Staff Nurse - UI Health Care Cedar Rapids Endocrinology 50%25

University of Iowa•Cedar Rapids, IA

6d•$29,658 - $54,403•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Community Clinics is seeking a patient-centered Staff Nurse for its Endocrinology Clinic in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The clinic provides expert care for diabetes and conditions affecting glands, hormones, and metabolism, including personalized diabetes treatment plans and follow-up care. Its patient-centered approach involves physicians, nurses, and dietitians partnering with patients to develop care plans. The role will mainly support Endocrinology and may support other service lines or clinic locations based on clinical needs and hours. The position is 50% FTE, or 20 hours per week, with variable weekday hours between 7:30 AM and 5:00 PM. There are no weekends, holidays, or on-call hours. Free on-site parking is available. Staff Nurses build relationships with patients, learn their health histories, and provide personalized, compassionate care. This position supports a team-based care model and focuses on patient care. The University of Iowa Health Care is an academic medical center and regional referral center whose mission is “Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.” Its WE CARE values are Welcoming, Excellence, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Empowerment.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Nursing, a diploma in Nursing, a 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).
Current license to practice in Iowa by the time 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.
General computer skills.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider course completion card.
Driver’s license and ability to meet UI Fleet Safety Standards.
Upload a resume that clearly addresses how the applicant meets the required and desired qualifications.

Nice To Haves

Previous endocrine patient care.
Previous glucose monitoring or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) experience.
Three to five years of recent staff-nurse-level experience in an adult medical-surgical setting (highly desired).
Current experience in self-directed, independent roles, including autonomous work ability.
At least one year of triage experience within the last three years.
Previous diabetes patient experience.
Previous adult or family medicine patient experience.
Demonstrated experience fostering a welcoming and respectful work or academic environment.
Previous EPIC experience.
Previous phlebotomy experience.

Responsibilities

Support patients in the Endocrinology Clinic and, as clinical needs and hours require, other service lines or clinics.
Apply nursing theory to assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate 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 care plans according to patient priorities and nursing diagnoses, and document or report interventions and patient or 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 applicable policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff; follow universal precautions.
Build relationships with patients, learn their health care histories, and provide personalized, compassionate care.