Staff Nurse - Enterprise Staffing Pool - Adult Intermediate Care Tier 2 Night Shifts

University of Iowa • Iowa City, IA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking skilled staff nurses for their Enterprise Staffing Pool (Tier 2) for Adult Intermediate Care Services. These staff nurses will circulate several services to cover intermediate step-down units at University of Iowa Health Care University Campus, UI Health Care Downtown Campus, and UI Health Care North Liberty Campus. The position involves just-in-time assignments, covering sign-offs and census flexing, with anticipated 4-12 hour assignments in an area. Staff may potentially float within one campus every 4 hours. Opportunities include days, nights, and weekends, with holiday and weekend requirements. Float within specialty between any of the hospitals/clinics is expected once oriented with appropriate competencies. The role is a regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa, with a schedule of night shifts, every third weekend, and rotating holidays. The percentage of time is 60% to 90% of 24-36 hours per week.

Requirements

• 2 or more years of current experience with Adult Intermediate Care/ICU is required
• 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
• General computer skills are required, including proficiency in managing multiple databases including Microsoft Excel
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire

Nice To Haves

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing is highly desired
• 2 or more years of current experience with Adult Critical Care is desired
• CRRT trained/experience is preferred
• Current or Prior Agency experience desired
• If Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is not yet obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable

Responsibilities

• 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
• Just in time assignments (cover sign offs, census flexing)
• Anticipated 4-12 hours in an area
• Able to potentially float within one campus every 4 hours
• Days, nights, and weekend rotating opportunities
• Holiday and weekend requirements
• Float within specialty between any of the hospitals/clinics (once oriented with appropriate competencies)

Benefits

• Sign on incentive of up to $12,500
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree