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Weekend Option Staff Nurse - Acute Internal Medicine Unit (4/5 South) 60%25 Weekend Option Day Shifts

University of Iowa

#Registered Nurse #Patient Care #Teamwork #Discharge Planning #Staff Nurse #General Medicine #Day Shifts #Nursing Interventions

Quick overview

Staff Nurses apply nursing theory to patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation, while collaboratively coordinating the continuum of care across settings. Duties also include developing and implementing patient care plans, documenting interventions, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams for discharge planning.

Requirements summary

Required qualifications include an Associate’s Degree, Diploma, or higher in Nursing, excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, general computer proficiency including Microsoft Excel, and a current Iowa nursing license by the date of hire. A Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is highly desired.

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Job description

Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign on incentive up to $12,500!
University of Iowa Health Care's Department of Nursing is seeking a Weekends Staff Nurse (RN) for the Adult Acute Internal Medicine Unit (4/5 South).
The Adult Acute Internal Medicine Units are both 13-bed general medicine inpatient units that serves a variety of patients.
The unit is designed to provide high quality, personalized care for patients.
We are pleased that we are able to provide our patients with private rooms, granting them the quite atmosphere to rest and heal.
We Treat Diseases and Disorders from the Following Body Systems, Including but Not Limited to: Circulatory Dermatology Endocrine Immune Gastrointestinal Neurological Pulmonary Renal We use a multidisciplinary approach to patient care that is patient centered and encourages teamwork between nursing staff, physicians, therapy teams, social work, care coordination, and pharmacists.
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: 60%25, 24 hours per week Schedule: Weekend Option Day Shifts Location: Main Campus, General Hospital, Iowa City, IA 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 - click here for details For more information about Why Iowa?, click here

Weekend Option Staff Nurse - Acute Internal Medicine Unit (4/5 South) 60%25 Weekend Option Day Shifts

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