Staff Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - 60% WEO Days (0700-1930) Sat/Sun- Downtown Campus

UIOWA • Iowa City, IA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Nurse provides nursing care in the Intensive Care Unit at University of Iowa Health Care’s downtown campus in Iowa City. The ICU cares for patients with moderate to complex medical, surgical, and cardiovascular diagnoses through a multidisciplinary team approach. Patient conditions include respiratory failure, sepsis, DKA, CVA, CHF, AMI with PCI, AKI, alcohol withdrawal, overdose, and recovery from general or orthopedic surgery. Therapeutic modalities include inotropic and vasoactive medications, mechanical ventilation, CRRT, IABP, Impella, and transvenous pacemakers.

This is a 60% effort weekend-only day position, scheduled Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The nurse assesses and plans patient care, coordinates care across settings, implements and evaluates interventions, teaches patients and families, and contributes to unit operations, staff education, research utilization, and quality improvement. The position is located at the downtown campus, 500 E Market Street, Iowa City, Iowa.

The role requires an eligible nursing degree, an Iowa nursing license by the date of hire, strong communication and interpersonal skills, general computer skills, and qualifying recent nursing or telemetry/step-down experience. Current ACLS certification is desired. Compensation is listed as a minimum of $59,315 at 100% effort, commensurate with experience and adjusted for effort. Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on incentive of up to $10,000 based on years of experience.

Requirements

• An Associate’s Degree in Nursing, Diploma in Nursing, Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing, Professional Masters of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader, or Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN, MA) is required.
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by the date of hire.
• 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.
• At least one of the following: current telemetry experience, current cardiac step-down experience, one year of recent RN experience, or completion of a recent ICU internship.
• General computer skills.

Nice To Haves

• Current ACLS certification is desired.
• A Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Master’s 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.
• Knowledge of University policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Apply scientific, behavioral, and humanistic principles in clinical practice and follow departmental standards and practice guidelines.
• Assess patients, formulate nursing diagnoses, plan and implement care, and evaluate patient responses to health and illness.
• Assess patient preferences and expectations and develop care plans that account for patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic circumstances.
• Coordinate continuity of care across settings, including transfer and discharge planning.
• Document and report interventions and patient and family responses; incorporate patient and family contributions into multidisciplinary care plans.
• Implement nursing interventions and emergency procedures according to applicable policies, procedures, and protocols; follow universal precautions and maintain a safe environment.
• Maintain competency with equipment, medications, and procedures used for the unit’s patient population.
• Assume accountability for patient care and for care provided by staff members under the nurse’s direction; evaluate the quality of nursing care provided by other staff.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively as a member of the health care team.
• Participate in developing unit, division, department, and hospital policies, procedures, and protocols; contribute to staffing solutions and cost containment.
• Participate in projects, committees, strategic planning, unit-level decision-making, and development and implementation of computer applications.
• Develop and implement patient and family teaching plans, evaluate and document their effectiveness, and revise plans as needed.
• Participate in orientation and ongoing education of nursing personnel and teach health care students; serve as a clinical teaching assistant for senior nursing students as directed.
• Participate in research utilization and integrate research findings into practice.
• Apply quality improvement principles, participate in quality improvement activities, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Advocate for patients, maintain confidentiality, practice within the legal boundaries of 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.
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication skills and remain calm and constructive in conflict situations.
• Follow UI Health Care personal conduct policies, leadership direction, supervisor coaching, and standards for appearance, attendance, and punctuality.
• Perform other projects or tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid vacation
• Sick leave
• Health insurance options
• Dental insurance options
• Life insurance options
• Disability insurance options
• Employer contributions to retirement plans
• Shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts
• Sign-on incentive of up to $10,000 for qualified candidates, based on years of experience

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Associate degree