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

UIOWA • Iowa City, IA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Campus, which opened in Spring 2025, is a new 469,000 square foot facility dedicated to UI Health Care’s nationally recognized Orthopedics service line. This campus offers comprehensive, coordinated, and accessible care across outpatient, inpatient, and surgical venues, featuring state-of-the-art clinical facilities including imaging, laboratory services, physical therapy, a retail pharmacy, and an emergency department. The facility is designed to enhance both patient and staff experience, support excellence in patient care, teaching, and research, and provide convenient access to services and community partnerships. UI Health Care is seeking a welcoming, highly skilled, and collaborative workforce to be part of the opening team for this new campus and to advance its mission of 'Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®'. The North Liberty Campus is looking for passionate, driven individuals to join a dynamic team on a new inpatient unit. This fast-paced acute care unit will provide exceptional care to orthopedic patients recovering from various surgeries and procedures, such as joint replacements, fracture repairs, and spinal surgeries. With 36 private patient rooms and cutting-edge facilities, the unit is committed to delivering the highest standard of care, aiding patients in their recovery. The campus emphasizes collaborative teamwork and holistic, patient-centered care, where each team member plays a vital role in providing expert clinical treatment and compassionate, personalized support. This is an opportunity for dedicated individuals passionate about clinical excellence to grow in a supportive, thriving environment.

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, not current UI employees)
• 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