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 (RN) for the Medicine Psychiatric Unit (3BT) to 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

Medicine Psychiatric Inpatient Unit (3 BT)

This unit is a 15-bed secure unit that serves adult patients who have acute physical illnesses in conjunction with an acute psychiatric disorder. 3 BT is one of only a few such specialized medical/psychiatric units in the country.

Percent of Time:  60%25

Schedule: 24 hours per week, Weekend Option, Night Shift

Location: Boyd Tower (3BT)

SEIU Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan

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
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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 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 inpatient experience, or recent internship on an inpatient 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 regarding this position please contact Maggie Fraher at [email protected].

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.

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