Staff Nurse- Vascular & Neuroscience Intermediate & Acute Care Unit (2RC) - 60% Weekend Option Days

About the role

The University of Iowa Health Care is a comprehensive academic medical center located in Iowa City, IA. It provides safe, quality health care and excellent service to patients. The Vascular and Neuroscience Intermediate and Acute Care Unit (2 RCP) specializes in comprehensive, head-to-toe, compassionate care for adult neurology, neurosurgical, and vascular surgery patients.

Responsibilities

• Applies nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness
• Affirms 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
• Fulfills universal precautions

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

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Master's Degree in Nursing is required
• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing or Master's Degree in Nursing is highly desired if not yet obtained
• Active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable if Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is not yet obtained
• Previous telemetry experience is desired
• Knowledge of University policies and procedures

Skills

• Knowledge of University policies and procedures

Benefits

Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans. Relocation Assistant available to qualified applicants.

Pay

$61,183 minimum at 100% effort to commensurate *This does not include differentials. Salary will vary based on years of experience and percent of effort.* SEIU Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan

Schedule

Weekend Option, Day shifts

Benefits Highlights

Includes a range of benefits such as paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans. Relocation Assistant available to qualified applicants.

Contact Information

Contact Name: Kylie Guy
Contact Email: kylie-guy@uiowa.edu