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

University of Iowa • Iowa City, IA

8h

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 Adult Intermediate Care Services. Nurses circulate among intermediate step-down units at the University Campus, Downtown Campus, and North Liberty Campus. Assignments may be prescheduled to cover planned vacancies, including FMLAs, and are anticipated to last four weeks, with the ability to cover assignments just in time as needed. The role is based in Iowa City, Iowa, and involves night shifts with weekend and holiday requirements. Weekend and holiday requirements may be adjusted at the manager’s discretion and according to the operational needs of assigned units. Tier 3 Staff Nurses receive an additional $15 per hour for all hours worked. A sign-on incentive of up to $12,500 is available to qualified applicants.

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 a Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN, MA) is required.
• At least 2 years of current Adult Intermediate 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 in managing multiple databases and Microsoft Excel.
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa by the date of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing.
• Current or prior agency experience.
• If a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing has not yet been obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program.
• At least 2 years of inpatient nursing experience, preferably within the last 5 years.

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 collaboratively 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 or 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.
• Cover prescheduled assignments for planned vacancies, including FMLAs, and provide just-in-time coverage as needed.
• Float within the specialty among MCU, MCD, and MCNL campuses.

Benefits

• Sign-on incentive of up to $12,500 for qualified applicants.
• Additional $15 per hour for all hours worked for Tier 3 Staff Nurses.
• Paid vacation.
• Sick leave.
• Health, dental, life, and disability insurance options.
• Employer contributions into retirement plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree