Staff Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - 90% Nights (1900-0730) - Downtown Campus

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Nurse will work in the Intensive Care Unit at University of Iowa Health Care’s downtown campus, a 194-bed hospital in Iowa City. The ICU provides care for moderate to complex medical, surgical, and cardiovascular conditions through a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach. Patients may have conditions including respiratory failure, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, stroke, congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction with PCI, acute kidney injury, alcohol withdrawal, overdose, or recovery from general or orthopedic surgery. Treatment modalities include inotropic and vasoactive medications, mechanical ventilation, continuous renal replacement therapy, intra-aortic balloon pumps, Impella, and transvenous pacemakers. The nurse assesses patient care needs, evaluates the effectiveness of care, applies nursing theory and research to clinical practice, and provides leadership to nursing team members to maintain patient care standards. This is a 90% effort, night-shift position (1900–0730) at the downtown campus.

Requirements

An Associate’s Degree in Nursing, Diploma in Nursing, Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing, Professional Master of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader, or a Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN, MA) is required.
A minimum of current telemetry or current cardiac step-down experience, one year of recent RN experience, or completion of a recent ICU internship is required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members.
General computer skills.
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa by the date of hire.

Nice To Haves

Current ACLS certification.
Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Master’s Degree in Nursing.
If a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing has not yet been obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program.
Knowledge of University policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Apply scientific, behavioral, and humanistic principles, nursing theory, research, and departmental standards and practice guidelines to clinical care.
Assess patient health care needs, preferences, and expectations; develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized patient care plans.
Coordinate continuity of care across settings, including transfer and discharge planning.
Document and report interventions and patient and family responses.
Collaborate with patients, families, and multidisciplinary team members in planning and delivering care.
Implement nursing interventions, emergency procedures, and safety protocols; follow universal precautions.
Maintain competency with equipment, medications, and procedures used by the unit’s patient population.
Assume accountability for patient care and provide direction to other staff members; evaluate the quality of care delivered by staff.
Participate in unit and hospital policy development, strategic planning, staffing solutions, cost-containment strategies, committees, and decision-making.
Contribute to unit functioning and participate in the development and implementation of computer applications.
Develop and deliver patient and family education, evaluate its effectiveness, and document and revise teaching plans as needed.
Participate in orientation and ongoing education for nursing personnel, teach health care students, and serve as a clinical teaching assistant for senior nursing students when directed.
Integrate research findings into practice and participate in quality improvement activities, identifying opportunities to improve patient outcomes.
Advocate for patients, maintain confidentiality, practice within the Nurse Practice Act, and comply with personnel policies.
Evaluate and validate performance with the Nurse Manager or designee, set work goals, pursue ongoing learning and professional development, and support colleagues.
Communicate effectively, remain constructive in conflict situations, and follow leadership direction and standards for conduct, appearance, attendance, and punctuality.
Perform other assigned projects or tasks.