The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Child Health Specialty Clinics (CHSC), is seeking an 80% Staff Nurse. This position is located in Decorah, IA.

Triages and assesses the nursing care needs of children with behavioral and/or mental health conditions or special healthcare needs; plans and coordinates care based on needs, and evaluates the significance of social, environmental and emotional factors relative to behavioral and/or mental health conditions and the effectiveness of care provided. Provides nursing component within the care coordination and/or clinical support roles for a Division of Child and Community Health Regional Center/Community Circle of Care Clinic. Ensures that services utilize the principles of family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, and culturally competent care in the provision of services to children with special health care needs.

Position Responsibilities:

Support regional center/clinic functions. Provide planning and care coordination functions such as: follow-up contacts with the family and community partners; coordinate and triage referrals; work with referral sources and agencies; and organize staff and family meetings.

Provide care coordination services regarding resources and referrals to the family of the child with special health care needs. Assist the family in coordination of and utilizing community, regional, or tertiary health care resources to restore, maintain, and promote health.

Conducts initial patient physical assessment by rooming patients and obtaining height, weight, blood pressure, and other vitals as needed. Determine needs of the child and family by means of discrimination between normal and abnormal physical, behavioral, psychosocial, and developmental findings. Reports all findings on medical record and to ARNP.

Develop and implement multidisciplinary care coordination plan (based on the principles of family driven care, the child’s condition, age, psychological, educational, and socioeconomic conditions) that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes. Integrate contributions of the child and family into the multidisciplinary care plan.

Assist the family, as appropriate, to follow through with the child’s treatment recommendations. Evaluate and document effectiveness of multidisciplinary plan of care.

Implement patient/family teaching plan based on identified health education needs of the child and family.

Assist the family to obtain necessary knowledge of health care financing entities such as Medicaid, EPSDT, SSI, state waivers, Iowa Cares, and the Hawk-i program. Evaluate and document effectiveness of patient/family teaching plan.

Document patient assessment and plan of care in the patient record and generate appropriate health reports.

Coordinate a continuum of care across community settings, facilitating communication between family and various providers. Serves as an advocate for the child and family.

Serve as the liaison with community care providers and tertiary care providers, by providing expert knowledge related to systems of care needed by children with special health care needs and their families.

Follow and maintain all patient care and safety standards, per UI Healthcare Policies and Procedures.

Perform other projects or tasks as assigned.

Percent of Time: 80%

Location: Decorah, IA

Salary: $ 42,160.80 (80%); https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan

Benefits Highlights: Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

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.®

Child Health Specialty Clinics is a community-based public health agency that serves children and youth, birth through 21, who live in Iowa and have or are at an increased risk for a chronic condition, and have a need for special services. Chronic conditions can include physical, developmental, behavioral and or emotional issues. Services are provided through family to family support, care coordination and clinical services.