Staff Nurse - Geriatric Psychiatry 2JPE 50%25-80%25 Rotating

Sign-on incentive

• Candidates are eligible for a sign on incentive of up to $12,500 based on experience 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. Geriatric Psychiatry (2 JPE) John Pappajohn Pavillion (2 JPE) is a 14-bed inpatient unit dedicated to geriatric and adult psychiatric services. This unit patient population includes dementia, depression, anxiety, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s. Services provided include medication management, assistance with daily activities, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, and electroconvulsive therapy. Characteristic
• Duties of our
• Staff
• Nurses include but are not limited to: Applies nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness Assesses 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
• Percent of
• Time: 50%25 - 80%25 20 - 32 hours per week
• Schedule: Rotating shifts, mostly days, every other weekend and rotating holidays.

Location

• Regular salaried position located in
• Iowa
• City,
• Iowa
• SEIU
• Pay
• Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan