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

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

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking skilled staff nurses for their Nursing Float Pool (Tier 2) also known as the Enterprise Staffing Pool for Adult Intermediate Care Services. These staff nurses will circulate several services to cover intermediate care units at University of Iowa Health Care University Campus, UI Health Care Downtown Campus, and UI Health Care North Liberty Campus. Key areas of responsibility include applying nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness, assessing patient health care preferences and expectations, collaboratively coordinating the continuum of care across settings, developing patient care plans based on patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic conditions, implementing patient care plans according to patient priorities, documenting/reporting interventions and patient/family response, collaborating and integrating contributions of patients and families into multidisciplinary patient care plans, developing, coordinating, and implementing transfer/discharge planning throughout the episode of care, implementing nursing interventions according to department, division, and/or unit policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff, and following universal precautions. Anticipated shifts are 4-12 hours in an area, with the ability to potentially float within one campus every 4 hours, and holiday and weekend requirements. Percent of time is 50% - 90%, 20 - 36 hours per week, with day shifts and holiday and weekend requirements. Location is Iowa City, IA, with SEIU Pay Plan PD20. Benefits include a regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa, a fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

Education requirement: An associate's degree in nursing, a diploma in nursing, a 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. Required qualifications include 2 or more years of current experience with adult intermediate care, excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as demonstrated through written and verbal interactions, general computer skills, including proficiency in managing multiple databases including Microsoft Excel, and current license to practice nursing in Iowa by date of hire. Desired qualifications include a baccalaureate degree in nursing and 2 or more years of current experience with adult intermediate care. Please include a resume with your submission. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Tiffany Perkins at View email address on click.appcast.io. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.