Registered Nurse B P at Mary Greeley Medical Center – Ames, Iowa

• Performs according to ASPAN Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices.
• Conisders age, growth, and development of the patient when planning, teaching, and providing care (pediatric through geriatric populations).
• Applies educational teaching/learning concepts to the surgical patient and their family.
• Provides nursing care to the PACU patient emerging from anesthesia.
• Follows and maintains radiation safety standards as outlined in radiation safety manual.
• Maintain aseptic techniques and actively monitors situations which could lead to breaches in aseptic technique.
• Ability to provide comfort, support, and pain control for perioperative patients.
• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
• Assists surgeons and anesthesiologists with procedures and assists other personnel as needed to ensure appropriate patient care.
• Has the ability to transport patients safely.
• Functions as a leader to team members when delegating/supervising aspects of care.
• Cross trains as needed in other functions of surgical services.
• Provides education/orientation/mentoring to new staff, students, and other hospital employees.
• Performs and maintains orientation and position competency checklists and skills validation.
• Performs other duties as assigned and/or cross-trains as needed to other functions/roles of surgical services.

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse and authorized by the State of Iowa to practice nursing or has active multistate license approved by the Nurse Licensure Compact.

• Achievement of Baccalaureate degree in nursing within 6 years of hire if hired after January 1, 2014.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) training, or within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.
• Mandatory Reporter training or within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) training or within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.

• Maintain stroke education per regulatory requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Baccalaureate degree in nursing.
• Professional certification in nursing specialty.
• Knowledgeable in ASPAN Perianesthesia Nursing Standards and Recommended Practices.
• Obtain certification in clinical area – CAPA or CPAN.

• Proficient in communication skills.
• Ability to pursue and foster a sense of team and partnership across all disciplines.
• Ability to communicate effectively, in English, with diverse population groups.
• Ability to be self-directed, flexible, and able to adapt to change.
• Ability to communicate effectively in a professional and tactful manner with physicians, staff, patients and/or their representatives.
• Ability to read and understand chart documentation.
• Ability to demonstrate basic computer skills.
• Ability to read, write and understand the English language.

• Two years of critical care experience.