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RN-Resource-Float

UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital

1 Positions

ID: 39315973

Posted On 12/11/2024

Refreshed On 04/23/2025

Job Overview

+ **Area of Interest:** Nursing

+ **FTE/Hours per pay period:** .90

+ **Department:** Nursing Float/Central Resource

+ **Shift:** Nights, 7:00 pm - 7:00 am, for 72 hours per pay period. There is a holiday and a every third weekend rotation.

+ **Job ID:** 158124

Overview

Sign-On Bonus: $10,000 for qualifying applicants!

Come join our Resource Float Team, we do accept new grads into the Float Pool.

Resource float staff go to the five inpatient units, Emergency Department when there are boarders, Telesitter camera monitoring and may be utilized on other units and departments as the need arises. The main units include the following:

+ **5 MS, a surgical unit** which is a 20-bed unit which is mostly surgical based patients, but also includes medical patients including oncology and pediatric population.

+ **5 North, medical unit** a 23-bed unit which is mostly medical patients, which includes fresh cardiac catheterizations, strokes, CHF, COVID, pneumonia and dialysis (CAPD is done on the floor) along with many other diagnoses.

+ **Acute Rehab unit** – a 10-bed unit, which is mostly neurological based rehabilitation include strokes, brain tumors, head trauma, and patients who have need for more rehabilitation due to deconditioning.

+ **Behavioral Health unit** – a 9-bed unit for gero-psych diagnoses such as dementia, psychoses, bipolar, schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression in a geriatric population of 55 years old and older population.

+ **ICU** – a 10-be unit for critically ill patients and need for cardiac drips and other specialty needs. This is a nurse run unit in which PCTs are added when census is higher or there is a need for 1:1 coverage.

+ **ED** – a 16 bed unit in which we support with staff when there are boarders.

+ **Telesitter** – this is a part of the Resource Team in which you would monitor up to 12 cameras for patient safety issues.

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to patients and their families. Maintains a practice environment that reflects the Professional Practice Model and in collaboration with other care givers. The Internal Resource Team (IRT) provides support and additional resources to inpatient nursing units throughout UnityPoint Health—Dubuque during times of vacancy, high acuity, and census variations.

Why UnityPoint Health?

+ **Commitment to our Team –** We’ve been named a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare 2022 (https://www.unitypoint.org/press-releases-article.aspx?id=5d699a8a-8983-4b72-a5d2-8965fe05e15c&UnityPoint+Health+Named+Among+150+Top+Places++to+Work+in+Healthcare) by Becker’s Healthcare for our commitment to our team members.

+ **Culture –** At UnityPoint Health, **you** Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture (https://www.unitypoint.org/our-culture.aspx) guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.

+ **Benefits –** Our competitive Total Rewards (https://uphtotalrewards.com/) program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.

+ **Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment** – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

+ **Development** – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities (https://uphtotalrewards.com/my-personal-growth/) is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.

+ **Community Involvement** – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Visit us at UnityPoint.org/careers to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work. https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org/

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:

+ Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

+ Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

+ Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

Clinical Excellence/Patient Care

+ Assesses the needs of patients and families, providing appropriate teaching and making the necessary referrals to provide continuity of care.

+ Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team.

+ Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patient’s care.

+ Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care.

+ Utilizes holistic approach (considering biopsychosocial, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients and families served in the assigned service area.

+ Delegates and provides direction for other healthcare team members within their scope of practice and holds them accountable for their involvement in the plan of care.

+ Utilizes critical thinking in developing nursing interventions while maintaining responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients.

Clinical Excellence and Patient Education

+ Assesses and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patient’s and their families’ age-specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn and level of comprehension.

+ Consults appropriate resources within the hospital to provide specialized education.

+ Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

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Preferred or Specialized

Not required to perform the essential functions of the position.

Education:

Graduate of accredited nursing program (Must obtain BSN within 5 years of hire)

Bachelor of Science (BSN) degree in Nursing

Experience:

One (1) year of hospital clinical experience or demonstrated clinical efficacy.

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa.

• Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or within three (3) months from date of hire.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English.

• Multicultural sensitivity.

• Basic computer skills.

• Customer/patient focused.

• Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions.

Other:

• Satisfactory completion of Finley Nurse Residency program with 1 year of start date for all nurses with minimal or no prior acute care experience.

• Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.

Primary Contact

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Michelle Pickel

HR Recruiter, HR

563-589-2608

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Job Details

Categories

Health Care

Location

Dubuque, IA

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Full Time

Company ID

168

Job REQ #

39315973

\# Positions

1

Start Date

20241211

End Date

20250609

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UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital

About the Company

A CAREER AT UNITYPOINT HEALTH - FINLEY HOSPITAL

UnityPoint Health team members come for a job, but stay for a career. As a team member, regardless of your position, you'll get the chance to change lives on a daily basis in order to deliver our vision of the Best Outcome for Every Patient, Every Time. That privilege drives employees' passion for making a difference in the lives of our patients, helping them create healthier, more rewarding lives.

At UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital, we know our collective actions determine the experience we create. Our team members strive to work as one through four key values:

* Foster Unity

* Own the Moment

* Champion Excellence

* Seize Opportunity

If you are interested in joining our team, please visit http://www.unitypoint.org/dubuque/employment-opportunities to learn about our many opportunities and to fill out an online application.

ABOUT OUR HOSPITAL

UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital is a 126-bed community hospital. We employ more than 800 full-and-part-time employees. Finley Hospital is a not-for-profit, locally owned, regional healthcare facility part of the UnityPoint Health system. Finley Hospital is committed to bringing the best medical care to the tri-state area. We offer comprehensive, full service health care that is coordinated around our patients. We have consistently been recognized as a leader in health care.