Staff Nurse - Burn Unit​/Night

Sign-on Incentive

All qualified candidates are eligible for a sign on incentive of up to $10,000.

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. ®

This is a 17‑bed unit equipped with a state‑of‑the‑art hydrotherapy room for burn/wound dressing care, a pediatric playroom, and a rehabilitation gym. The unit cares for both adult and pediatric burn patients as well as an adult trauma population requiring intermediate monitoring care. The unit has both inpatient and outpatient (Burn Clinic) facilities. Our staff also provide burn outreach and education and annually host a Burn Camp for burn patient survivors.

The American College of Surgeons designated our unit as a Level I Burn Center since 1996.

• 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 a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff. Follows universal precautions.

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Day and night rotating shifts, will include an every other weekend and every other holiday rotation.

Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa.

$61,183 minimum at 100% effort to commensurate. This does not include differentials. Salary will vary based on years of experience and percent of effort.

• Shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts.
• Premium pay for additional shifts greater than 4 hours.
• Inpatient differential of up to $10,000 per year based on percent time.

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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Relocation Assistant available to qualified applicants.

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• 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).

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as demonstrated through written and verbal interactions.
• General computer skills.

• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire.

• 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.
• Previous healthcare experience with the Burn patient population.
• Knowledge of University policies and procedures.

• Classification
  
  Title:
  
  Staff Nurse
• Appointment Type: SEIU
• Schedule:
  
  Part‑time

• Pay Level: 52

• Organization:
  Healthcare
• Contact Name:
  Kylie Guy
• Contact Email: kylie-guy

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 Kylie Guy at kylie-guy.

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.