Registered Nurse – Operating Room, Anesthesia Team
Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus | OR or Critical Care experience preferred!
Expand your nursing skills in a supportive, team-based environment by joining the Operating Room at Mercy Cedar Rapids.
Our OR department functions 24/7 and is comprised of 15 Hybrid OR's specializing in Orthopedics, Neuro, General, ENT/Plastics, Open Heart, and more! With such variety, every day offers new learning opportunities and the chance to grow in both confidence and competence.
Mercy's OR is made up of close-knit specialty teams driven by people who bring integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence to every interaction – the values that drive The Mercy Touch®.
Schedule
0700-1530 with call every 4th weekend & rotating holidays
On-Call Pay: $6/hr
40 hours/week = full-time pay & benefits
Why Mercy's Operating Room?
Open to both experienced nurses and new graduates
Comprehensive hands-on orientation and mentorship program, with ongoing opportunities for professional growth
OR team members pull supplies for their own cases and are take pride in quick room turnover
Mercy Cedar Rapids is an independent, locally-managed healthcare system that has served the community for 120+ years.
Anesthesia Team Responsibilities Include:
Drawing up medications for anesthesia induction
Assisting with intubations and airway management
Setting up arterial and blood lines, and aiding in ordering blood products
Performing IV placement, including pediatric patients
Assisting with central and arterial line placements
Helping position patients for surgery in various positions such as supine, prone, beach chair, lateral, and lithotomy
Providing anesthesia support during off-site procedures including CT, MRI, Cath Lab, Bronchoscopies, and ICU
Stocking anesthesia equipment and supplies
Conducting daily crash cart and malignant hyperthermia cart checks
Assisting anesthesia teams during Open Heart surgeries
Mixing emergency drips as needed
Must maintain current ACLS and PALS certifications
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Work Shift
Day
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Summary
This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by being a competent, respectful, and compassionate professional who is able to safely, appropriately, accurately, efficiently and independently follow Mercy's standards along with policies and procedures while caring for patients. The Registered Staff Nurse works with the unit specific team members to identify clinical problems, develop a plan, and educate patients and families.
Job Description
Job Duties
Ensures that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome.
Demonstrates competent assessment, planning, intervention, coordination and evaluation skills based on the individual patient plan of care.
Continually assesses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care based on a patient centered care model.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills and judgment necessary to implement a patient plan of care, nursing interventions and procedures.
Maintains accurate and real time documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team, according to hospital policy and procedure related to documentation parameters.
Functions as a role model for current and new staff by creating a healthy work environment to facilitate the department's or unit's ability to meet identified goals and objectives.
Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitor and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible…