Staff Nurse - SWOT - WEO Days 60% - Downtown Campus
University of Iowa

The UIHC Medical Center Downtown is seeking a Staff Nurse to 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.

Under limited supervision, the SWOT staff nurse performs transient assignments to facilitate patient throughput, provide short-term critical care monitoring, assist with admitting patients, and serves as a resource and leader for other members of the patient care team.

University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown (located at 500 E. Market Street, Iowa City, IA) is a 194-bed hospital that became part of Iowa's only comprehensive academic health system on Jan. 31, 2024.
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics-recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States-is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. ®

Position Responsibilities
Clinical Practice
• Incorporates scientific, behavioral and humanistic principles for application to clinical practice.
• Utilizes, adheres and supports departmental standards and practice guidelines.
• 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.
• Implements emergency care procedures in potential or actual emergencies according to departmental policies, procedures and protocols.
• Maintains skills/competency related to special equipment, medications, and procedures common to the patient population of the unit/division.
• Evaluates patient's response to multidisciplinary care.
• Uses evaluation data to revise and implement change.

Administration:
• Assumes accountability for the provision of care for patients.
• Assumes responsibility for care provided by self and other staff members under the nurse's direction.
• Evaluates the quality of nursing care provided by other staff members.
• Participates as a member of the health care team utilizing effective communication skills.
• Participates in the development of unit, division, department and hospital policies, procedures and protocols.
• Contributes to the solutions of staffing issues.
• Contributes to cost containment strategies in unit.
• Participates in projects/committees for enhanced functioning of the unit and supports unit level decision-making.
• Responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of an interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Participates in ongoing strategic planning process.
• Participates in the development and implementation of computer applications.
• Performs other projects or tasks as assigned.

Education:
• Develops and implements patient/family teaching plan based on identified health education needs and the condition and age of the patient.
• Evaluates and documents effectiveness of patient/family teaching. Revises plan of care.
• Participates in the orientation of new nursing staff and the ongoing education of nursing personnel, as directed by the Nurse Manager or designee.
• Participates in formal and informal teaching with health care students.
• Serves as clinical teaching assistant for senior level nursing students as directed by the Nurse Manager or designee.

Quality Assessment/Quality Improvement:
• Participates in research utilization activities.
• Integrates research findings into practice.
• Applies quality improvement principals to improve patient outcomes.
• Participates in quality improvement activities.
• Responsible for identification of improvement opportunities.

Professional Responsibilities:
• Functions as a patient advocate.
• Incorporates the principles of Service Leadership to ensure positive patient/customer relations.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Practices within legal boundaries of the Nurse Practice Act.
• Complies with personnel policies.
• Evaluates and validates performance with Nursing Director or designee and sets goals for work performance.
• Commits to ongoing learning to maintain and expand own knowledge.
• Assumes responsibility for personal and professional development by acquiring and maintaining appropriate certifications, attending continuing education opportunities, and attending departmental in-services; participates in identifying and developing in-services.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Remains calm and constructive in conflict situations.
• Provides recognition and support for colleagues.
• Incorporates the principles of Service Leadership to ensure positive patient/customer relations
• Adheres to UIHC policies regarding personal conduct, including: follows established leadership, remaining responsive to instruction and coaching from supervisors and meeting the standards of personal appearance, attendance and punctuality.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
General supervision is received from the Nurse Manager, Associate Director, Director or designee.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
Functional supervision is exercised over the unit nursing personnel.

Percent of Time: 60%
Schedule: WEO Day shift, 0700-1930; occasional holiday/call coverage
Salary: $60,000 minimum at 100% effort to commensurate *This does not include differentials. Salary will vary based on years of experience and percent of effort.* SEIU Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan
Pay Differentials: Shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts. Premium pay for additional shifts greater than 4 hours. Inpatient differential of $5,000 per year based on percent time
Benefits Highlights: Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.
https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits

Relocation Assistant available to qualified applicants.

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Education & Experience Requirements
• 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.
• Minimum two (2) years recent (within the last three [3] years) Staff Nurse experience in critical care and/or Emergency Department.
• Recent (two [2] years within the last three [3] years) clinical experience with mechanical ventilation, titration of inotropic and/or vasoactive medications.
• Demonstrate flexibility in multiple work assignments and ability to effectively multi-task work.
• Proven critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as evidenced through written and verbal communications.
• General computer skills are required.
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa
• ACLS certification
• Certification in a critical care field recognized by the AACN or ANCC must be obtained within 18 months of accepting position

Desirable Qualifications
• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Master's Degree in Nursing is highly desired.
• If Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is not yet obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.
• Knowledge of university policies and procedures is desired.

Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Kiley Skay at kiley-skay@uiowa.edu
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.

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Staff Nurse
• Appointment Type: SEIU
• Schedule: Part-time

Compensation

• Pay Level: 52

Contact Information

• Organization: Healthcare
• Contact Name: Kiley Skay
• Contact Email: kiley-skay@uiowa.edu

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