Staff Nurse - Medical Intensive Care Unit - 60%-100%

All qualified candidates are eligible for a sign on incentive of up to $10,000.

The University of Iowa Health Care-recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States-is Iowas 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 performs 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:

• 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

Job Details:

• Percent of Time: 60%-100%
• Schedule: Varying shifts available, every third weekend, every other holiday
• Location: Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
• Salary: $60,000 minimum at 100% effort to commensurate This does not include differentials. Salary will vary based on years of experience and percent of effort.

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.
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Education and Experience Requirements:

• 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
• 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
• A minimum of current telemetry or current cardiac step down experience or 1 year recent RN experience or completion of senior internship/preceptorship or completion of at least 100 clinical hours in an ED, ICU, intermediate care unit
• Additional years of current ICU experience may be required depending on shift time; In order to qualify for straight days, you must have at least 3 years of ICU experience; In order to qualify for straight nights, you must have at least 2 years of ICU experience
• General computer skills are required
• 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 Masters 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

Additional Information:

• 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.

Job Details:

• Classification Title: Staff Nurse
• Appointment Type: SEIU
• Schedule: Full-time
• Compensation: Pay Level: 52
• Contact Information:
• Organization: Healthcare
• Contact Name: Kylie Guy
• Contact Email: kylie-guy@uiowa.edu