The University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a patient centered PRNStaff Nurse to work in our Quad Cities Urgent Care Clinics. Our Urgent Care Staff Nurses are responsible for caring for a wide variety of patients from newborn to geriatric. Their primary job duties include (but are not limited to) rooming, medication administration, lab collection and processing. This position is part of a dynamic and fast paced environment, rich with opportunities for learning and growth. We utilize a multidisciplinary approach to patient care that encourages team work to provide the most comprehensive care to our patients. This position will mainly support our Quad Cities location but could also travel to other clinic locations based on clinical needs/hours.

Duties to include:

• 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.®

WE CARE Core Values: 

• Welcoming - We strive for an environment where everyone has a voice that is heard, that promotes the dignity of our patients, trainees, and employees, and allows all to thrive in their health, work, research, and education.
• Excellence - We aim to achieve and deliver our personal and collective best in the pursuit of quality and accessible healthcare, education, and research.
• Collaboration - We encourage collaboration with healthcare systems, providers, and communities across Iowa and the region, as well as within our UI community. We believe teamwork - guided by compassion - is the best way to work.
• Accountability - We behave ethically, act with fairness and integrity, take responsibility for our own actions, and respond when errors in behavior or judgment occur.
• Respect - We create an environment where every individual feels safe, valued, and respected, supporting the well-being and success of all members of our community.
• Empowerment - We commit to fair access to research, health care, and education for our community and opportunities for personal and professional growth for our staff and learners.

Percent of Time: PRN (minimum 20-24 hours per month)

Schedule: Variable hours Monday - Friday 7:00am - 9:30pm, Saturday and Sunday 7:00am - 7:30pm, Primarily evening and weekending availability preferred. 

Davenport, IA and surrounding cities (travel to other clinics based on clinical needs/hours)

Education

• An Associate’s Degree in Nursing, a Diploma in Nursing, a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing (BSN), Professional Masters of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader or a Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN, MA) is required.

Required Qualifications

• Current license to practice in the state of Iowa by the time of hire
• Driver's License and ability to meet UI Fleet Safety Standards
• 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 course completion card in Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association (within 60 days of hire)
• Current course completion card in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) by the American Heart Association within 6 months of hire.
• Current course completion card in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) by the American Heart Association within 6 months of hire.

Desired 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.
• 1 - 3 years of Urgent Care experience.  
• 1 - 3 years of pediatric nursing experience.

• 1 - 3 years of problem solving experience.

• 1 - 3 years of cardiac nursing experience.
• 1 - 3 years acute patient care experience within Emergency Department, Cardiac Unit, Urgent Care and/or Walk-In Clinic area(s).
• Ambulatory nursing care experience, including telephone triage experience in the outpatient setting.

In order to be considered, applicants must upload resume (under submission relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 3 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 Erin-Belding@uiowa.edu  (mailto:Jennifer-L-Allen@uiowa.edu%C2%A0)

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.