Staff Nurse - Nursing Float Pool - Adult Intermediate Care Tier 1, Night Shifts

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking skilled staff nurses for its Nursing Float Pool (Tier 1), also known as the Enterprise Staffing Pool, to provide care for Adult Intermediate Care Services. Nurses circulate among multiple Adult Intermediate Care units at University of Iowa Health Care’s University Campus and receive just-in-time assignments, including covering sign-offs and census flexing. Assignments in an area are anticipated to last 4–12 hours. The position uses a self-scheduling model and requires night shifts, weekends, and holidays. Tier 1 Staff Nurses receive an additional $5 per hour for all hours worked. Qualified applicants are eligible for a sign-on incentive of up to $12,500. This is a regular salaried position in Iowa City, Iowa, with a stated workload of 25–36 hours per week (90%).

Requirements

An associate’s degree in nursing, a diploma in nursing, a baccalaureate degree in nursing, Professional Master of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader, or a master’s degree in nursing (MSN, MA) is required.
At least 1 year 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 are required, including proficiency in managing multiple databases and 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.
At least 2 years of current Adult Intermediate Care experience is desired.
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.
Coordinate the continuum of care across settings and socioeconomic conditions, prescribing interventions to attain expected outcomes.
Implement patient care plans according to patient priorities and nursing diagnoses; document and 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.
Take just-in-time assignments, including covering sign-offs and census flexing.
Float among multiple units within the MCU campus.
Use the self-scheduling model and meet holiday and weekend requirements.