Surgery RN, M-F Day Shift, FT

A clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who has demonstrated interest/expertise in the perioperative field. Effectively delivers perioperative care to the surgical patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation.

This nurse will be involved in the entire process of same-day surgery - assisting with admission, OR circulation, assisting with surgical procedures, recovery and the discharge process.

Work M-F day shifts with no call, learning new skills and utilizing a variety of skills during the day. You will work with a diverse team of specialists in the field of general surgery, orthopedics, pediatric dentristy, opthamology, GI and endoscopy, and pain management procedures. We support AORN certification.

Hospital nursing (Med/Surg, ED, etc) experience is preferred. On-the-job training will be provided for the right candidate.

Come work with an award winning team! Thanks to the readers of The Daily Freeman-Journal, VDMC was named Best Place to Work in 2023. Van Diest Medical Center has also been recognized as a 2024 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program recognizes outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®. This marks the second year for VDMC’s inclusion on the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals. VDMC is one of only 12 hospitals in the state of Iowa to achieve this designation. Nationwide, there are 1,366 critical access hospitals. Additionally, Van Diest Medical Center (VDMC) has also been named a 2024 Top Workplaces INDUSTRY winner. Top Workplaces Industry awards celebrate organizations that have built people-first workplace cultures within their sector. The award marks them as an employer of choice for those seeking employment in the industry. Details about how Van Diest Medical Center builds a great workplace culture are available at https://topworkplaces.com/company/van-diest-medical-center/

Excellent benefit package offered which includes health, dental, vision, PTO, employee discounts at cafe and gift shop, and IPERS (Iowa Public Employees Retirement System).

Hamilton County Public Hospital d/b/a Van Diest Medical Center (VDMC) has been the premier healthcare facility in Hamilton County, Iowa, for nearly 100 years. On July 31st, 2024, CMS released its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2024 and Van Diest Medical Center was among the 381 hospitals that made the national list of hospitals that received a 5-Star rating from CMS. We are one of only 7 hospitals in Iowa to acheive this honor in 2024. We are committed to providing the highest quality care to patients and are dedicated to improving the quality of life for families and communities throughout central Iowa. Van Diest Medical Center operates a family health clinic on the main medical campus, as well as satellite clinics in Fort Dodge, Jewell and Stratford.

• Must be a graduate of an accredited program of professional nursing. Licensed to practice as Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa.
• Must possess current nursing experience (within past five years) or be a new graduate (within last two years).
• Must be certified in BLS and ACLS., become CNOR certified after 2 years of surgical experience.
• Must be knowledgeable regarding the nursing process and its application, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care,
• Where appropriate, must be able to assess the treatment and care for specific patient populations (i.e., neonatal, pediatrics, adolescents, and geriatrics). Should possess the ability to understand and react effectively to their unique needs.
• Prefer minimum of nine months recent perioperative experience or complete approved college perioperative program. Nurses who do not meet this requirement must complete a surgical competency-based orientation program successfully.
• Be able to speech English effectively. Bilingual preferred.

Must be able to meet the physical requirements as outlined in the Job Requirements document.

This position requires successful completion of a Physical Capacity Profile screening.

Contact Human Resources at hr@vandiestmc.org.