Pays $61,782/year$35k below the Registered Nurse market median of ~$96k (474 jobs) · Above average in Registered Nurse roles for work-life (6.4/10, vs 5,324 in this profession)

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Staff Nurse -Digestive Health Clinic - Triage RN (100%25)

Registered Nurse Above average in Registered Nurse rolesNo weekendsFull-Time
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

About the Role

Full-time triage staff nurse for Digestive Health Clinic. M-F, no weekends or holidays. $61,782/year + $10k sign-on. Iowa City, IA.

Join University of Iowa as a Staff Nurse – Digestive Health Triage, No Weekends in Iowa City, Iowa, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $61,782/year
  • Signing bonus: $10,000.
  • Pension plan offered.
  • Paid vacation
  • Sick leave
  • Health, dental, life, and disability insurance options

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off, a signing bonus. Work with University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Triage Staff Nurse will assess, diagnose, and treat patients within the Digestive Health Clinic while coordinating the continuum of care. Responsibilities include developing patient care plans, implementing nursing interventions, and managing discharge planning in a multidisciplinary environment.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current nursing license in Iowa and possess at least an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required, with preference given to those with a BSN or MSN and one year of GI/Liver experience.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

TriageNursing theoryPatient assessmentCare planningDischarge planningUniversal precautionsInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsGI/Liver carePatient educationMultidisciplinary collaborationDocumentation

Telehealth Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Telehealth Nursing listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 26% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$62k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $70k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

University of Iowa ranks #13 of 13 employers hiring Registered Nurse on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Nurse -Digestive Health Clinic - Triage RN (100%25) at University of Iowa a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Registered Nurse roles — ranked against 5,324 active Registered Nurse roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.4/10 on work-life balance for Registered Nurse roles.

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About University of Iowa

Hospitals and Health Care
Iowa City, Iowa
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus up to $10,000
Paid vacation
Sick leave
Health, dental, life, and disability insurance options
Generous employer contributions into retirement plans