Advanced Practice Nurse Child

Staff Nurse- Stead Family Children's Operating Room

Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus 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. 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; 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. 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: 90% Schedule: 4 days per week, 8-and 10-hour shifts. On-call, off shift, and holiday rotation required. Some shifts scheduled in this position may also be eligible for a shift differential. Shift differentials are further detailed in the UI Health Care SNAHP manual. health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

Required qualifications: 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. Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as demonstrated through written and verbal interactions. General computer skills are required. Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire. Desirable qualifications: baccalaureate degree in nursing or master's degree in nursing is highly desired. One year or more of operating room experience in the scrub and circulating staff nurse role. If baccalaureate degree in nursing is not yet obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable. Knowledge of university policies and procedures is desired.

Application process: in order to be considered, applicants must upload an updated resume/CV as part of the application process.