Staff Nurse - Urology OR Procedure Suites (50% -100%)

UI Health Care; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $10,000

Job summary

University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing seeks a 50%–100% Staff Nurse to circulate in the Urology OR Procedure Suites. Assess, plan and deliver nursing care with leadership to the team. 50–100% time with 10-hour shifts, Mon-Fri, no weekends.

The role emphasizes applying nursing theory, coordinating care, and collaborating with families, with ongoing opportunities for clinic procedure cross-training.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice in Iowa by hire date.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills with patients, families and staff.
• General computer skills required.
• ACLS must be completed within a year.

Responsibilities

• Apply nursing theory to assess, diagnose, treat and evaluate patient responses.
• Coordinate continuum of care across settings with the team.
• Develop care plans based on patient condition and sociodemographic factors.
• Implement plans and document patient/family responses.
• Collaborate with patients and families in the care plan.
• Coordinate transfer/discharge planning through episodes of care.
• Follow department policies to maintain a safe environment.
• Cross-train to assist with clinic procedures.
• Pre-operative check-in, IV starts and lab draws.
• Circulator/scrub for endoscopic urology under MAC or GA.

Skills

Communication

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Computer skills

ACLS within 1 year

Education

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Diploma in Nursing

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing

Master’s Degree in Nursing

Job description

**Sign-on incentive:Qualified candidatesare eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000**

University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a 50% - 100% Staff Nurseto circulate in the Urology OR Procedure Suites.

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.

Duties to include, but are not limited to:

• Applies nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness.
• Assesses 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 that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes
• 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 safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff. Follows universal precautions
• Opportunity to cross train with to assist with clinic procedures.
• Pre-operative check in for patients including IV starts and lab draws.
• Nurse circulator/scrub for endoscopic urology procedures under MAC or general anesthesia.

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. ®

Percent of Time: 50%-100%
Schedule: Monday-Friday 10-hour shifts. No weekends or holidays.
Salary: $61,782 minimum at 100% effort to commensurate. Salary will be based on years of experience and percent effort.
Procedural Differentials: Up to $5,000 per year
Location: University Campus
Benefits Highlights:Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life, and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

Education

• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Current license to practice in the state of Iowa by the time of hire.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as demonstrated through written and verbal interaction.
• General computer skills are required.
• ACLS must be completed within a year.

Desired Qualifications

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Masters Degree in Nursing is highly desired.
• If Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is not yet obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Staff Nurse
• Schedule: Full‑time
• Work Modality Options: On Campus

Contact Information

• Contact Email: [e-mail]

Equal opportunity employer

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, [phone] or [e-mail] . For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543 .