Staff Nurse - Nursing Float Pool - 80-100%25 Perioperative Services Tier 3

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

9d•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, to provide perioperative services. Staff nurses will circulate and scrub across several services at the University of Iowa Health Care University Campus, Stead Family Children’s Hospital, UI Health Care Downtown Campus, and UI Health Care North Liberty Campus. The position is listed at 80–100% and involves rotating 8-, 10-, or 12-hour shifts on days, evenings, or nights. Weekend and holiday work is determined at management’s discretion. Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $12,500. Applicants must have a qualifying nursing degree or diploma, at least two years of perioperative circulating experience, and the ability to scrub two or more services. A current Iowa nursing license is required by the date of hire. Candidates will be required to self-disclose conviction history and undergo a criminal background check and credential and education verification. The position is not eligible for University employment-authorization sponsorship. A resume must be submitted with the application.

Requirements

A qualifying nursing credential: an associate’s degree in nursing, Diploma in Nursing, 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).
At least two years of perioperative nursing experience in a circulating role.
Ability to scrub two or more services.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members, demonstrated through written and verbal interactions.
General computer skills, including proficiency managing multiple databases and Microsoft Excel.
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa by the date of hire.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an academic medical center.
Current or prior agency experience.
A Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing.
If a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing has not yet been obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program.
At least two years of inpatient nursing experience, preferably within the last five years.

Responsibilities

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.
Participate in projects and committees to enhance unit functioning and support unit-level decision-making.
Use critical-thinking skills with adult patients across services in acute and ambulatory settings.
Prepare and educate patients for discharge following proper procedures.
Develop, implement, and monitor an interdisciplinary plan of care.
Participate in orienting new staff and providing ongoing personnel education as directed by the Nurse Manager or designee.
Apply quality-improvement principles to improve patient outcomes.
Follow UI Health Care policies regarding personal conduct, established leadership, responsiveness to supervisor instruction and coaching, and standards for appearance, attendance, and punctuality.
Circulate and scrub across perioperative services at the listed University of Iowa Health Care campuses.