Staff Nurse - IRL Family Medicine

University of Iowa

Posted 2 months ago

Full Time

Iowa City, Iowa

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Staff Nurse is responsible for assessing patient needs, developing and implementing care plans, and evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions. They must also collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and ensure that patient care standards and rights are maintained.

Qualifications

The Staff Nurse position at Iowa River Landing Clinic requires an associate's degree or higher in Nursing and a current Iowa nursing license. A minimum of one year of nursing experience is necessary, along with excellent communication skills. Experience in an ambulatory clinic setting, EPIC, and previous triage experience are desirable.

Job Description

The Iowa River Landing Clinic is seeking a 100%25 Staff Nurse in the Family Medicine clinic.  The Staff Nurse is charged with the responsibilities of assessing patients’ nursing care needs, evaluating effectiveness of care provided, integrating nursing theory and research into clinical practices, and ensuring patient care standards are met. 

Duties to include but are not limited to:

  • Apply nursing theory to assess, diagnose, treat and evaluate patient responses.
  • Develop patient care plan based on observations and assessments and recommend interventions to attain expected outcomes.
  • Collaborate and integrate information from patient and family into multidisciplinary patient care plan and evaluate responses.
  • Evaluate the quality of nursing care provided by other staff members.
  • Responsible and accountable for the provision of care for patients.
  • Maintain patient rights and confidentiality and serve as a patient advocate.

Percent of Time: 100%25

Schedule: 40 hours/week will be accomplished Monday - Friday between 7:30 am - 6:00 pm with 8, 9, or 10 hours shifts. Evening coverage may be required at a later time as staffing needs change

Rotations: Evening and Saturday rotations.

Location: Iowa River Landing

Salary:  $61,183 minimum at 100%25 effort to commensurate. Salary will vary based on years of experience and percent of effort.*

Benefits Highlights:

Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans. For more information, click here.

About:

University of Iowa Health Care—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.®

University of Iowa Health Care–Iowa River Landing offers the world-class, academic-level medicine you expect from UI Health Care in a convenient medical office building that makes visiting the doctor a pleasant experience. Our pledge at UI Health Care–Iowa River Landing is that our patients will receive the best possible care in a friendly, compassionate, efficient way.

For more information about Why Iowa?, click here.



Education and Certification Requirements

  • An Associate’s degree in Nursing, Diploma in Nursing, Baccalaureate degree in Nursing, or Master’s degree in Nursing (MNHP or MSN) is required.
  • Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire.

Experience Requirements

  • Minimum of 1 year experience as a nurse. 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Desirable Qualifications

  • Experience working in an ambulatory clinic setting.
  • Experience working with EPIC.
  • Previous Triage experience.

Application Process:

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as “Relevant File” to the submission:

  • Resume

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original 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. If applicable, internal references will be conducted with approval from the candidate. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

For additional questions, please contact Anne Beyerink, anne-phillips@uiowa.edu

University of Iowa

WE CARE Core Values Welcoming: We strive for an environment where every voice is heard, emphasize, regular communication, and seek transparency wherever possible. Excellence: We strive to achieve excellence in all that we do. Collaboration: We believe teamwork is the best way to work. Accountability: We behave ethically, act openly and with integrity in all that we do, taking responsibility for our actions. Respect: We honor diversity and recognize the worth and dignity of every person. Equity: We dedicate ourselves to equity and fairness. Mission Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.® University of Iowa Health Care is changing medicine through: • Pioneering discovery • Innovative interprofessional education • Delivery of superb clinical care • An extraordinary patient experience in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative, team-based environment University of Iowa Health Care is changing lives by: • Preventing and curing disease • Improving health and well-being Vision World Class People: Building on our greatest strength. World Class Medicine: Creating a new standard of excellence in integrated patient care, research, and education. For Iowa and the World: Making a difference in quality of life and health for generations. Recognitions/ Awards In its 2020 rankings of “Best Employer for Diversity," Forbes ranked UI Health Care No. 47 overall among large employers nationwide and No. 10 in its Healthcare & Social category.
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