RN - Main OR -Mercy Medical Center - FT (11pm-7am)

Catholic Health Initiatives, a nonprofit, faith-based health system formed in 1996 through the consolidation of four Catholic health systems, expresses its mission each day by creating and nurturing healthy communities in the hundreds of sites across the nation where it provides care.

Provides perioperative patient care, specifically in the intraoperative phase, in both the scrub and circulating roles according to established guidelines. Serves the population from neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric.

* Scrubs and circulates on cases in own specialty independently, and in other areas with minimal direction. * Prepares for surgical cases in an efficient manner, anticipating needs of patient, surgeon, anesthesia and other O.R. team members. * Provides a safe environment for patient and staff by implementing standards of aseptic technique and by controlling the physical and psychological aspects of that environment. * Collects and analyzes data and assesses patient in developing nursing diagnosis. * Communicates effectively with the patient, staff, physicians, and families. * Maintains knowledge of equipment set-up and function. * Initiates and directs room clean up and turnover. **MARGINAL FUNCTIONS:** * Participates in orientation and training of new personnel. * Assists in maintenance of physician's preference cards and other O.R. resource material. * Utilizes computer in surgical documentation, disposition of specimens and obtaining pertinent information. * Participates in departmental Performance Improvement activities as appropriate. * Attends department meetings and inservices. **Additional Responsibilities:** * Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times * Adheres to and exhibits our core values: **Reverence:** Having a profound spirit of awe and respect for all creation, shaping relationships to self, to one another and to God and acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us. **Integrity:** Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness. **Compassion:** Feeling with others, being one with others in their sorrows and joys, rooted in the sense of solidarity as members of the human community. **Excellence:** Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality. * Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times * Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines * Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members * Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community

* Possession of a current license as a registered nurse issued by the State ofIowa. * Operating Room experience preferred. * Basic Life Support (BLS) for the Healthcare Provider certified or obtained within six (6) weeks of hire. * Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training specific to population served within three (3) months of hire. * Ability to read, write and speak English language.