Operating Room Assistant Jobs in Iowa (NOW HIRING)

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Operating Room, including staffing plans, equipment availability, room schedules and unit planning. As a member of the hospital management team, the OR Supervisor supports, supervises and coordinates the delivery of care and serves as a resource for interpretation of organizational and nursing policies and procedures. 

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At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.  

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:   

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.   

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.  

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.   

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience. 

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Leadership

• Promotes an inclusive, healthy workplace culture where individuals feel valued.
• Communicates important hospital and department information to associates in an effective manner.
• Leads or participates in department and house wide committees and meetings as directed.
• Provides on-going counseling and coaching of staff within the interdisciplinary team.
• Effectively delegates tasks and responsibilities to other health care team members and assumes responsibility for follow-up and collaboration.
• Provides professional nursing leadership through compliance with established patient care services and hospital routines, policies and procedures.
• Provides on-going support of organizational, division, and department strategic goals.
• Serves as department Incident Commander as needed in a Disaster.
• Recognizes and responds to bioethical and legal issues that influence patient care.
• Supports and empowers staff to act with appropriate responsibility for the work processes and work environment of which they are a part. Evokes in staff a sense of ownership of and accountability for their work.
• Is the primary Charge RN for the department.
• Maintains clinical skills to assist in rooms as needed to support team.
• Utilizes Chain of Command to resolve immediate patient care conflicts as needed.

Care Coordination

• Evaluates the staffing needs of the department on a hour by hour, shift-by-shift and futuristic basis.
• Collaborates with surgeons, anesthesiologists, team members, and other departments within and outside of the division to coordinate timely, safe, high quality patient care for elective, urgent, and emergent patients.
• Coordinates special patient needs with involved stakeholders, matching the services required by the patients to appropriate care providers to promote positive patient outcomes.
• Supports productivity measures, demonstrates support of fiscal and patient care leadership budgetary decisions.
• Responds to requests from other departments/divisions for assistance with patient care needs outside of the Operating Room.
• Uses patient-centered decision making and problem solving.

• Graduation from an accredited registered nursing program.
• Minimum two years of Operating Room experience
• Current Licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Iowa.
• Must possess current basic life support (BLS) certification.
• Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English. 
• Multicultural sensitivity. 
• Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions. 
• Basic computer knowledge using Microsoft Office, web browser, and email
• Demonstrates effective coaching, communication, consultation, negotiation, and collaboration skills in a variety of situations. 
• Has an extensive knowledge of perioperative nursing, and an understanding of the budgeting process, human resource management and regulations, performance improvement, and regulatory and accrediting requirements for perioperative services. 
• Possesses expert knowledge and clinical skills and knowledge of regulatory and accrediting standards related to perioperative nursing. 
• Demonstrates effective coaching, mentoring, and collaboration skills. 
• Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately. 
• Demonstrates integrity.
• Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position. 
• Call responsibilities may be associated with this position. Registered Nurse must remain substance free and within 30 minutes of the facility when fulfilling call obligations.