Neurology Clinic - Neuroimmunology Staff Nurse

Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000.

The UI Health Care Department of Neurology is looking to hire a full-time Staff Nurse to provide to provide excellent patient care in the Neurology Outpatient Clinic. The Staff Nurse will focus primarily on the Neuroimmunology patient population and will assess those patients' nursing care needs, evaluate effectiveness of care provided, and provide leadership to members of the nursing team.

As part of the care team, the Staff Nurse may also assist with additional patient populations as needs arise. Patient diagnoses may include epilepsy, stroke, movement disorders, and headache.

Job Duties Include:

• Incorporates scientific, behavioral and humanistic principles for application to clinical practice. 
• Utilizes, adheres and supports departmental standards and practice guidelines.
• 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 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. 
• Assumes accountability for the provision of care for patients.  
• Assumes responsibility for care provided by self and other staff members under the nurse's direction. 
• Evaluates the quality of nursing care provided by other staff members. 
• Participates as a member of the health care team utilizing effective communication skills. 
• Participates in the development of unit, division, department and hospital policies, procedures and protocols. 
• Contributes to the solutions of staffing issues. 
• Contributes to cost containment strategies in unit. 
• Participates in projects/committees for enhanced functioning of the unit and supports unit level decision-making. 
• Responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of an interdisciplinary plan of care. 
• Participates in ongoing strategic planning process. 
• Participates in the development and implementation of computer applications. 
• Performs other