Staff Nurse - Inpatient Ortho - 90%25 Rotating - North Liberty

University of Iowa • Iowa City, IA

7d • $60,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The new University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Campus, which opened in Spring 2025, is seeking a welcoming, highly skilled, and collaborative workforce to be part of the opening team for this superb new campus. This fast-paced acute care unit is designed to provide exceptional care to a group of orthopedic patients recovering from a wide range of orthopedic surgeries and procedures. The facility has 36 large private patient rooms and cutting-edge facilities, committed to offering the highest standard of care. The team believes in the power of collaborative teamwork and providing holistic, patient-centered care, ensuring patients receive expert clinical treatment and compassionate, personalized support. This is an opportunity to grow in a supportive, thriving environment within an innovative setting with the latest technology, professional development resources, a team-centered approach, patient-centered care, and work-life balance.

Requirements

• An associate 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
• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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
• Orthopedic experience is preferred
• Intermediate or Intensive Care experience or desire to learn is preferred

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• Sign-on incentive of up to $10,000 (for qualified candidates, current UI employees not eligible)
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation
• Sick leave
• Health, dental, life and disability insurance options
• Generous employer contributions into retirement plans
• Relocation Assistant available to qualified applicants

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree