Staff Nurse - OBGYN Clinic (North Dodge) (90%25)

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

3d•$61,782•Onsite

About The Position

UI Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a 90% effort Staff Nurse for the OBGYN Clinic at the North Dodge location. The nurse assesses patients’ nursing care needs, evaluates the effectiveness of care, applies nursing theory and research in clinical practice, and provides leadership to the nursing team to maintain patient care standards. The position is 36 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a rotating day off and no weekends or holidays. The work location is 1360 North Dodge Street. UI Health Care is Iowa’s only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. More than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service. Its mission is “Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®” Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000.

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 a Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN, MA) is required.
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.
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa by the date of hire.
Applicants must upload a resume that clearly addresses how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications.

Responsibilities

Apply nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness.
Assess patients’ health care preferences and expectations.
Collaboratively coordinate continuity of care across settings.
Develop patient care plans based on the patient’s condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic circumstances, prescribing interventions to attain expected outcomes.
Implement patient care plans according to patient priorities, including interventions identified through nursing diagnoses, and document and report interventions and patient or family responses.
Collaborate with patients and families and integrate their contributions into multidisciplinary patient care plans.
Develop, coordinate, and implement transfer and discharge planning throughout the episode of care.
Implement nursing interventions according to department, division, and/or unit policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
Follow universal precautions.
Provide leadership to nursing team members to maintain patient care standards.