Work in Iowa Disability Talent

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Position Purpose:

Provides care across the surgical continuum, from pre-admission scheduling, testing, and teaching, preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care (phase I-III), discharge and postoperative follow-up care in various settings (operating room, endoscopy suites and all areas where surgical procedures may be performed). Functions in the role of a scrub and/or circulating nurse. Cleans and sterilizes instruments, supplies and equipment according to prescribed procedures and techniques. Assists surgeons in Specialty Clinic as needed.

What you will Do:

• Assesses the patient’s, physical, psychosocial, environmental, spiritual, social and education needs through the surgical experience.

• Develops and implements patient’s plan of care, including the discharge plan based on evidence-based practice standards, health center policy, and patient/family needs. Reviews and updates the plan of care based on changes in patient’s condition.

• Evaluates and documents patient/family responses to nursing interventions while working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to achieve desired patient care outcomes.

• Provides or facilitates learning opportunities to meet the educational needs of patient/family by assessing the learning needs and formulating and initiating a reaching plan to meet those needs

• Documents patient information in the electronic/paper medical record at the bedside or as soon as possible. Delegates and supervises patient care activities within the scope of practice of the healthcare worker to meet the patient care needs for the above-indicated population.

• Practices principles of sterile and medical asepsis in the operating room and/or endoscopic suite. Cleans and prepares the operating room and/or endoscopy suite for cases according to surgeon's preference card/protocols. Follows recommended practices for cleaning and caring for surgical instruments and equipment. Prepares and sterilizes instruments and supplies utilizing recommended processing practices/standards. Monitors and evaluates equipment to assure that it is in proper working order.

Hours/Schedule:

Full Time, mostly days, Monday - Friday.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of a program in professional nursing.

• Current RN licensure in the State of Iowa.

• Demonstrates competency in acute care setting. Minimum of 2-3 years.

• Ability to work flexible hours and participate in surgical call rotation (must be within 30 minutes of the hospital).

• Must provide proof of Basic Life Support (BLS Healthcare Provider, American Heart Association; or American Red Cross, Professional Rescuer-LIVE class only) via current card prior to employment or within 60 days of hire and maintains current status.

• Completes Mandatory Reporting: Child and Dependent Adult Abuse requirement within 6 months of hire and renews this requirement every 5 years.

• Completes Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association within 6 months of hire and maintains current status.

• Completes Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) – American Heart Association within 6 months of hire and maintains current status.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Up to $10,000 in incentives for joining our team!

• MercyOne Nurses Rock Scholarship - loan repayment for ADN or BSN

• Education Assistance offered

• Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater

• Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials

• Generous paid time off program

• Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1

Ministry/Facility Information:

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties.

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (https://www.mercyone.org/northiowa/find-a-location/location-results) is a 342 bed, regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center (https://www.mercyone.org/location/mercyone-new-hampton-medical-center-1) is an 11 bed, rural access hospital in New Hampton, Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260,000.

With more than 3,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region.

MercyOne Medical Group – North Iowa is part of Iowa’s largest multispecialty clinic systems. In north Iowa, our clinics are made up of more than 25 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran