Staff Nurse - Adult Short Stay Unit (LL JCP) 90% Night Shifts, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Lower Level Short Stay Unit (LL JCP), part of the Medical Surgical Services Division. The 30-room unit cares for medical and surgical patients admitted for observation or recovery, typically for 24–48 hours. Medical observation cases commonly include chest pain, abdominal pain, back pain, and syncope. Surgical recovery patients undergo procedures in areas including orthopedics, urology, plastics, and cardiology. The team provides compassionate, high-quality care and patient education to support a safe transition home. The Staff Nurse assesses patients’ nursing care needs, evaluates the effectiveness of care, and integrates nursing theory and research into clinical practice. This is a 90% position (36 hours per week) working night shifts on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, with weekend and holiday rotation according to unit guidelines. The position is located in Iowa City, Iowa. The minimum salary at 100% effort is $61,782, commensurate with experience; this amount excludes differentials and varies according to years of experience and effort percentage. Shift differentials are available for evening, night, and weekend shifts, along with premium pay for additional shifts exceeding four hours and an inpatient differential of $10,000 per year based on percent time. A sign-on bonus of up to $12,500 is available to all qualified candidates. The position offers a fringe benefit package that includes paid vacation, sick leave, health, dental, life, and disability insurance options, and employer contributions to retirement plans. The role requires an eligible nursing degree and an Iowa nursing license by the date of hire. Candidates must have strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, as well as general computer skills, including proficiency managing multiple databases such as Microsoft Excel. A criminal background check and credential and education verification are required. Candidates must self-disclose conviction history. The position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

Requirements

An Associate’s Degree in Nursing, Diploma in Nursing, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Professional Masters of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader, or Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN, MA).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members, demonstrated through written and verbal interactions.
General computer skills, including proficiency managing multiple databases such as Microsoft Excel.
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa by the date of hire.
Self-disclose any conviction history and complete criminal background check and credential and education verification.
Attach a resume as part of the application process.

Nice To Haves

A Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing is highly desired.
If a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing has not yet been obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.

Responsibilities

Apply nursing theory to assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate patient responses to health and illness.
Assess patients’ health care preferences and expectations.
Coordinate the continuum of care collaboratively across settings.
Develop patient care plans based on patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic conditions, prescribing interventions to achieve expected outcomes.
Implement patient care plans according to patient priorities and interventions identified through nursing diagnoses.
Document and report interventions and patient and family responses.
Collaborate with patients and families and integrate their contributions into multidisciplinary care plans.
Develop, coordinate, and implement transfer and discharge planning throughout the episode of care.
Implement nursing interventions according to department, division, and unit policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
Follow universal precautions.