Staff Nurse - Nursing Float Pool - Adult Behavioral Health Tier 1 Day Shifts
University of Iowa Healthcare
Iowa City, IA
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Posted May 28, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 5, 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 day shift — the full-speed version of the unit, with every specialist in the building.
What the posting states
- Shift
- Days
- Weekends, holidays, call
- Day shifts, every third weekend and rotating holidays
- Patient load & staffing
- Floating required University of Iowa Health Care is seeking skilled staff nurses for their Nursing Float Pool (Tier 1), also known as the Enterprise Staffing Pool
About this role
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Skills for this role
Requirements
- Iowa Registered Nurse License
Benefits
- Paid time off
About the employer
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…
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
Living in Iowa City, IA
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.
- Metro price level · Iowa City area
- 91.5
- 8% below the national average
- Median gross rent
- $1,094/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What are the call requirements?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
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