Staff Nurse - Nursing Float Pool - 80-100% Perioperative Services Tier 2
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
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Posted Aug 6, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 12, 2026
What the posting states
- Base pay
- $12500
- Patient load & staffing
- Floating required
- EHR & union
- Union position
About this role
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Skills for this role
Requirements
- Iowa RN License
- inpatient nursing experience, preferably within the last 5 years, is highly desired
About the employer
You would be joining University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City—the state’s only comprehensive academic medical center and regional referral center, with a workforce of more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers. The stated mission is simple: Changing Medicine.…
What reviewers appreciate
- CCNE-accredited 12-month Nurse Residency with coordinator, educators, preceptors, and monthly cohort classes
- Sign-on incentives up to $7,500 for residency/new-grad candidates and up to $10,000–$12,500 on selected Staff Nurse units
- ANCC Magnet Recognition since 2004, redesignated through 2023
What reviewers flag
- Major campus construction and access disruption expected 2025–2032 for the new patient care tower
- Published base-pay detail is thin; one older community-cited grade range may be outdated and not clearly RN-specific
- Glassdoor compensation/benefits scores sit only in the mid-3s overall
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
On your path
Operating Room is a first-year unit lane. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
Worth asking
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- Can you walk me through the differentials and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- 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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