Staff Nurse

Sign-on incentive: Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000

Characteristic Duties of our Staff Nurses include but are not limited to:       

• Incorporates scientific, behavioral and humanistic principles for application to clinical practice.
• Utilizes, adheres and supports departmental standards and practice guidelines.
•  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.

• Triages needs for inpatient and outpatient consults, tracks patient information.

• Implements patient care plan according to patient priorities, which includes interventions identified through nursing diagnoses.  Documents/reports interventions and patient/family response.

• Engage with patients and families to assist with acute interventions.

• 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.
• Implements emergency care procedures in potential or actual emergencies according to departmental policies, procedures and protocols.
• Evaluates patient's response to multidisciplinary care.
• Uses evaluation data to revise and implement change.
•  Assumes accountability for the provision of care for patients. 
• Participates in projects/committees for enhanced functioning of the unit and supports unit level decision-making.
• Responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of an interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Participates in ongoing strategic planning process.
• Participates in the development and implementation of computer applications.
• Performs other projects or tasks as assigned.
• Develops and implements patient/family teaching plan based on identified health education needs and the condition and age of the patient.
• Educate families and patients on upcoming appointments, treatment plans and testing.
• Evaluates and documents effectiveness of patient/family teaching.  Revises plan of care.
• Participates in the orientation of new nursing staff and the ongoing education of nursing personnel, as directed by the Nurse Manager or designee.
• Participates in formal and informal teaching with health care students.
• Serves as clinical teaching assistant for senior level nursing students as directed by the Nurse Manager or designee.
• Applies quality improvement principals to improve patient outcomes.
• Participates in quality improvement activities.
• Responsible for identification of improvement opportunities.

Functions as a patient advocate.

  Percent of Time: 50%25
Schedule: 20 hours per week, Day shifts, Monday - Friday Location: Stead Family Children's Hospital (SFCH)
Rotations: No weekends, no holidays, no call
Salary:  $60,000 minimum at 100%25 effort to commensurate *This does not include differentials.  Salary will vary based on years of experience and percent of effort.* 
  Benefits Highlights:

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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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
• Minimum 1 year of Med-Surg experience in a staff nurse role or minimum of pediatric/neonatal internship or clinical rotation in college (within the last 18 months) 
• 2 years recent pediatric hematology-oncology experience
• Certified APHON chemotherapy and biotherapy provider

• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date 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
• Recent Acute care pediatric experience in a staff nurse role
• Ambulatory/Clinic experience is desired

Please attach a resume as part of the application process.  Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 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 Nursing Recruitment at

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. If selected for a position, a minimum of 5 references will be collected at a later time.

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