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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Staff Nurse - OBGYN Clinic (North Dodge) (90%25)

Registered NurseNo weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$61,782

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

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Job Description

UI Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a 90%25 Staff Nurse to work in the OBGYN Clinic at our North Dodge location.

Sign-on Incentive

Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000

to work at the Women's Health Clinic - North Dodge Street location.

Position Summary

Assess patients' nursing care needs, evaluate effectiveness of care provided, and integrate nursing theory and research into clinical practice. Provide leadership to members of the nursing team in order to maintain patient care standards.

Duties to Include

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.

University of Iowa Health Care—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.®

Percent of Time: 90%25 (36 hours per week)

Salary: $61,782 minimum at 100%25 effort to commensurate. Salary will be based on years of experience and percent effort

Schedule: Monday - Friday with rotating day off. 8:00AM -5:00PM. No weekends or holidays.

Location: 1360 North Dodge Street.

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

Education

An Associate’s Degree in Nursing, a Diploma in Nursing, a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing, Professional Masters of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader or a Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN, MA) is required

Required Qualifications

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
  • Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as demonstrated through written and verbal interactions.
  • Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire

In order to be considered, applicants must upload resume (under submission relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact nicole-olmstead@uiowa.edu

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

Key Responsibilities

The Staff Nurse will assess patient nursing care needs, develop and implement patient care plans, and coordinate the continuum of care. They will also provide leadership to the nursing team and ensure a safe environment by following established protocols.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an Associate’s Degree in Nursing or higher and possess a current license to practice nursing in Iowa. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with strong interpersonal abilities, are required for this role.

Key Skills

Patient assessmentPatient care planningInterdisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Nurse - OBGYN Clinic (North Dodge) (90%25) at University of Iowa a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Ob/gyn (RN) — ranked against 52 active Ob/gyn (RN) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

OB/GYN — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 57% have no call, 83% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
18% this job
CME allowance
18%
Loan repayment
14%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Ob/gyn (RN) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 52 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Iowa City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$296k≈ 4.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,270/mo≈ 25% of gross pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.5
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Iowa City, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Iowa City, Iowa
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Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus up to $10,000
Paid vacation
Sick leave
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Retirement plan with employer contributions