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

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking staff nurses for its Nursing Float Pool (Tier 2), also known as the Enterprise Staffing Pool, serving Adult Acute Care Services. Nurses circulate among acute care units at the University Campus, Downtown Campus, and North Liberty Campus. The role includes just-in-time assignments, such as covering sign-offs and census flexing, with anticipated assignments of 4–12 hours in an area. Staff nurses float within their specialty between MCU and MCD campuses and use a self-scheduling model. The position is based in Iowa City, Iowa, with day shifts and holiday and weekend requirements. It is a regular salaried position, scheduled for 24–36 hours per week (listed as 60%–90%). Tier 2 Staff Nurses receive an additional $7 per hour on all hours worked. Qualified applicants may be eligible for a sign-on incentive of up to $12,500.

Requirements

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 master’s degree in nursing (MSN, MA) is required.
One or more years of current Adult Acute 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.

Nice To Haves

A baccalaureate degree in nursing is highly desired.
If a baccalaureate degree in nursing has not yet been obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.
A minimum of two years of inpatient nursing experience, preferably within the last five years, is highly desired.

Responsibilities

Apply nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of 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 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 within the specialty between MCU and MCD campuses and provide coverage across acute care units at the listed campuses.