Staff Nurse - Operating Room - 90-100% Days - Downtown Campus

Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $12,500 Sign-on Bonus (based on years of experience)

A career with University of Iowa Health Care is more than a job. Here, you’re part of something greater, something bigger. Our downtown campus is a 194-bed hospital (located at 500 E Market Street, Iowa City) providing a community-based model of care while directly connected to the expertise, technology, collaboration, and support of our entire health system. Join the team at our downtown campus. You’ll find meaning and purpose knowing that your work helps make all of Iowa better.

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: 90 - 100%
Schedule: Days (0700-1530); weekends/holidays/call is assigned on a rotating basis
Location: Downt