Nurse Float Pool

Council Bluffs, Iowa

As a Campus Float Nurse at CHI Health, you will bring your clinical expertise to provide exceptional patient care across multiple units.

Eligibility: Clinical nursingSign-on bonus

Posted Sep 11

Shift and hours: Days36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Nursing Float Personnel · Hospital
License: RN licenseActive RN licensure in the state of Nebraska/Iowa or compact
Term: Permanent

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What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Iowa staff rolesIowa staff postings that state pay run $19/hr to $47/hr, the middle half $31/hr to $41/hr, across 465 postings.
Pay differential: Your experience will be rewarded with premium differentials, in addition to standard night and weekend pay. Your experience will be rewarded with premium differentials, in addition to standard night and weekend pay.
Sign-on bonus: $10,000
Tuition assistance: up to $10,000 educational assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements
Extra pay: premium differentials and standard night and weekend pay
Bonus: up to $10,000 sign-on bonus We are also offering up to $10,000 sign-on bonus and up to $10,000 educational assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements
Bonus: up to $10,000 educational assistanceto new hires who meet the eligibility requirements

Benefits

BenefitsPrescription drugPrescription drug
BenefitsVision plansVision plans
BenefitsLife insuranceLife insurance
BenefitsPaid time offPaid time off
BenefitsTuition reimbursementTuition reimbursement
BenefitsRetirement plan benefits including 401(k)Retirement plan benefits including 401(k)

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Benefits403(b) and other defined benefits403(b) and other defined benefits
Medical
Dental

The role and schedule

Floating: float across multiple units As a Campus Float Nurse at CHI Health, you will bring your clinical expertise to provide exceptional patient care across multiple units.
Day to day: monitoring patients' conditions and assessing their needs - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs
Day to day: collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients
Day to day: administering medications and providing treatments according to orders - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders
Day to day: fostering a supportive and compassionate environment for patients and families - Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families.
Hours stated: Full Time, 72 hours/pay period

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As a Campus Float Nurse at CHI Health, you will bring your clinical expertise to provide exceptional patient care across multiple units. Every day, you will build trust in these interactions by presenting a positive attitude and by being reliable. Your success in this role comes from your knowledge to provide care to various disease processes in a variety of situations ranging from minor to critical while being able to consistently remain calm and positive. - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders - Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families.

Your experience will be rewarded with premium differentials, in addition to standard night and weekend pay. We are also offering up to $10,000 sign-on bonus and up to $10,000 educational assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

What's around it?

In Council Bluffs, IA

Council Bluffs, IAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 12% below the US average

Median rent: $1,030/mo
Household income: $64,578/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Council Bluffs, IA

NeighborhoodsProspective residents often settle in established communities such as the West End, East End, and Twin City, all known locally for their quiet residential atmosphere, relative affordability, and straightforward street access. Downtown Council Bluffs provides a more historic setting with century-old homes, while properties near the Loess Hills and outer edges offer larger residential lots and scenic bluffs.

Prospective residents often settle in established communities such as the West End, East End, and Twin City, all known locally for their quiet residential atmosphere, relative affordability, and straightforward street access. Downtown Council Bluffs provides a more historic setting with century-old homes, while properties near the Loess Hills and outer edges offer larger residential lots and scenic bluffs.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: homes.com

Getting aroundTypical commutes in Council Bluffs average roughly 17 to 19 minutes, allowing healthcare professionals quick access to the city's two local hospitals and 14 outpatient clinics. The city sits directly across the Missouri River from Omaha, connected by major interstate river crossings and the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, making interstate travel between healthcare systems straightforward. Personal vehicles are the primary commute mode, and hospital parking is typically ample and surface-lot based.

Typical commutes in Council Bluffs average roughly 17 to 19 minutes, allowing healthcare professionals quick access to the city's two local hospitals and 14 outpatient clinics. The city sits directly across the Missouri River from Omaha, connected by major interstate river crossings and the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, making interstate travel between healthcare systems straightforward.

Personal vehicles are the primary commute mode, and hospital parking is typically ample and surface-lot based.

Sources

As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: councilbluffsiowa.com Source 3: livability.com Source 4: traveliowa.com

OutdoorsCouncil Bluffs features over 48 miles of trails and 28 public parks, highlighted by Lake Manawa State Park, which covers over 1,500 acres for boating, swimming, fishing, and trail walking. River's Edge Park on the Missouri River offers open greenspace, public art like the 'Looking Up' sculpture, and a direct link to the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge. Outdoor enthusiasts also explore the steep bluffs along the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway, the Iowa Riverfront Trail, and the Wabash Trace Nature Trail.

Council Bluffs features over 48 miles of trails and 28 public parks, highlighted by Lake Manawa State Park, which covers over 1,500 acres for boating, swimming, fishing, and trail walking. River's Edge Park on the Missouri River offers open greenspace, public art like the 'Looking Up' sculpture, and a direct link to the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge.

Outdoor enthusiasts also explore the steep bluffs along the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway, the Iowa Riverfront Trail, and the Wabash Trace Nature Trail.

Sources

As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: councilbluffsiowa.com Source 2: letsgoiowa.com Source 3: traveliowa.com

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Council Bluffs offers relocating nurses an appealing blend of small-town ease, deep railroad heritage, and immediate access to metropolitan Omaha. Situated along the Missouri River and framed by the dramatic Loess Hills, the city features an average commute under 20 minutes, allowing clinical staff to travel effortlessly between local medical facilities and regional healthcare employers. Neighborhoods like the West End, East End, and Twin City provide quiet residential pockets with century-old homes, while newer developments expand near the bluffs. Off-duty hours can be spent exploring the 1,500-acre Lake Manawa State Park, walking across the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge from River's Edge Park, or dining along the Historic 100 Block of West Broadway at spots like Caddy's Kitchen and Cocktails and Full Fledged Brewing Company. Living here means managing harsh winter snowfalls and relying heavily on a vehicle for transit, but nurses gain an affordable, community-oriented base with exceptional outdoor trail systems and big-city amenities just minutes away.

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As of 2025Source 1: councilbluffsiowa.com Source 2: livability.com Source 3: homes.com Source 4: traveliowa.com Source 5: letsgoiowa.com

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Council Bluffs, IAFrom Census ACS 2024.