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Staff Nurse - Child Psychiatry (1JPW) 90%25 Nights

University of Iowa·Iowa City, Iowa

Part Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 5 days ago
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About the role

The Staff Nurse provides comprehensive psychiatric care for children and adolescents, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Responsibilities include developing patient care plans and coordinating multidisciplinary care within a structured therapy environment.

Sign-on incentive

  • Candidates are eligible for a sign on incentive of up to $12,500 based on experience 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. 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 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.®
  • Child and
  • Adolescent
  • Psychiatry: John Pappajohn Pavillion (1 JPW) is a 15-bed inpatient unit dedicated to child and adolescent (3-17 years old) psychiatry services. This unit patient population includes depression, anxiety, eating disorder, intellectual disability, substance abuse, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The unit provides structured therapy, including Dialectal Behavioral Therapy. Unique unit design features Circle School, playground, and gym to improve patient experience and outcomes.
  • Percent of
  • Time: 90%25 36 hours per week
  • Schedule:
  • Nights 1900-0730, every other weekend, every other holiday
  • Location:
  • University
  • Campus
  • 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 $10,000 per year, prorated by FTE.
  • Benefits
  • Highlights: Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans. https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits Relocation Assistant available to qualified applicants. 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 Requirements 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.

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.

Previous RN experience in a Psychiatric Hospital Unit.

Please attach a resume as part of the application process.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 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 Maggie Fraher at Maggie-Fraher@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.

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

Requirements

Candidates must hold a nursing degree (Associate's or higher) and a current Iowa nursing license. Previous experience in a psychiatric hospital unit and a BSN or MSN are highly desired.

  • associate degree
  • bachelor degree
  • postgraduate degree
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Care Planning
  • Communication Skills
  • Patient Assessment
  • Computer Literacy
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Patient Documentation
  • Discharge Planning
  • Psychiatric Nursing

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid vacation
  • Sick leave
  • Life insurance
  • Relocation assistance
  • Disability insurance
  • Shift differentials
  • Sign-on incentive

Posting details

Employment type
Part Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 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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