Staff Nurse - Geriatric Psychiatry 2JPE 70% or 80% Monday-Thursday Nights

Characteristic Duties

• Applies nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness
• Affords 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

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members
• General computer skills
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire

Qualifications

• An Associate’s Degree in Nursing, a Diploma in Nursing, a 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
• 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
• Previous RN experience in a Psychiatric Hospital Unit

Benefits

SEIU Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan

Pay

Classification Title: Staff Nurse
Appointment Type: SEIU
Schedule: Part-time
Work Modality Options: On Campus
Compensation Pay Level: 52

Schedule

28 - 32 hours per week
Monday-Thursday 2300-0730

Location

Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa