RN/Scrub Nurse

The Surgery RN/Scrub Nurse is accountable for preoperative care, intra-operative care, immediate post-operative care, dismissal of all outpatient conscious sedation and local anesthesia patients. The core activities of nursing are assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation. Must possesses expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic techniques and combines the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation of tools and technologies to facilitate a physician’s performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Duties of the surgical technologist will be performed in OR, OPS, CS and other areas where invasive procedures are performed. Will be responsible in taking call hours as scheduled by the Director of Surgery.

QUALIFICATIONS 

Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an active Iowa license for Iowa residents or an active license in a compact state in which you reside. CPR, BLS, PALS and ACLS.

Experience: Two (2) years nursing experience with one (1) year being critical care. Operating room experience preferred but not required. Must have scrub experience. 

            Alternative to Minimum Qualifications: Alternate experience may be considered.