Staff Nurse - UICC Muscatine OB-GYN Hourly/PRN

The University of Iowa Community Clinics (UICC) is seeking an Hourly/PRN Staff Nurse (10-20 hours per week) to support our OB-GYN/Women's Health Clinic in Muscatine, IA. This position will primarily support OB-GYN but could also float to support other specialties based on clinical needs/hours.

The obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) specialists at University of Iowa Health Care are skilled at preventing, diagnosing, and treating gynecologic conditions. And whether you're considering pregnancy (https://uihc.org/services/pregnancy-care) or navigating menopause, we're also here to offer expert guidance and support.

Our staff nurses develop relationships and get to know our patients and monitor patient care history and deliver personalized, compassionate care every time to each patient.

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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.
• Driver's License and ability to meet UI Fleet Safety Standards

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics—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 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 inclusive 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: 25% (10 - 20 hours per week)

Schedule: Variable hours as needed Monday - Friday from 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM with no weekends, no holidays and no on-call time

Location: Muscatine, IA (and surrounding clinics based on clinical needs)

Pay Grade: 52 https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/guide-pay-plans/seiu-hourly-pay-plan

Salary: $26.10 up to $50.00

Qualifications
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.
• 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.
• Driver's License and ability to meet UI Fleet Safety Standards.

Highly Desirable Qualifications

• Strong patient care experience: 1-2 years of bedside or clinic experience
• Previous ambulatory experience
• Previous OBGYN experience
• Previous experience with triage phone calls in outlook
• Previous experience with Epic messages/phone calls/results/fax inbox
• Previous experience with prior authorizations

Desirable Qualifications

• If Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is not yet obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.
• Previous experience with prior authorizations
• Demonstrated experience fostering a welcoming and respectful work/academic environment.

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