Staff Nurse Medicine Specialty Unit (6RC) 50 100, Varying Shifts Available

All qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $12500

University of Iowa Health Carerecognized as one of the best hospitals in the United Statesis Iowas only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12000 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.

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a Staff Nurse (RN) for the Medicine Specialty Unit (6RC). The Medicine Specialty Unit is part of UI Health Cares Medical Surgical Services (MSS) division.

The Medicine Specialty Unit focuses on the care of adults with a variety of medical diagnoses including but not limited to diseases or disorders of the pulmonary system gastrointestinal system renal system endocrine system circulatory system neurological system as well as infectious diseases dermatological disorders and autoimmune disorders.

This unit is a dynamic and fast paced environment rich with opportunities for learning. We utilize a multidisciplinary approach to patient care that encourages team work between physicians nursing staff therapy staff social work and a variety of other consulting disciplines to provide the most comprehensive care for our patients.

The heartbeat of our Adult Internal Medicine unit isteamwork for the sake of holistic patient-centered care and a healthy work environment that allows our staff to thrive and grow both personally and professionally.

A Staff Nurse will assess patients nursing care needs evaluate effectiveness of care provided and integrate nursing theory and research into clinical practice.

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% - 100% 20 - 40 hours per week
Schedule:Varying shiftsevery other weekend every other holiday
Location:Regular salaried position located in Iowa City Iowa
Salary:$61183.00 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: Differentials:Shift differentials for evening night and weekend shifts. Premium pay for additional shifts greater than 4 hours. Inpatient differential of $5000 per year based on percent time

Benefits Highlights:Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health dental life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

• Assistant available to qualified applicants.
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