Registered Nurse
State of Iowa - Executive Branch
Coralville, Iowa
RN
Posted Aug 19
- Shift
- Rotating
- Unit
- Psych
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Role
- Schedule
- Rotating
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Term
- Travel
- Setting
- Clinic
- Accepts
- RN
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About this role
Available shifts are Evenings and Overnights (every other weekend)
Coordinate health services for the general patient population to meet applicable policies and standards by:
Complete health appraisals on admission and do periodic health appraisals to both patients and staff according to DOC policy Conduct a health clinic for patients in order to identify significant medical, mental health and/or dental issues, determine appropriate nursing interventions and make referrals as needed. Physical examination of all reported patient injuries/illness which may also include staff. Document required visits to patients in segregated status.
Maintain DOC electronic medical records consistent with appropriate standards. Maintain an ongoing awareness of patients with potential for self-destructive behavior. Assess patients to identify appropriate mental health nursing interventions.
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Collaborate with members of an inter-disciplinary health team to plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate patient care. Respond to all medical emergencies and provide emergency health care Plan and conduct emergency drills in accordance with institutional procedure. Assume primary clinical responsibility for health services to patients during weekend and holiday assignment Complete discharge summaries on patients scheduled to leave.
Practice nursing following State board practice standards. Assist the medical practitioner, dentist, psychiatrist as needed, providing accurate, precise communications, and hands-on delivery. Transcribe and note practitioner orders electronically.
Organizes and coordinate services through daily schedules of appointments and clinic visits. Complete lab services, including phlebotomy, EKG’s as ordered. Assist with telemedicine and x-ray services.
Complete central supply tasks of cleaning, packaging, and sterilizing medical supplies. Maintain an institutional health services procedure manual. Communicate as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team.
Working with mental health staff and patients mental health concerns/issues.
communications, and hands-on delivery.
Transcribe and note practitioner orders electronically. Organizes and coordinate services through daily schedules of appointments and clinic visits. Complete lab services, including phlebotomy, EKG’s as ordered. Assist with telemedicine and x-ray services. Complete central supply tasks of cleaning, packaging, and sterilizing medical supplies. Maintain an institutional health services procedure manual. Communicate as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team. Working with mental health staff an -patients mental health concerns/issues
E-Verify and Right to Work
The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov .
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator's Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
NOTE: Please include your State of Iowa or Compact State License Number when submitting your application
Compact license holders are required to obtain an Iowa license within 60 days
For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description .
Additional Qualification Requirements
More information regarding the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing is available at the Nurse Licensure Compact
Review the provisions of the statute that authorized the creation of the Nurse Licensure Compact at Chapter 152E, Iowa Code .
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Requirements
- RN
- Iowa RN license or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) multi-state license
- Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator's Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
Place
- City
- Coralville, Iowa
- Median rent
- $1,057/mo
- Local household income
- $69,144/yr
- State price level
- 12% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Iowa index 87.8, where 100 is the national average.
Coralville sits just northwest of Iowa City along the Iowa River, offering a small-city feel with easy access to Big Ten college-town amenities. Coralville Lake and nearby trails provide outdoor recreation, while the Coral Ridge Mall anchors local retail. It's a practical home base for nurses working at the University of Iowa Hospitals.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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You would be joining State of Iowa Executive Branch work based in Coralville, Iowa. The town sits next to Iowa City, with slightly more affordable housing and a small-town pace, while University of Iowa Hospitals and other city amenities stay…
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