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. Sign-on Bonus is available for new AND returning employees for a limited time!

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:

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

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

• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire
• 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

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

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

Compensation

• Pay Level: 52

Contact Information

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