- Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000.
- The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Neurology is looking a full-time Staff Nurse to provide to provide excellent patient care in the Neurology Outpatient Clinic.
- The Staff Nurse will focus primarily on the General/Stroke/Cognitive/Neurointerventional Surgery (NIS) patient population and will assess those patients' nursing care needs, evaluate effectiveness of care provided, and provide leadership to members of the nursing team.
- As part of the care team, the Staff Nurse may also assist with additional patient populations as needs arise.
- Patient diagnoses may include movement, central nervous system (CNS) autoimmune diseases, epilepsy, and headache.
- Job Duties Include: 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.
- 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.
- Implements emergency care procedures in potential or actual emergencies according to departmental policies, procedures and protocols.
- Maintains skills/competency related to special equipment, medications, and procedures common to the patient population of the unit/division.
- Evaluates patient's response to multidisciplinary care.
- Uses evaluation data to revise and implement change.
- 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.
- Contributes to the solutions of staffing issues.
- Contributes to cost containment strategies in unit.
- Participates in projects/committees for enhanced functioning of the unit and supports unit level decision-making.
- Responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of an interdisciplinary plan of care.
- Participates in ongoing strategic planning process.
- Participates in the development and implementation of computer applications.
- Performs other projects or tasks as assigned.
- Develops and implements patient/family teaching plan based on identified health education needs and the condition and age of the patient.
- Evaluates and documents effectiveness of patient/family teaching.
- Revises plan of care.
- Participates in the orientation of new nursing staff and the ongoing education of nursing personnel, as directed by the Nurse Manager or designee.
- Participates in formal and informal teaching with health care students.
- Serves as clinical teaching assistant for senior level nursing students as directed by the Nurse Manager or designee.
- Participates in research utilization activities.
- Integrates research findings into practice.
- Applies quality improvement principals to improve patient outcomes.
- Participates in quality improvement activities.
- Responsible for identification of improvement opportunities.
- Functions as a patient advocate.
- Incorporates the principles of Service Leadership to ensure positive patient/customer relations.
- Maintains confidentiality.
- Practices within legal boundaries of the Nurse Practice Act.
- Complies with personnel policies.
- 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.
- Participates in professional development activities.
- Demonstrates effective interpersonal and communication skills.
- Remains calm and constructive in conflict situations.
- Provides recognition and support for colleagues.
- Incorporates the principles of Service Leadership to ensure positive patient/customer relations.
- Adheres to UI Health Care policies regarding personal conduct, including: follows established leadership, remaining responsive to instruction and coaching from supervisors and meeting the standards of personal appearance, attendance and punctuality.
- Pre-operative patient education and surgical planning Pay Grade: 6 - https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay Percent of Time: 100%25 Schedule: 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday.
- This position will participate in the late rotation, including one closing shift per week, to ensure patient care needs are met prior to and at clinic close.
- No call, no weekends, and no holidays.
- The University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center.
- Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients.
- Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine.
- Changing Lives. ®
Required Qualifications An Associate’s Degree, a Diploma in Nursing, a Baccalaureate Degree, Professional Masters of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader, or a Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN, MA) Current license to practice nursing in Iowa Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Desired Qualifications Minimum of 1-year inpatient nursing experience Experience working with Neuroscience patient population Ambulatory Nursing experience Nursing Certification Please attach a resume as part of the application process.
- Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days.
- This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.
- Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.
- Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
For additional questions, please contact Lilli Wulff at 319-356-4417 or lillian-wulff@uiowa.edu.
