Staff Nurse - North Liberty Emergency Department - Overnight Sun-Tues

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

A Staff Nurse will assess patients' nursing care needs, evaluate the effectiveness of care provided, and integrate nursing theory and research into clinical practice. This role involves applying nursing theory to patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of responses to health and illness. The nurse will assess patient healthcare preferences and expectations, collaboratively coordinate the continuum of care across settings, and develop patient care plans based on patient condition, age, and psychosocial factors. Interventions will be implemented according to priorities, and patient/family responses will be documented and reported. The role also includes developing, coordinating, and implementing transfer/discharge planning, and implementing nursing interventions according to departmental policies and procedures to maintain a safe environment. The schedule for this position is Sunday-Tuesday from 19:00 to 07:30. The position is located in North Liberty, IA.

Requirements

An Associate’s 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.
License to practice nursing in the state of Iowa required by date of hire.
Minimum of six months ED, or critical care (ICU, telemetry inpatient) nursing experience, or completion of senior internship/preceptorship or completion of at least 100 clinical hours in an ED, ICU, intermediate area (Burn Unit, Intermediate Units), or pediatric inpatient area.
Completion of senior internship/preceptorship or completion of at least 100 clinic hours on an inpatient unit (med/surg or step-down unit) plus a minimum 2 years EMT experience.
Demonstrated ability to effectively manage critically-ill patient population within highly functioning unit/department
Proven capacity to function with a high degree of autonomy while actively collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as demonstrated through written and verbal interactions
Successful history in building/facilitating interpersonal relationships involving patients, families, colleagues, and student-learners
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
General proficiency with computers

Nice To Haves

Minimum of two years of ED or critical care experience (within the last 6 months)
Experience in pediatric emergency nursing care
Experience utilizing electronic medical records
Knowledge of University policies and procedures

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