Health Care & Nursing

UI Health Care - Nurse Residency Program

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking nursing grads for our Nurse Residency Program. An outstanding opportunity awaits new graduate nurses at one of the nation's premier teaching and research facilities, University of Iowa Health Care. We were originally designated in 2004 and re-designated in 2008, 2013, 2018, and 2023 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program that distinguishes nursing excellence both nationally and internationally. Our Nurse Residency Program is designed to assist newly graduated licensed staff nurses with the transition from nursing school to a confident, competent, registered nurse. The Nurse Residency Program at the University of Iowa is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Through your first year as a registered nurse at UI Health Care you will receive additional support and training from the Nurse Residency Program Coordinator, Nurse Educators, and clinically experienced preceptors. Monthly resident program classes/meetings will supplement your unit based orientation with additional hands on training, expert lectures and facilitator lead small group discussions. The residency classes provide didactic, evidence-based content essential to developing your clinical, inter-personal communication skills, and confidence in your practice. In daily practice, the staff nurse will assess patients' nursing care needs, evaluate effectiveness of care provided, and integrate nursing theory and research into clinical practice. Staff will provide leadership to members of the nursing team in order to maintain patient care standards. Schedule: varies by unit. Location: University Campus, Downtown Campus, or North Liberty Campus. Pay differentials: shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts. Premium pay for additional shifts greater than 4 hours. health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

Qualifications: Application requirements: your resume must include the month and year of your anticipated graduation. Your resume must include information from your internship/externship experiences and clinical rotation experiences. Describe the experience (summer externship, senior internship, preceptorship, role transition, clinical rotation). Hospital or facility where these were completed. Type of unit you were working on. During your work experiences or academic nursing program have you earned any certifications (i.e. Please note: this application is designated for academic RN program graduates with no previous RN experience. Staff nurses with previous RN experience please apply to the individual requisitions consistent with your areas of interest. University of Iowa