Advanced Practice Nurse-Surgical Services

• Area of Interest: Advanced Practice Nursing and Physician Assistants
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0
• Department: Staff Development
• Shift: M-F days
• Job ID: 175778
  
  

Overview

The Surgical Services Advanced Practice RN (APRN) works collaboratively with division leadership team to implement evidence-based practice throughout the division that complies with current regulatory, accrediting, and professional standards. The APRN develops, implements, and evaluates a division preceptor recruitment and retention program and supports competency assessment and policy development throughout the division by providing literature review and summary of recommendations for best practice to division leaders. Represents the division on hospital-wide committees and project teams as needed.

Why UnityPoint Health?

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.

Responsibilities

Evidence-based Practice

• Supports evidence based practice and policy development by conducting literature review and summary with recommendations
• Supports evidence based practice by providing education and competency development, assessment and documentation
• Leads project teams charged with implementing evidence-based practice
  
  

Collaboration

• Represents the Surgical Services Division on assigned house-wide committees
• Collaborates with division leaders to support policy and procedure development, education on new policies and procedures, and competency development and assessment as needed
• Leads change efforts associated with evidence-based practice
  
  

Quality of Care

• Collaborates with leaders to design safe clinical systems and processes, policies and procedures that are compliant with current evidence and professional, regulatory and accrediting standards
• Participates in performance improvement initiatives including committees, data collection and analysis, and uses PI tools such as PDSA, A3, Risk Assessment, variance reporting and follow up
  
  

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing, BSN with masters in health administration or business
• Five or more years of perioperative experience
• One or more years of preceptor experience
• Experience with performance improvement tools and processes
• Knowledgeable about perioperative patient care