Posted May 27, 2026 · Last seen active Jul 28, 2026
What this might mean for you
University of Iowa Healthcare is an academic medical center — teaching floors, residents in the halls, and more sub-specialties to grow into. It's a night shift — quieter halls, a tighter crew, and your daylight hours back.
At a glance: what the posting states
Shift
night
Patient load & staffing
Sign-on incentive: Candidates are eligible for a sign on incentive of up to $12,500 based on experience 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 Behavioral Services.
Hiring employer
University of Iowa Healthcare
Worth asking
What is the base pay range, and which differentials apply for this shift, unit, weekends, holidays, or call?
What are the weekends, holidays, call, and rotation requirements?
What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
What patient load should I expect, how is floating handled, and what staffing support is typical?
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
About this role
Sign-on incentive: Candidates are eligible for a sign on incentive of up to $12,500 based on experience
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 Behavioral Services. These staff nurses will circulate between many units within Adult Acute 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
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• 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
• Able to float every 4 hours
• Days, nights, and weekend rotating opportunities
• Float between many units within one hospital/specialty
Percent of Time: 50% - 100% - 20 - 40 hours per week
Schedule:
Day shifts, every third weekend and rotating holidays
Location: Iowa City, IA
SEIU Pay Plan: PD20 https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan. Tier 1 Staff Nurses 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 - click here for details
For more information about why you should select UI Health Care, click here
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 Psychiatric and Medical experience 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
Skills for this role
Patient CareDischarge Planning
Requirements
Registered Nurse (RN)
RN
• An Associate’s Degree in Nursing
a Diploma in Nursing
a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing
MNHP
MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader or a Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN
MA) is required
Benefits
Paid vacation
Sick leave
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Retirement plans with generous employer contributions
Sign-on incentive up to $12,500 based on experience
About the employer
UI
University of Iowa Healthcare
Academic Medical Center
University of Iowa Health Care is an academic medical center located in Iowa City, Iowa, integrated with the University of Iowa. The system encompasses multiple campuses including University Campus, Stead Family Children's Hospital, UI Health Care Downtown Campus, and UI…
3.6 Google rating
What reviewers appreciate
+Sign-on bonus up to $12,500 for qualified nursing candidates
+Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and life insurance
+Academic medical center environment with opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
What reviewers flag
−Float pool positions require working across multiple campuses and services with variable assignments, demanding high adaptability
−Tier 3 float pool roles require both circulating and scrubbing across multiple perioperative services, increasing role complexity
−Nurses must apply critical thinking across all services in both acute and ambulatory settings, requiring broad clinical competence
Benefits: UI Health Care offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package including employee health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, wellness programs, retirement benefits, counseling services, and child care support. The package is designed to value employees' health, well-being, and long-term future at Iowa.
Iowa City blends Big Ten college-town energy with Midwestern accessibility, giving traveling RNs a mix of cultural events, riverfront trails, and a compact downtown core. Home to the University of Iowa's medical campus, it offers consistent clinical opportunities in a setting that feels both intellectually vibrant and genuinely welcoming to newcomers.
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