Staff Nurse - Urgent Care Clinics 60%

UIOWA • Iowa City, IA

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a patient-centered 60% Staff Nurse (24 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 teamwork to provide the most comprehensive care to our patients. This position will mainly support our Holiday Rd/Scott Blvd locations, 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.
• Current completion card in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) by the American Heart Association. (within 60 days of hire)
• 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.

Benefits

• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.
• paid vacation
• paid sick leave

What This Job Offers

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