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

Nursing Float Pool (Tier 3) Adult Acute Care Services

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking skilled staff nurses for their Nursing Float Pool (Tier 3) also known as the Enterprise Staffing Pool for Adult Acute Care Services. These staff nurses will circulate several services to cover acute 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:

• Applies nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness
• Assesses patient health care preferences and expectations
• Collaboratively coordinates the continuum of care across settings
• Develops patient care plan based on patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic conditions that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes
• Implements patient care plan according to patient priorities, which includes interventions identified through nursing diagnoses. Documents/reports interventions and patient/family response
• Collaborates and integrates contributions of patients and families into multidisciplinary patient care plan
• Develops, coordinates and implements transfer/discharge planning throughout episode of care
• Implements nursing interventions according to department, division, and/or unit policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain safe environment for patients, visitors and staff. Follows universal precautions
• Prescheduled assignments (to cover planned vacancies, FMLAs)
• Anticipated 4-week schedule per assignment (with ability to cover just in time assignments as needed)
• Float within specialty between MCU & MCD campuses
• Weekend and holiday work requirements are subject to adjustment based on manager discretion, and the operational needs of assigned units

Percent of Time: 50% - 90% - 20 - 36 hours per week Schedule: Night shifts, holiday and weekend requirements Location: Iowa City, IA SEIU Pay Plan: PD20. Tier 3 Staff Nurses receive an additional $15/hr. on all hours worked.

Benefits Highlights:

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
• 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
• 2 or more years of current experience with Adult Acute Care is required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as demonstrated through written and verbal interactions
• General computer skills are required, including proficiency in managing multiple databases including Microsoft Excel
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire
• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing is highly desired
• If a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing is not yet obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable
• Current or Prior Agency experience is preferred
• A minimum of 2 years of inpatient nursing experience, preferably within the last 5 years, is highly desired

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.