Operating Room Nurse

Overview

Join the leading edge of healthcare at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the region, providing exceptional, team-based care to the Des Moines community.

• Variety of schedule options
• Extensive orientation including AORN's Periop 101 with six months of in-depth training
• Diverse surgical specialties: neurosurgery, cardiac, orthopedics, general surgery, bariatrics, ENT, gynecology, urology, transplants, and robotics
• Fast-paced department with a supportive, collaborative team
• Care for patients of all ages undergoing surgical procedures

Responsibilities

• Assesses the needs of patients and families, providing appropriate teaching and making necessary referrals to provide continuity of care
• Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team
• Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patient's care
• Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the perioperative specialty in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care
• Utilizes holistic approach appropriate to the age of the patients and families served in the assigned service area
• Delegates and provides direction for other healthcare team members within their scope of practice and holds them accountable for their involvement in the plan of care
• Utilizes critical thinking in developing nursing interventions while maintaining responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients

Qualifications

Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or IA Board of Nursing approved nursing program.

License(s)/Certification(s): Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa.

Experience: Minimum of twelve months acute RN experience. Newly licensed RNs or RNs with less than 12 months of acute RN experience must participate in the RN Residency program.

Other: Level 3 Medium Work - exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects. On-Call: Ability to participate in on-call shifts and respond within 30 minutes when called in.