LPN-Powell 4

UnityPoint Health; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Parental leave

401K matching

Employee recognition program

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption assistance

Pet insurance

Job summary

UnityPoint Health in Des Moines, Iowa is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join the Stroke/Neuro Medical team. You'll provide essential nursing care, participate in patient education, and collaborate with healthcare teams. The role demands a licensed practical nurse program completion, active Iowa licensure, and BLS certification. This full-time position offers benefits including 401K matching, health insurance, and a sign-on bonus of $5,000 for external candidates.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a licensed practical nurse program from an accredited college.
• Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Iowa.
• BLS certification required within three months from hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for individuals with physical disabilities and chronic illnesses.
• Participate in patient and family educational activities.
• Deliver hands-on nursing care to achieve quality outcomes.
• Supervise unlicensed personnel and coordinate care.
• Evaluate nursing care and modify plans to meet goals.

Skills

Clinical skills

Patient education

Hands-on nursing

Collaboration

BLS certification

Education

Licensed practical nurse program

Job description

Shift: 7am-7:30pm, every 3rd weekend and holiday rotation; 36 hours/week

Job ID: 181982

Area of Interest: LPN

FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.9

Department: Stroke/Neuro Medical- Meth

Powell 4 – Stroke/Medical Neuro/Trauma - Methodist

Full-Time, every third weekend and holiday rotation

Shift: Days

Benefits Eligible

Shift Differential for qualifying shifts

Sign-On Bonus: $5,000 for qualifying external candidates

Powell 4 Overview

Powell 4 is a 19 bed Medical Neurology and Epilepsy Monitoring unit specializing in Stroke, Seizure disorders, and other neurology disorders. We are Primary Stroke Center Certified and have one of Central Iowa’s only Epilepsy monitoring units. Our dedicated team is committed to a multidisciplinary approach to patient centered care involving achieving best patient outcomes and safe discharge plans. Come be a part of our fascinating and rewarding team we have here on Powell 4!

Benefits

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Possesses the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide care for people with physical disability and chronic illness.
• Participates in patient/family educational activities and uses appropriate resources to implement an individualized teaching and discharge plan with patients and their families.
• Performs hands‑on nursing care by utilizing the nursing process to achieve quality outcomes for patients.
• Provides direction and supervision of unlicensed assistive personnel (i.e. Patient Care Technician), demonstrates clinical judgment appropriate for Iowa’s LPN scope of practice.
• Coordinates nursing care activities in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to facilitate achievement of overall goals.
• Contributes to the assessment of the physical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual dimensions of patients and their families, as well as their educational and discharge needs.
• Implements the interdisciplinary plan of care within the scope of LPN/LVN practice and provides nursing care and education directly or through ancillary personnel, as needed, to maintain and restore function and prevent complications and further loss.
• Contributes to the evaluation of the nursing care and to the modification of the plan as needed to achieve measurable goals and objectives.

Qualifications

Education

• Successful completion of a licensed practical nurse program from an accredited college.

License(s)/Certification(s)

• Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Iowa.
• Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain certification within three (3) months from date of hire.

Experience

• Preferred experience or clinical time in Post‑Acute Care or an Acute Care environment.

Other

• Level 3 Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.