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

UIOWA • Iowa City, IA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

UI Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a 90% Staff Nurse to work in the OBGYN Clinic at our North Dodge location. Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000 to work at the Women's Health Clinic - North Dodge Street location. The position involves assessing patients' nursing care needs, evaluating the effectiveness of care provided, and integrating nursing theory and research into clinical practice. The role also includes providing leadership to members of the nursing team to maintain patient care standards. University of Iowa Health Care is recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States, serving as Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. It is a place where over 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers collaborate daily to deliver safe, high-quality healthcare and exceptional service.

Requirements

• 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.
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire.

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.

Benefits

• Sign-on incentive: Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life, and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans

What This Job Offers

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