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Staff Nurse - Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)- 60%25 - Weekend Option Nights

University of Iowa·Iowa City, Iowa

Part Time·On Site·2-5 yrs·Posted 5 days ago
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About the role

Provide comprehensive high-tech intensive care to acutely ill adults with complex medical issues in a 26-bed MICU. Responsibilities include assessing patient health, implementing care plans, and coordinating multidisciplinary treatment to improve patient outcomes.

All qualified candidates are eligible for a sign on incentive of up to $10,000 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. ® Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) (5 RCP) This 26-bed unit provides comprehensive high-tech intensive care to acutely ill adults with a wide variety of complex critically ill patients with multiple medical issues who demonstrate a deterioration of health requiring critical care nursing.

Patient diagnoses include multi-system failure respiratory failure, severe sepsis, overdoses (OD), GIB, medical neuro, various cancers, and bone marrow transplants.

State of the art technology is implemented in MICU including il-2 therapy, VV ECMO, CRRT, ventilators, vasoactive drugs and preforms many bedside procedures.

MICU provides total patient care involving a multidisciplinary approach, in conjunction with state-of-the-art technology, for systematic assessment and improvement of care to the critically ill patients.

In 2012 we were awarded a National award for outstanding achievement and leadership for elimination of Ventilator Associated pneumonia.

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, night shifts, typically Friday and Saturday, may potentially include Sundays, will include holidays that fall on the weekend Location: University Campus, Iowa City, IA SEIU Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan Pay Differentials: Shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts.

Premium pay for additional shifts greater than 4 hours.

Inpatient differential of up to $10,000 per year Benefits Highlights: Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

Relocation Assistant available to qualified applicants. https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits For more information about Why Iowa?, click here

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 Must have 2+ years of
  • ICU experience
  • Certifications: Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire
  • Current
  • ACLS certification is desired
  • Desirable
  • Qualifications: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Master's Degree in Nursing is highly desired If Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is not yet obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable Knowledge of University policies and procedures Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Kylie Guy at kylie-guy@uiowa.edu. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

Requirements

Requires a nursing degree (Associate's or higher) and a current Iowa nursing license, with at least 2 years of ICU experience. ACLS certification is desired, and a BSN or MSN is highly preferred.

  • associate degree
  • bachelor degree
  • postgraduate degree
  • Written Communication
  • Care Planning
  • Patient Assessment
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Computer Skills
  • Discharge Planning
  • Multidisciplinary Collaboration
  • Ventilator Management
  • CRRT
  • Critical Care Nursing
  • Vasoactive Drug Administration
  • VV ECMO

Benefits

  • Dental Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Sick Leave
  • Shift Differentials
  • Health Insurance
  • Paid Vacation
  • Retirement Plans
  • Relocation Assistance
  • Sign On Incentive
  • Inpatient Differential

Posting details

Employment type
Part Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Location
Iowa City, Iowa
Posted
Jul 23, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

University of Iowa

Our WE CARE Values Welcoming: We have an environment where everyone has a voice that is heard, promotes dignity, and allows all to thrive in health, work, research, and education. Excellence: We achieve and deliver our personal and collective best in the pursuit of quality and...

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TypeEducational
Size10,001+ employees
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