Staff Nurse – UI Health Care Oakdale Family Medicine Clinic 100%

About the role

The University of Iowa Community Clinics (UICC) is seeking a 100% Staff Nurse to support the Oakdale Family Medicine Clinic. This position supports the clinic in providing phone triage support, laboratory support, helping with prior authorizations, and assisting with nurse visits.

Responsibilities

• 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. Follows universal precautions.

Requirements

• Current license to practice in the state of Iowa by the time of hire.
• 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.
• Driver's License and ability to meet UI Fleet Safety Standards.

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.

Highly Desirable Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months ambulatory experience.
• Previous experience with triage phone calls in outlook.
• Demonstrated experience fostering a welcoming and respectful work/academic environment.
• Previous experience successfully working autonomously.
• The ability to adapt quickly to different clinical environments and patient populations is crucial; be comfortable working in various departments and clinics such as primary care and specialty services.

Desirable Qualifications

• If Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is not yet obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.
• Previous experience with Epic messages/phone calls/results/fax inbox.
• Previous experience with prior authorizations.
• Previous phlebotomy experience.

Pay

$59,315 - $84,060 at 100% time (based on years of experience)

Schedule

Variable hours Monday through Friday, between 7:30 AM and 5:00 PM. No weekend, holiday, or on-call shifts required.

Location

Coralville, IA (and surround clinics/locations based on clinic needs)