Staff Nurse- Stead Family Children's Operating Room Weekend Option 60%

Description

Qualified candidates with a minimum of 2 years of experience may be eligible for a sign-on incentive of up to $10,000.

The Stead Family Children's Hospital Operating Room is seeking a Staff Nurse to apply nursing theory to the assessment diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness, assess patient health care preferences and expectations, and collaboratively coordinate the continuum of care across settings. This position adheres to the standard weekend option schedule of rotating, 12-hour shift between the hours of 3pm on Friday and 7am on Monday.

Characteristic Duties of Our Staff Nurses 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

Become one of Iowa's best Nurses - join the Nursing team at Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center, University of Iowa Health Care. As a three-time winner of the Magnet designation for excellence in nursing services by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program®, UI Health Care offers you the opportunity to advance your nursing skills. Work in an environment where your co-workers are committed to excellence, education, and innovation. We are dedicated to providing evidence based, family-centered care while working and learning with a full interdisciplinary team.

The Department of Perioperative Services within the Stead Family Children's Hospital is responsible for providing services for patients before, during, and after surgery. Our staff is committed to providing quality patient care, compassionate service, and exhibiting UI Health Care ICARE Core values in all we do. We are proud to be a part of Iowa's only nationally ranked children's hospital where we are committed to changing medicine and changing kids' lives®.

Percent of Time : 60%

Schedule : Weekend option line Friday and Saturday 1900-0730 no call requirement, holid ays when they fall on the weekend but not additional

holiday coverage.

Pay Grade : $36,710 to commensurate

Pay Differentials : Shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts. Inpatient differentials up to $6,000 per year (at 60% effort)

OR Premium Pay : Up to $6,000 (at 60% effort).

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Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Desirable Qualifications

Application Process : In order to be considered, applicants must upload an updated resume / CV as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential / education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact anne-phillips@uiowa.edu.