What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Nurse - Anesthesia Acute Pain Service position at The University of Iowa?
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Anesthesia Acute Pain Service is seeking a Staff Nurse to assess patients' nursing care needs, evaluate effectiveness of care provided, and integrate nursing theory and research into clinical practice. Provide leadership to members of the nursing team in order to maintain patient care standards with regard to pain management.
Responsibilities to include:
- Incorporates scientific, behavioral and humanistic principles for application to clinical practice.
- Utilizes, adheres and supports departmental standards and practice guidelines.
- 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.
- Implements emergency care procedures in potential or actual emergencies according to departmental policies, procedures and protocols.
- Maintains skills/competency related to special equipment, medications, and procedures common to the patient population of the unit/division.
- Evaluates patient's response to multidisciplinary care.
- Uses evaluation data to revise and implement change.
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.®
Percent of Time: 80%
Schedule: Daily shift (M-F) totaling 32 hours per week, to be scheduled between the hours of 5:00 AM - 4:00 PM, occasionally until 6:00 PM for vacation coverage.
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
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
Required Qualifications
- Current license to practice nursing in the State of Iowa is required by date of hire.
- 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.
- Demonstrated ability to apply critical thinking/problem solving.
Desirable Qualifications
- Demonstrates strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to function independently.
- Current experience with interventional pain procedures under fluoroscopy and ultrasound.
- Experience with patient monitoring and care during interventional procedures including IV medication administration
- Demonstration of active attainment of a solid knowledge base (through professional reading, inservice attendance and attainment of CEUs) in the area of Pain Management Nursing within the previous 12 months
- 3-5 years of experience in an ambulatory care setting or inpatient setting with experience that includes pain management (including experience with pain management during painful procedures), aseptic technique and venipuncture
- Current experience with telephone patient care management
- Certification in Pain Management Nursing or a related nursing field
In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check and education/credential verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
For additional questions, please contact Holly Newville at holly-newville@uiowa.edu
