Nursing Unit Clerk (NUC) - Medical/Surgical Cardiology Intermediate Care Unit (4RC) - 50%, Weekends at University of Iowa Health Care

%3Cp style=%22background: white; font-family: Arial;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size: 12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height: 115%;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color: black;%22%3EUniversity of Iowa Health Care%26mdash;recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States%26mdash;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%26reg;%3C/sup%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%0A%3Cp style=%22background: white; font-family: Arial;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size: 12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height: 115%;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color: black;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size: 12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height: 115%;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color: black;%22%3EUniversity of Iowa Health Care%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E Department of Nursing%27s %3Cspan style=%22font-size: 12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height: 115%;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color: black;%22%3EMedical Surgical Cardiology Intermediate Care Unit%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E is seeking a 50%3Cstrong%3E%%3C/strong%3E%26nbsp;Nursing Unit Clerk (NUC) to%26nbsp;perform clerical, reception, and related duties relative to nursing care and services to patients.%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%0A%3Cp align=%22left%22 style=%22margin: 0px 0px 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.02px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: Arial;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size: 12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cstrong style=%22font-weight: bold;%22%3EMedical Surgical Cardiology Unit (4 RCP) %26ndash; Gold Beacon Unit:%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%0A%3Cp style=%22margin: 0px 0px 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.02px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: Arial;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size: 12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;%22%3E4RCP is a 47-bed unit providing care for adult medical cardiology, cardiac and thoracic surgery patients requiring telemetry monitoring, temporary cardiac pacing, vasoactive and anticoagulant medication infusions. The unit provides care to postoperative patients including esophagectomies, Nissen fundoplications, thoracotomies, heart transplantation, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), valve replacements and transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR). 4RCP also provides care to patients with cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension, chest pain, post percutaneous coronary interventions, as well as arrhythmia management. In addition, the unit is certified to provide care to patients with left ventricular-assist-devices (LVAD). Through a multidisciplinary teamwork approach, 4RCP was awarded with a Gold Beacon Award for Excellence by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN); this is the only Gold Beacon Award in the state of Iowa. 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Minimum Eligibility Requirements: 

• Graduation from high school and any combination of clerical experience, health care experience and/or post high school education which totals one year, or
• Any combination of clerical experience and/or health care experience which totals two years.

Desirable Qualifications: 

• 6 months of clerical experience

• Public contact/customer service experience

• Medical terminology knowledge

• Proficiency in MS Word and MS Excel

• Excellent communication skills

 

Please include a resume with your submission. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 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 the 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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