Staff Nurse - Nursing Float Pool - Adult Critical Care Tier 1 Night Shifts

All qualified applicants are eligible for a sign on incentive of up to $12,500

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking skilled staff nurses for their Nursing Float Pool (Tier 1) — also known as the Enterprise Staffing Pool — for Adult Critical Care Services.

These staff nurses will circulate between many units within Adult Critical Care Services at University of Iowa Health Care University 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 expectation
• Collaboratively coordinates the continuum of care across settings 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
• Just in time assignments (cover sign offs, census flexing)
• Anticipated 4-12 hours in an area
• Holiday and weekend requirements
• Float between many units within MCU campus

Percent of Time: 60% - 90% - 24 - 36 hours per week Schedule: Night shifts with holiday and weekend requirements

Location: Iowa City, IA

SEIU Pay Plan: PD20 Tier 1 Staff Nurses will receive an additional $5/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

Required Qualifications

• 1 or more years of current experience with Adult Critical Care/ICU is required