Staff Nurse - Nursing Float Pool - Adult Acute Care Tier 1, Day Shifts
About The Position
The University of Iowa Health Care is seeking staff nurses for its Nursing Float Pool (Tier 1), also known as the Enterprise Staffing Pool, serving Adult Acute Care Services at the University Campus in Iowa City, Iowa. Nurses circulate among multiple adult acute care units within one hospital. The role uses a self-scheduling model and includes just-in-time assignments, such as covering sign-offs and flexing with census needs. Assignments in an area are anticipated to last 4–12 hours. Tier 1 staff nurses receive an additional $5 per hour for all hours worked. The position is scheduled for day shifts and requires weekend and holiday availability.
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 1 year 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.
- General computer skills, including proficiency managing multiple databases and Microsoft Excel.
- 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 Acute 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 collaboratively across settings.
- Develop patient care plans based on patient condition, age, psychological, educational, and socioeconomic factors, incorporating interventions that support expected outcomes.
- Implement 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 incorporate their contributions into multidisciplinary care plans.
- Develop, coordinate, and implement transfer and discharge planning throughout the episode of care.
- Implement nursing interventions according to department, division, and unit policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
- Follow universal precautions.
- Cover just-in-time assignments, including sign-offs and census flexing.
- Float among multiple adult acute care units within one hospital.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus up to $12,500 for qualified candidates.
- Additional $5 per hour for all hours worked by Tier 1 Staff Nurses.
- Paid vacation.
- Sick leave.
- Health, dental, life, and disability insurance options.
- Employer contributions into retirement plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
