Staff Nurse Float – UI Health Care Community Clinics 100%25
University of Iowa
Full-time•$59k-109k/year (USD)•Cedar Rapids, United States
Apply Now<p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">The University of Iowa Community Clinics (UICC) is seeking a patient centered <strong>100%25 Float Staff Nurse</strong> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span style="line-height:normal;">to work within our growing clinic locations. Our teams specialize in the care of everyone in the family, in every generation, from birth, for life. This position offers 8-to-10-hour shifts with paid drive time!</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px 0px 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">This position will support a wide variety of patient specialties including but not limited to: Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Walk-ins, and/or Specialty/Outreach Clinics.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px 0px 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Our Family Medicine staff can see everyone in the family, in every generation, from birth, for life. And when anyone in the family needs specialty care, our family medicine provider connects our patients with the UI Health Care specialist needed. If a patient needs specialty care, our family medicine provider connects them with the UI Health Care specialist for their needs. UI Health Care specialists will consult the same medical record used by our family medicine provider so our patients specialty care is streamlined. This position will support the clinic in providing phone triage support, helping with prior authorizations, as well as assist with nurse visits.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px 0px 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Our Pediatric Clinics specialize in the care of infants, children, and adolescents and provide a range of services from well-child care, to basic childhood immunizations and illnesses, to managing complex medical conditions and chronic disorders. University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital team works hand-in-hand with all pediatric specialists at UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital and uses one electronic medical record for each patient which ensures constant and timely communication between the patient and the entire medical team. Our Medical Assistants develop relationships and get to know our patients and monitor patient care history and deliver personalized, compassionate care every time to each patient. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px 0px 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Our Staff Nurses develop relationships and get to know our patients and monitor each family member’s health care history and deliver personalized, compassionate care every time to each patient.</span></p><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:black!important;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;border-width:0px;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ogsc="black" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">This position comes with the University of Iowa's </span><b data-ogsc=""><span 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href="https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits/employee-benefits/regular-faculty-staff-benefits/retirement/mandatory-retirement-plan" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits/employee-benefits/regular-faculty-staff-benefits/retirement/mandatory-retirement-plan" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="7" data-ogsc=""><span style="color:black!important;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span style="border-width:0px;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;" data-ogsc="black" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"><u>generous employer contributions into retirement plans</u></span></span></a><span style="color:black!important;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span 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This position also includes </span><b data-ogsc=""><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;border-width:0px;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ogsc="black" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"><strong>FREE on-site parking!</strong></span></b></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><i><strong>#UICC #RN #staffnurse #bestbenefits #clinicposition</strong></i></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong><u>Duties to include:</u></strong></span></p><ul><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Applies nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Assesses patient health care preferences and expectations.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Collaboratively coordinates the continuum of care across settings.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Develops patient care plan based on patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic conditions that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Implements patient care plan according to patient priorities, which includes interventions identified through nursing diagnoses. Documents/reports interventions and patient/family response.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Collaborates and integrates contributions of patients and families into multidisciplinary patient care plan.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Develops, coordinates and implements transfer/discharge planning throughout episode of care.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">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.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Driver's License and ability to meet UI Fleet Safety Standards</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">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.®</span></p><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>WECARE Core Values: </strong></span></p><ul><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Welcoming</strong> - 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.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Excellence</strong> - We aim to achieve and deliver our personal and collective best in the pursuit of quality and accessible healthcare, education, and research.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Collaboration</strong> - 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.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Accountability</strong> - We behave ethically, act with fairness and integrity, take responsibility for our own actions, and respond when errors in behavior or judgment occur.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Respect </strong>- <span style="line-height:13.8px;">We create an environment where every individual feels safe, valued, and respected, supporting the well-being and success of all members of our community.</span></span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Empowerment </strong>- <span style="line-height:13.8px;">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.</span></span></li></ul><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Percent of Time:</strong> 100%25 (40 hours per week)</span></p><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Schedule:</strong> Monday - Friday, 8-to-10-hour shifts with hours ranging between 7:30 AM – 8:00 PM. No<span style="line-height:115%25;"> weekends required. No holidays or on-call shifts required.</span></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Location:</strong> Iowa City, IA (and surround clinics/locations based on clinic needs)</span></p><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>• Availability to provide support to outreach clinics within a 2-hour radius required. Fleet Car provided. Paid drive time.</strong></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Pay Grade:</strong> 52 - </span><a href="https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/plans" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/plans</span></a></p><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Salary:</strong> $59,315- $108,805 at 100%25 time <strong><u>(based on years of experience)</u></strong></span></p><br><br><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span><strong><u>Education</u></strong></span></span></p><ul><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">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</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span><strong><u>Required Qualifications</u></strong></span></span></p><ul><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Current license to practice in the state of Iowa by the time of hire</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as demonstrated through written and verbal interactions.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">General computer skills are required.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Current course completion card in Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Driver's License and ability to meet UI Fleet Safety Standards</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;line-height:1.25;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Demonstrated excellent written/verbal communication.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span><strong><u>Highly Desirable Qualifications</u></strong></span></span></p><ul><li><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:9.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";">1-3 years of general nursing experience<u1:p></u1:p></span></span></p></li><li><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:9.0pt;"><span style="line-height:115%25;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-US;">1-2 years of pediatric or family medicine nursing experience<u1:p></u1:p></span></span></p></li><li><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:9.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";"><u1:p></u1:p></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Demonstrated experience fostering a welcoming and respectful work/academic environment.</span></p></li><li><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Previous experience successfully working autonomously.</span></li><li><p><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">The ability to adapt quickly to different clinical environments and patient populations is crucial; Float nurses must be comfortable working in various departments and clinics such as primary care and specialty services.</span></p><p> </p></li></ul><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span><strong><u>Desirable Qualifications</u></strong></span></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">If Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is not yet obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;color:black;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"><span style="background-color:white;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:9.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";">Familiarity with UI Health Care and ambulatory clinic workflows</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Previous experience with triage phone calls in outlook</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Previous experience with Epic messages/phone calls/results/fax inbox</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Previous experience with prior authorizations</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Assist with nurse visits during downtime</span></li><li><p><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Minimum 6 months ambulatory experience</span></p><p> </p></li></ul><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">In order to be considered, applicants<strong> </strong><i><strong><u>must upload resume and cover letter</u></strong></i> (under submission relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position.</span></p><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">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 Shaye-Short@uiowa.edu. </span></p><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">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. </span></p>
Application Requirements
Candidates must hold a nursing degree (Associate, Diploma, Baccalaureate, or Master's) and a current Iowa nursing license. Proficiency in basic life support, excellent communication skills, and the ability to meet fleet safety standards are required.