Staff Nurse - Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)- 60% Weekend Option at University of Iowa Health Care

%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;text-align:center;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EAll qualified candidates are eligible for a sign on incentive of up to %2410,000%26nbsp;%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3EUniversity of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa%27s 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.%3Csup%3E ®%3C/sup%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Chr%3E%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMedical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) (5 RCP)%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;%22%3EThis 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.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:12px;%22%3E%26nbsp;%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:11px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3ECharacteristic Duties of our Staff Nurses include but are not limited to%3C/strong%3E:%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:11px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3EApplies nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:11px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3EAssesses patient health care preferences and expectations%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:11px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3ECollaboratively coordinates the continuum of care across settings%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:11px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3EDevelops patient care plan based on patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic conditions that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:11px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3EImplements patient care plan according to patient priorities, which includes interventions identified through nursing diagnoses. Documents/reports interventions and patient/family response%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:11px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3ECollaborates and integrates contributions of patients and families into multidisciplinary patient care plan%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:11px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3EDevelops, coordinates and implements transfer/discharge planning throughout episode of care%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:11px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3EImplements 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%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Chr%3E%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:11px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EPercent of Time:%26nbsp;%3C/strong%3E60% - 24 hours per week%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3ESchedule:%3C/strong%3E %3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3EWeekend Option, straight%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22%3E days (must have 3+ years of ICU experience) %3Cstrong%3EOR%3C/strong%3E straight nights (must have 2+ years of ICU experience), holidays that fall on the weekend %3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3ELocation: University Campus, Iowa City, IA%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3ESEIU Pay Plan:%26nbsp;%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Ca style=%22color:blue;%22 target=%22_blank%22 rel=%22noopener noreferrer%22 href=%22https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3E%3Cu%3Ehttps://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan%3C/u%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EPay Differentials: %3C/strong%3EShift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts. Premium pay for additional shifts greater than 4 hours. Inpatient differential of up to %245,000 per year%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EBenefits Highlights:%26nbsp;%3C/strong%3EFringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.%26nbsp;Relocation Assistant available to qualified applicants.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Ca style=%22color:blue;%22 target=%22_blank%22 rel=%22noopener noreferrer%22 href=%22https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3E%3Cu%3Ehttps://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits%3C/u%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:11px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3EFor more information about Why Iowa?,%26nbsp;click%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Ca style=%22color:blue;%22 target=%22_blank%22 rel=%22noopener noreferrer%22 href=%22https://worklife.uiowa.edu/%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:black;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle;%22%3E%3Cu%3Ehere%3C/u%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

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

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 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

 

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 [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.

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