Staff Nurse - Urgent Care Clinics 90%

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a patient-centered 90% Staff Nurse (36 hours a week) to work in our Urgent Care Clinics. Our Urgent Care Staff Nurses are responsible for caring for a wide variety of patients from newborn to geriatric. Their primary job duties include (but are not limited to) rooming, medication administration, lab collection and processing. This position is part of a dynamic and fast-paced environment, rich with opportunities for learning and growth. We utilize a multidisciplinary approach to patient care that encourages team work to provide the most comprehensive care to our patients. This position will mainly support our Cedar Rapids location, however, could float to other clinic locations based on clinical need/hours. This position comes with a FULL BENEFIT PACKAGE and offers free on-site parking!

Requirements

Current license to practice in the state of Iowa by the time of hire
Driver's License and ability to meet UI Fleet Safety Standards
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as demonstrated through written and verbal interactions.
General computer skills are required.
Current course completion card in Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association (within 60 days of hire)

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Masters Degree in Nursing is highly desired.
If Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is not yet obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.
1 - 3 years of pediatric nursing experience.
1 - 3 years acute patient care experience within Emergency Department, Urgent Care and/or Walk-In Clinic area(s).
Ambulatory nursing care experience, including telephone triage experience in the outpatient setting.

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.