Staff Nurse - Medicine Specialty Clinic;

Sign-on Incentive

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

UI Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a 50% - 100% Staff Nurse to work in the Medicine Specialty Clinic. 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.

• Applies nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness
• Assesses patient health care preferences and expectations.
• Collaboratively coordinates the continuum of care across settings.
• Develops patient care plan based on patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic conditions that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Implements patient care plan according to patient priorities, which includes interventions identified through nursing diagnoses. Documents/reports interventions and patient/family response.
• Collaborates and integrates contributions of patients and families into multidisciplinary patient care plan.
• Develops, coordinates and implements transfer/discharge planning throughout episode of care.
• Implements nursing interventions according to department, division, and/or unit policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain safe environment for patients, visitors and staff. Follows universal precautions.

50% - 100%

$61,183 minimum at 100% effort, commensurate with experience and percent effort.

Variable days Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm (8‑hour shifts). No weekends/holidays/call.

University Campus.

Fringe benefit package including paid vacation, sick leave, health, dental, life, and disability insurance options; generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

An Associate’s Degree in Nursing, a Diploma in Nursing, a 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 are required.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as demonstrated through written and verbal interactions.
• General computer skills are required.
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire.

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Masters Degree in Nursing is highly desired.
• If Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is not yet obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.
• Minimum of 1 year inpatient nursing experience.
• Ambulatory Nursing experience.
• Nursing Certification.

• Classification
  
  Title:
  
  Staff Nurse
• Appointment Type: SEIU
• Schedule:
  
  Full-time
• Work Modality Options:
  On Campus

Pay Level: 52

Organization:
Healthcare
Contact Name:
Nicole Olmstead
Contact Email: nicole-olmstead

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