Staff Nurse - Nursing Float Pool - Adult Acute Care Tier 3 Day Shifts

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

11h•Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking skilled staff nurses for its Nursing Float Pool (Tier 3), also known as the Enterprise Staffing Pool, serving Adult Acute Care Services. Nurses circulate among several services to cover acute care units at the University Campus, Downtown Campus, and North Liberty Campus. Tier 3 Staff Nurses receive an additional $15 per hour on all hours worked. Assignments are prescheduled to cover planned vacancies, including FMLAs, and are anticipated to last four weeks. Nurses may also be asked to cover just-in-time assignments as needed and will float within their specialty between MCU and MCD campuses. Weekend and holiday requirements may be adjusted at the manager’s discretion based on the operational needs of assigned units. This is a regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa. The position is listed as 20–36 hours per week, with day shifts and holiday and weekend requirements. A sign-on incentive of up to $12,500 is available to all qualified applicants. The role requires an associate’s degree in nursing, a nursing diploma, a bachelor’s degree in nursing, a Professional Master of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), an MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader, or a master’s degree in nursing (MSN, MA). Candidates must have at least two years of current Adult Acute Care experience and an Iowa nursing license by the date of hire.

Requirements

An associate’s degree in nursing, a diploma in nursing, a bachelor’s degree in nursing, a Professional Master of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), an MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader, or a master’s degree in nursing (MSN, MA) is required.
At least 2 years of current Adult Acute Care experience 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 are required, including proficiency in managing multiple databases such as Microsoft Excel.
A current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by the date of hire.

Nice To Haves

A Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing is highly desired.
Active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable if a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing has not yet been obtained.
Current or prior agency experience is preferred.
At least 2 years of inpatient nursing experience, preferably within the last 5 years, is highly desired.

Responsibilities

Apply nursing theory to assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate patient responses to health and illness.
Assess patients’ health care preferences and expectations.
Collaboratively coordinate the continuum of care across settings.
Develop patient care plans based on patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, 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 or 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.
Cover prescheduled assignments for planned vacancies, including FMLAs, and provide just-in-time coverage as needed.
Float within the specialty between MCU and MCD campuses.