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RN - Float / Resource Pool

UnityPoint Health

West Des Moines, IAFull-time$65/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$65/hr
Location
West Des Moines, IA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Registered Nurse LicenseIllinois And Compact State LicensureBasic Life Support Certification

Job overview

UnityPoint Health seeks registered nurses for its travel float team, floating to nursing units across its Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois affiliates while maintaining employment within the UnityPoint Health system. Nurses provide and manage patient and family care as part of an interdisciplinary team. The role requires an accredited nursing program, current RN licensure, dual licensure, and current BLS certification.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Patient CareCare PlanningMultidisciplinary CollaborationTask DelegationNursing ProceduresPatient Assessment

Qualifications

Accredited Nursing ProgramRegistered Nurse LicenseIllinois and Compact State LicensureBasic Life Support Certification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

  • Area of Interest: Nursing

  • Sign On Bonus: $10,000

  • FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.9

  • Department: Nursing Float- Resource Pool

  • Shift: Shifts vary and we are flexible

  • Job ID: 189072

Overview

Sign-on Incentive of $10,000 available for qualified applicants in ED specialty areas!

Regions available: Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fort Dodge, Madison, Quad Cities, Sioux City, and Waterloo

Pay Rate for all 8 Regions: $65/Hr

Full Time positions available only

We will discuss scheduling, assignment decision-making, placement, and other day to day operations during your phone screen after applying

We’re looking for amazing nurses to join our exciting RN Travel Nurse team:

  • The ability to work across all UnityPoint Health affiliates in Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois

  • Maintain employment within the UnityPoint Health system

  • Qualify for comprehensive UnityPoint Health Total Rewards benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k). Click for our benefit enrollment guide (https://uphtotalrewards.com/)

  • Includes pay, stipend and travel incentives

  • Guaranteed hours in a great culture!

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 ANA Code for Nurses and the Philosophy of Nursing at UnityPoint Health.

This position will float to nursing units within the UnityPoint Health enterprise. Hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work and join our travel float team today.

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

  • Conducts all aspects of the job in an ethical manner in support of the hospital’s commitment to ethical behavior in all areas of personal and professional activity

  • Assists nursing with plan of care development and integrates a multidisciplinary approach

  • Delegates tasks and responsibilities to other department associates and assumes responsibility for follow-up and collaboration

  • Implements Nursing procedures according to departmental standards, hospital protocol and procedures and within scope of practice

  • Continually evaluates outcomes of Nursing care by assessing patient/family responses and updating patient care to reflect changes in needs

  • Successfully completes the hospital and department orientation and the annual hospital and department specific competencies

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited nursing program

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

  • Dual licensure is required for this position:

  • Licensure in the state of Illinois

  • Licensure in a Compact State to enable practice in Iowa and Wisconsin.

  • New hires who are not dual licensed in will have 90 days from date of hire to obtain and submit proof of dual licensure. (Proof of application for dual licensure is acceptable within the 90 day window if licensure processing has not been completed at the state level).

  • Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

  • Unit specific additional functions will be addressed in the competency checklist specific to the assigned unit.

How this job compares

Set against the 58,891 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$65/hr
  • Iowa median$36–38/hr255 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr24,691 hourly ranges

This rate, $65/hr, is 71% above the Iowa median midpoint ($38/hr) — in the top quarter of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Iowa.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,524 open Registered Nurse jobs in Iowa and 58,891 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Iowa
Experience
Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (28,682 postings).
Education
4,378 of the 58,891 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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