Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)- IRL Urology
The Iowa River Landing Urology Clinic is seeking a 100% Licensed Practical Nurse. An LPN functions within the scope of the practical nursing license to assist providers with patient care.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Performs patient rooming, which may include vital signs, weight, height, and current history. Documents or reviews all pertinent data, including allergies, current medications, and health history.
2. Performs various screening tests in preparation for patient’s physical examination.
3. Administers medications, gives injections, monitors intravenous fluids and performs treatments which are within the practical nurse scope of practice. Observes and documents patient reactions to medications and treatments.
4. Assesses visual acuity, oxygen saturation, and blood glucose levels.
5. Assists in examinations of patients and diagnostic procedures.
6. Provides pre-op patient education under direct or indirect supervision of the physician, or clinic RN.
7. Initiates basic cardiac life support and assists in emergency situations as needed.
8. Assures timely reporting of lab work to physician staff.
9. Completes clinic prep for assigned provider including collection of external records and imaging.
University of Iowa HealthCare—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.®
University of Iowa Health Care–Iowa River Landing offers the world-class, academic-level medicine you expect from UI HealthCare in a convenient medical office building that makes visiting the doctor a pleasant experience. Our pledge at UI Health Care–Iowa River Landing is that our patients will receive the best possible care in a friendly, compassionate, efficient way.
Percent of Time: 100%
Schedule: 40 hours/week accomplished between the hours of 8:30am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday with a 30-minute lunch, rotating late shifts, and a Saturday rotation.
Location: Iowa River Landing
Merit Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/merit-alpha-matrix
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. For more information, click here.
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MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
1. Licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with the Iowa Board of Nursing, or eligible for temporary work permit. Responsible to take the required continuing education hours to maintain a valid LPN certification.
2. Basic Cardiac Life Support provider.
Application Process: In order to be considered, applicants must upload a resume (under submission relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position.
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days.
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. Professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process
Reach out to Anne Beyerink at anne-phillips@uiowa.edu
Equal opportunity employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.
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