Staff Nurse - Nursing Float Pool - Adult Intermediate Care Tier 2 Day Shifts

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking skilled staff nurses for its Nursing Float Pool (Tier 2), also known as the Enterprise Staffing Pool, to support Adult Intermediate Care Services. Staff nurses circulate among services to cover intermediate care units at the University Campus, Downtown Campus, and North Liberty Campus. The role involves just-in-time assignments, including covering sign-offs and census flexing. Assignments are anticipated to last 4–12 hours, and nurses may float within one campus every four hours. Nurses also float within the specialty between the MCU, MCD, and MCNL campuses. The position is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and works day shifts with weekend and holiday requirements. The schedule is 20–36 hours per week, with a stated time percentage of 50%25–90%25. This is a regular salaried position. Benefits include paid vacation, sick leave, health, dental, life, and disability insurance options, and employer contributions to retirement plans. A sign-on incentive of up to $10,000 is available to all qualified applicants.

Requirements

An associate’s degree in nursing, a diploma in nursing, a baccalaureate 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 Intermediate 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, are required.
General computer skills, including proficiency in managing multiple databases and Microsoft Excel, are required.
A current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by the date of hire.
A resume must be included with the application.
Candidates must self-disclose conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential and education verification.
The position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

Nice To Haves

A baccalaureate degree in nursing is highly desired.
At least 2 years of current Adult Intermediate Care experience is also listed as desired.

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 collaboratively 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.
Complete just-in-time assignments, including covering sign-offs and census flexing.
Float among Adult Intermediate Care services and campuses, potentially within one campus every four hours.