Staff Nurse - Nursing Float Pool - Adult Critical Care Tier 2 Night Shifts

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

10h•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, serving Adult Critical Care Services. Nurses circulate among critical care units at the University Campus and UI Health Care Downtown Campus in Iowa City, Iowa. Tier 2 nurses receive an additional $7 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 night shifts, with weekend and holiday requirements. The role uses a self-scheduling model and requires floating within the specialty between MCU and MCD campuses. Nurses may receive just-in-time assignments, including covering sign-offs and census flexing, and are anticipated to spend 4–12 hours in an area. The position is scheduled for 24–36 hours per week (60%–90%).

Requirements

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 2 years of current Adult Critical Care/ICU experience.
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 such as Microsoft Excel.
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa by the date of hire.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing is highly desired.
CRRT training or experience is preferred.
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.
Collaboratively coordinate continuity of care across settings.
Develop patient care plans based on the patient’s condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic circumstances, 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.
Accept just-in-time assignments, including covering sign-offs and census flexing.
Float within the specialty between MCU and MCD campuses.