Join our surgical team!
If you are looking to start or advance your career, we have a position for you.
Apply Today and Earn a Sign-On Incentive of Up to $10,000+
Whether you’re an experienced nurse or a new graduate, registered nurses may qualify for up to $10,000 in sign-on incentives when you apply with UI Health Care today. An additional $2,500 incentive is available for select positions in the following areas: Medical Surgical Services, Operating Room, Behavior Health Services, Digestive Health Services, Cancer Center, and Heart and Vascular Adult Cath Lab.
Your Commitment to Nursing
Many factors brought you to nursing. We trust the rewarding experiences awaiting you here will bring your nursing practice to UI Hospitals & Clinics.
The Iowa Difference: Career Reward
We invite you to chat with our nurses and ask them about what makes working here rewarding to them. The variety and conviction of their answers may surprise you.
- “The opportunity to lead”
- “Being part of a real multi-disciplinary team”
- “Working with a mentor”
- “Mastering state-of-the-art technology”
- “Going back for a degree”
- “Being part of potentially life-saving clinical research”
- “Working with physician leaders in the field”
- “Providing for my family”
- “Being recognized for my abilities”
- “Making a real difference in my patients’ lives”
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Patient Stories
March 15, 2018
Craig's desire was to become a parent. After talking to a few fertility clinics around Iowa, but he was ultimately referred to University of Iowa Heal...
April 19, 2017
Crystal Ball was nervous about her scheduled procedure, but the surgical team with University of Iowa Health Care quickly put her mind at ease. “Every...
January 5, 2023
Erin Miller possesses the ability to bring relief to the soul as well as to the body.

December 5, 2022
Bailey Strausser understands that there’s much more to being a nurse than providing expert clinical care.