PRN Staff Nurse - NIC1

University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

The University of Iowa Health Care, Stead Family Children’s Hospital, is seeking a PRN Staff Nurse - NIC1 to work with the pediatric/NICU team under the Nurse Manager. The role focuses on applying nursing theory, building care plans, and coordinating across settings to ensure safe patient outcomes.

Requires IA nursing licensure and pediatric/NICU experience. Minimum 60,000 USD salary with benefits; 24 hours per month minimum; rotating days with 12-hour shifts.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Recent Pediatric experience, ICU experience, internship, or clinical rotation within the last 12 months.
• 12 months of recent NICU or Pediatric experience.
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire.

Responsibilities

• Applies nursing theory to assess and respond to health needs.
• 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 psychosocial factors.
• Implements patient care plan according to patient priorities and documents interventions and responses.
• Collaborates and integrates contributions of patients and families into the multidisciplinary care plan.
• Develops, coordinates and implements transfer/discharge planning throughout episode of care.
• Implements nursing interventions according to department policies to maintain a safe environment.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Computer skills

Pediatric NICU experience

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Diploma in Nursing

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing

MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader

Master's Degree in Nursing

Job description

PRN Staff Nurse - NIC1

The 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.

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 and 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: PRN, as needed

Schedule: Minimum 24 hours per month, D/N Rotating Shifts, 12 hour shifts

Location: Stead Family Children's Hospital (SFCH)

Rotations: Rotating days off, every third weekend, every other holiday

Salary: $60,000 minimum at 100% effort to commensurate *This does not include differentials. Salary will vary based on years of experience and percent of effort.*

• 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
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Education Required

• 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

Experience Required

• 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
• Recent Pediatric experience, ICU experience, internship, or clinical rotation within the last 12 months
• 12 months of recent NICU or Pediatric experience
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire

Desirable Qualifications

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Masters Degree in Nursing is highly desired
• If Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is not yet obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check.

References

• Five professional references will be requested and required at a later step in the recruitment process

MORGAN SCHIPPER
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