Staff Nurse - Nursing Float Pool - Adult Intermediate Care Tier 1, Day Shifts

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

7h•Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking skilled staff nurses for its Nursing Float Pool (Tier 1), also known as the Enterprise Staffing Pool, serving Adult Intermediate Care Services. Staff nurses circulate among many adult intermediate care units at the University Campus in Iowa City. The role uses a self-scheduling model and includes just-in-time assignments, such as covering sign-offs and census flexing. Assignments are anticipated to last 4–12 hours in an area. Tier 1 Staff Nurses receive an additional $5 per hour for all hours worked, and qualified applicants are eligible for a sign-on incentive of up to $12,500. This is a regular salaried position scheduled for day shifts, 25–36 hours per week (90% time), with holiday and weekend requirements. The position includes a benefits package with paid vacation, sick leave, health, dental, life and disability insurance options, and employer contributions to retirement plans. The successful candidate will apply nursing theory throughout patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation; coordinate and implement patient care in collaboration with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams; and support transfer and discharge planning. The nurse will follow unit policies, procedures, and protocols, including universal precautions, to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.

Requirements

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.
One or more years of current experience with Adult Intermediate Care is required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members, demonstrated through written and verbal interactions.
General computer skills, including proficiency in managing multiple databases and Microsoft Excel.
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa by the date of hire.

Nice To Haves

A Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing is highly desired.
Two or more years of current experience with Adult Intermediate Care is desired.
If a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing has not yet been obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.

Responsibilities

Apply nursing theory to assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate patient responses to health and illness.
Assess patients’ health care preferences and expectations.
Coordinate the continuum of care across settings and socioeconomic conditions, prescribing interventions to attain expected outcomes.
Implement patient care plans according to patient priorities, including interventions identified through nursing diagnoses, and document or report interventions and patient and family responses.
Collaborate with patients and families and integrate their contributions into multidisciplinary patient care plans.
Develop, coordinate, and implement transfer and discharge planning throughout the episode of care.
Implement nursing interventions according to department, division, and/or unit policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
Follow universal precautions.
Complete just-in-time assignments, including covering sign-offs and census flexing.
Float among many adult intermediate care units at the University Campus.