Staff Nurse- Day Of Surgery Admissions - 70% (Up To $10,000 Sign-On Incentive)

Qualified candidates with a minimum of two years of experience are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000.
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Nursing is seeking a Staff Nurse in the Day of Surgery Admissions 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.
Characteristic Duties of our Staff Nurses include but are not limited to:

• Functions as a patient advocate.
• Assumes responsibility for care provided by self and other staff members under the nurse's direction.
• Participates in quality improvement activities.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commits to ongoing learning to maintain and expand own knowledge.
• Contributes to cost containment strategies in unit.
• Applies quality improvement principals to improve patient outcomes.
• Practices within legal boundaries of the Nurse Practice Act.
• Provides recognition and support for colleagues.
• Evaluates and validates performance with Nurse Manager or designee and sets goals for work performance.
• 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.
• Integrates research findings into practice.
• Develops patient care plan based on patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic conditions that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Uses evaluation data to revise and implement change.
• Participates in ongoing strategic planning process.
• Evaluates patient's response to multidisciplinary care.
• Implements emergency care procedures in potential or actual emergencies according to departmental policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Applies nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness.
• Utilizes, adheres, and supports departmental standards and practice guidelines.
• Participates as a member of the health care team utilizing effective communication skills.
• Incorporates the principles of Service Leadership to ensure positive patient/customer relations.
• Assesses patient health care preferences and expectations.
• Contributes to the solutions of staffing issues.
• 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.
• Develops and implements patient/family teaching plan based on identified health education needs and the condition and age of the patient.
• Performs other projects or tasks as assigned.
• Responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of an interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Participates in projects/committees for enhanced functioning of the unit and supports unit level decision-making.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Assumes accountability for the provision of care for patients.
• Participates in research utilization activities.
• Develops, coordinates, and implements transfer/discharge planning throughout episode 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 the development of unit, division, department and hospital policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Participates in the development and implementation of computer applications.
• Participates in formal and informal teaching with health care students.
• Complies with personnel policies.
• Maintains skills/competency related to special equipment, medications, and procedures common to the patient population of the unit/division.
• Collaborates and integrates contributions of patients and families into multidisciplinary patient care plan.
• Serves as clinical teaching assistant for senior level nursing students as directed by the Nurse Manager or designee.
• Collaboratively coordinates the continuum of care across settings.
• Remains calm and constructive in conflict situations.
• Incorporates scientific, behavioral, and humanistic principles for application to clinical practice.
• Incorporates the principles of Service Leadership to ensure positive patient/customer relations
• Participates in professional development activities.
• Evaluates and documents effectiveness of patient/family teaching. Revises plan of care.
• Evaluates the quality of nursing care provided by other staff members.
• Implements patient care plan according to patient priorities, which includes interventions identified through nursing diagnoses. Documents/reports interventions and patient/family response.
• Responsible for identification of improvement opportunities.

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.®
Percent of Time: 70%
Schedule: Monday - Friday, Combination of 4 and 8-hour shifts. Primarily 0530 start time, occasional 0830 - 1700 or 1030 - 1900 (no weekends, no holidays)
Location: John Colloton Pavilion (JCP)
SEIU Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan
Required Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 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
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.
Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.
All positions will require an orientation schedule of 8-hour shifts, primarily Monday through Friday.
With additional questions, please reach out to Anne Beyerink at [email protected]
Additional Information

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

Compensation

• Pay Level: 52

Contact Information

• Contact Name: Nursing HR
• Contact Email: [email protected]
• Organization: Healthcare

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.