Staff Nurse - Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program- Mood Track

Sign-on incentive

Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000.

University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a 100% Staff Nurse to work at the Adult Psychiatry Clinic with the Partial Hospitalization Program-Mood Track.

• Assess patients' nursing care needs, evaluate effectiveness of care provided, and integrate nursing theory and research into clinical practice.
• Provide leadership to members of the nursing team in order to maintain patient care standards.

• Apply nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness.
• Assess patient health care preferences and expectations.
• Triage new patient referrals and communicate with referring provider/team.
• Collaboratively coordinate the continuum of care across settings.
• Develop patient care plan based on patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic conditions that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Implement patient care plan according to patient priorities, which includes interventions identified through nursing diagnoses. Document/report interventions and patient/family response.
• Collaborate and integrate contributions of patients and families into multidisciplinary patient care plan.
• Plan and facilitate nursing-led groups.
• Develop, coordinate and implement transfer/discharge planning throughout episode of care.
• Implement nursing interventions according to department, division, and/or unit policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.
• Follow universal precautions.

• Percent of Time: 100% (40 hours per week)
• Salary: $61,183 per year to commensurate.
• Schedule:
  
  Monday–Friday, 40 hours/week between 07:30 and 16:30. No weekends, no holiday, no call.
• Location:
  
  University Campus (Boyd Tower).
• Benefits Highlights:
  Fringe benefit package including paid vacation, sick leave, health, dental, life, and disability insurance options, and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing, Diploma in Nursing, Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing, Professional Masters of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader or a Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN, MA) is required.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members.
• General computer skills.
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa.

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Masters Degree in Nursing is highly desired.
• Active enrollment in a BSN program if Baccalaureate degree not yet obtained.
• Tolerance for unpredictability.
• Interest in creative problem solving for unique clinical care challenges.
• Experience working with patients with psychiatric conditions.
• Ability to complete tasks autonomously and problem solve independently.
• Experience in inpatient psychiatric setting.

• Successful candidates must self-disclose any conviction history and be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.
• This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.