Nurse (Operative Care)

Area of Interest: Nursing
Sign On Bonus: $20,000
Shift: 4 10-hour shifts per week. Join our Pre-op and PACU team and play a vital role in helping patients preop as well as transition safely from surgery to recovery. Our Pre-Op features 8 pre-op rooms and PACU features 10 recovery bays plus 4 outpatient rooms, caring for a diverse surgical population including orthopedic procedures (total hip, knee, and shoulder replacements), ortho spine surgeries, podiatry, sports medicine, and general/gyn cases.
This is a fast-paced environment where RNs provide critical post-operative care, monitor patients of varying acuity, and collaborate closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and the perioperative team.
Be part of a team that combines advanced clinical skills with compassionate care to ensure every patient’s safe recovery.
Why UnityPoint Health?
At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family .
Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Provides and coordinates nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process.
Completes documentation to assure an accurate record of patient’s care.
Collaborates with physicians and other professionals in planning and implementing care within hospital policy and legal limitations.
Assesses needs of patients and families, provides appropriate teaching to facilitate discharge planning, and makes the necessary referrals to community agencies to provide continuity of care.
Utilizes a holistic approach (considering physical, psych/social, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients served in the assigned service area.
Demonstrates initiative to improve quality of care, patient and employee safety, and customer service.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or IA Board of Nursing approved nursing program.

Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa

Minimum of twelve months acute RN experience.
All newly licensed RNs or RNs with less than 12 months of acute RN experience and who are interested in this department or any other Acute RN role within UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, are required to participate in the RN Residency program. Please search and apply for specific openings listed as "Registered Nurse Residency". For more information about the program, please go to: Nursing Residency | Des Moines Area Hospitals (
Level 3 Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.