpal tunnel all the way to open-heart surgery. You will see Urology, Neurology, Gynecology, Plastics, Trauma and more!
This is a rare chance to step into a high-functioning surgical environment while making a meaningful impact on patients’ lives.
Why Choose Mercy Cedar Rapids?
- Independent and locally managed for over 120 years
- Consistent weekday schedule — excellent for work-life balance
- Full benefits with a $15,000 sign-on bonus
- Supportive, team-based culture where your voice matters
- Opportunities to grow within a high-performing surgical team
What You’ll Do
As an RN in the Surgery Center, you will:
- Deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centered intra-operative care
- Demonstrate critical thinking and anticipate the needs of the surgical team
- Maintain proper sterile technique and a safe environment
- Ensure accurate and complete documentation
- Collaborate within a respectful, compassionate, and team-focused culture
Ready to Join Us?
Keep reading for the full job description to complete your application today!
Work Shift
Day/EveningScheduled Weekly Hours
40Summary
This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by being a competent, respectful, and compassionate professional who is able to safely, appropriately, accurately, efficiently and independently follow Mercy's standards along with policies and procedures while caring for patients. The Registered Staff Nurse works with the unit specific team members to identify clinical problems, develop a plan, and educate patients and families.Job Description
Ensures that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome.
Demonstrates competent assessment, planning, intervention, coordination and evaluation skills based on the individual patient plan of care.
Continually assesses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care based on a patient centered care model.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills and judgment necessary to implement a patient plan of care, nursing interventions and procedures.
Maintains accurate and real time documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team, according to hospital policy and procedure related to documentation parameters.
Functions as a role model for current and new staff by creating a healthy work environment to facilitate the department's or unit's ability to meet identified goals and objectives.
Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitor and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.
Directs other licensed and non-licensed personnel in the provision of care to patients as assigned.
Demonstrate effective and age-appropriate communication as well as the ability to understand the needs of the patient including non-verbal communication, fears, anxieties and language/cultural barriers.
Responds within scope of practice to emergencies and life-threatening conditions.
Adheres to and promotes patient safety practices throughout the patient experience.
Communicates and collaborates effectively with all members of the healthcare team.
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