Staff Nurse - Nursing Float Pool - Adult Critical Care Tier 3 Night Shifts

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

14h•Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking skilled staff nurses for its Nursing Float Pool, also known as the Enterprise Staffing Pool, to support Adult Critical Care Services. Nurses circulate among critical care units at the University Campus and Downtown Campus in Iowa City, Iowa. Assignments may cover prescheduled vacancies, including FMLAs, and are anticipated to follow a four-week schedule, with the ability to cover assignments just in time as needed. Nurses float within specialty areas between the MCU and MCD campuses. Weekend and holiday work requirements may be adjusted at the manager’s discretion based on operational needs. The position is listed as 20–36 hours per week (50%–90%). Night shifts are required, with holiday and weekend requirements. Tier 3 Staff Nurses receive an additional $15 per hour on all hours worked. Qualified applicants are eligible for a sign-on incentive of up to $12,500.

Requirements

An associate’s degree in nursing, diploma in nursing, bachelor’s degree in nursing, Professional Master of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader, or master’s degree in nursing (MSN, MA) is required.
At least 2 years of current Adult Critical Care/ICU 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, including 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.
CRRT training or experience is preferred.
Current or prior agency experience is desired.
If a baccalaureate degree in nursing has not yet been obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.
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 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 in accordance with department, division, and/or unit policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff; follow universal precautions.
Cover prescheduled vacancies, including FMLAs, and provide just-in-time coverage as needed.
Float within specialty areas between MCU and MCD campuses.