Staff Nurse - Stead Family Children's Hospital L9 (Pediatric Medical Surgical) - 60% - 90%

Position Summary

Absorbs scientific, behavioral, and humanistic principles for application to clinical practice. Integrates nursing theory into clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Incorporates scientific, behavioral, and humanistic principles for application to clinical practice
• Utilizes, adheres, and supports departmental standards and practice guidelines
• Applies nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness
• 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
• Documents/reports interventions and patient/family response
• Collaborates and integrates contributions of patients and families into multidisciplinary patient care plan
• 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
• Implements emergency care procedures in potential or actual emergencies according to departmental policies, procedures and protocols
• Assumes accountability for the provision of care for patients
• Assumes responsibility for care provided by self and other staff members under the nurse's direction
• Evaluates the quality of nursing care provided by other staff members
• Participates as a member of the health care team utilizing effective communication skills
• Participates in the development of unit, division, department and hospital policies, procedures and protocols
• Participates in projects/committees for enhanced functioning of the unit and supports unit level decision-making
• Develops and implements patient/family teaching plan based on identified health education needs and the condition and age of the patient
• Participates in the orientation of new nursing staff and the ongoing education of nursing personnel, as directed by the Nurse Manager or designee
• Serves as clinical teaching assistant for senior level nursing students as directed by the Nurse Manager or designee
• Applies quality improvement principals to improve patient outcomes
• Functions as a patient advocate
• Incorporates the principles of Service Leadership to ensure positive patient/customer relations
• Maintains confidentiality
• P Practices within legal boundaries of the Nurse Practice Act
• Evaluates and validates performance with Nurse Manager or designee and sets goals for work performance
• Commits to ongoing learning to maintain and expand own knowledge
• Provides recognition and support for colleagues
• Adheres to UI Health Care policies regarding personal conduct, including: follows established leadership, remains responsive to instruction and coaching from supervisors and meets the standards of personal appearance, attendance and punctuality.

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
• Minimum 1 year of Med-Surg experience in a staff nurse role or minimum of pediatric/neonatal internship or clinical rotation in college within the last 18 months
• 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 license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire

Desirable Qualifications

• 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
• Recent Acute care pediatric experience in a staff nurse role