Delivery Unit Nurse Leader: Clinical Excellence & Impact

MercyOne Medical Group; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MercyOne Medical Group seeks a diagnostic and collaborative nursing leader to guide daily operations and uphold the highest clinical practice standards. This role combines leadership with hands-on clinical excellence to ensure high-quality patient care and an exceptional experience for patients, families, and staff.

The position emphasizes strategic leadership, staff development, safety, and alignment with MercyOne’s Mission, Vision, and Values while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Must hold a BSN and an active RN license (Iowa required; Illinois license if practicing in Illinois).
• Minimum 5 years of nursing experience, including at least 3 years in nursing leadership.
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, Mandatory Reporter.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day departmental operations and uphold high clinical practice standards.
• Ensure safe, high-quality and effective clinical service delivery.
• Regularly round with staff, providers, patients and families to stay connected.
• Provide accessible leadership, guidance, and problem solving for the care team.
• Stay current with clinical trends, technologies and best practices.
• Monitor staffing to balance care quality with financial responsibility.
• Ensure operations reflect current coding, billing and reimbursement expectations.
• Develop, implement and evaluate a CQI plan.
• Respond promptly to patient concerns, incident reports, and safety events.
• Promote a culture of patient safety and accountability.
• Collaborate with physicians, staff and leaders across the organization.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, training and competency assessments.
• Drive staff development, engagement and turnover management.
• Contribute to department budget and resource management.
• Enforce safety and infection control procedures and PPE usage.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical judgment

Team collaboration

Education

BSN

RN license Iowa

RN license Illinois (if IL practice)

BLS

ACLS

Mandatory Reporter

Pursuing BSN

Job description

MercyOne Medical Group seeks a diagnostic and collaborative nursing leader to guide daily operations and uphold the highest clinical practice standards. This role combines leadership with hands-on clinical excellence to ensure high-quality patient care and an exceptional experience for patients, families, and staff.

The position emphasizes strategic leadership, staff development, safety, and alignment with MercyOne’s Mission, Vision, and Values while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.