Staff Nurse - Stead Family Children's Hospital Pediatric Specialty Clinic-Gastroenterology 80-100%

About the role

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a Staff Nurse to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager. This RN will be working closely with the Ped GI division while in the clinic and office area. They provide support to our physicians/patients and families by completing care coordination for admissions and LL2 procedures, triage calls, and My chart messages. This RN will provide education to our clinic and SFCH GI population as needed.

Responsibilities

• Complete care coordination for admissions and LL2 procedures
• Triage calls
• Respond to MyChart messages
• Provide education to the clinic and SFCH GI population as needed

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members
• General computer skills
• Ability to communicate complicated information to children and their parents
• Proven ability to problem solve
• Proven ability to integrate into a team
• 1 year of RN experience
• 1 year of pediatric nursing experience
• 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

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• General computer skills
• Ability to communicate complicated information to children and their parents
• Proven ability to problem solve
• Proven ability to integrate into a team

Benefits

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

$60,000 minimum at 100% effort to commensurate. Salary will vary based on years of experience and percent of effort.

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 0830 - 1700

Location

John Pappajohn Pavilion (JPP)

Rotations

• No holidays
• No weekends
• No call

References

• Five professional references will be requested and required at a later step in the recruitment process

Equal opportunity employer

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.