LPN- Younker 7 Medical/Surgical- Methodist

UnityPoint Health; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

UnityPoint Health is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for Younker 7 Med/Surg. This role involves providing quality care for acute care patients, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, and ensuring effective communication with patients and families. The position offers flexible shifts, benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Sign-On Bonus: $5,000 for full-time offers

Paid time off

Parental leave

401K matching

Employee recognition program

Dental and health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption assistance

Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay

Pet insurance

Qualifications

• Experience or clinical time in Post-Acute Care or an Acute Care environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides care for people with physical disability and chronic illness.
• Coordinates nursing care activities with interdisciplinary rehabilitation team.
• Implements nursing care and education directly or through ancillary personnel.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical Judgment

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse Program

Job description

Overview

LPN- Younker 7 Med/Surg - Methodist

Full-Time or Part-Time

Days or Nights; with every 3rd weekend and holiday rotation

Benefits Eligible

Shift differential for qualifying shifts

Sign-On Bonus: $5,000 for full-time offers

Younker 7 cares for acute care patients with medical diagnoses. Admitted patients experience a wide variety of acute or chronic medical problems including but not limited to sepsis, pulmonary diagnoses, diabetes, heart failure, electrolyte imbalances, etc. The unit partners with the Physician Internal Medicine Residency Program and is on the forefront of many new patient care initiatives. Collaboration, teamwork, and innovation lead the team as we care for our unique patient populations.

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

• 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
• Reinforces the care provided by other team members
• Provides direction and supervision of unlicensed assistive personnel (i.e. Patient Care Technician), demonstrates clinical judgment appropriate for Iowa’s LPN scope of practice, uses problem solving techniques and time-management principles, and delegates appropriately
• Coordinates nursing care activities in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to facilitate achievement of overall goals
• Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills to develop a rapport with patients, their families, and health team members and to ensure the fulfilment of requirements for legal documentation and reimbursement
• Maintains a strong commitment to the Acute Care team
• 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
• Collaborates with other rehabilitation team members and contributes to the dynamic interdisciplinary plan of care
• 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
• Contributes to the interdisciplinary team process at team conferences and other team meetings and offers input into team decision making within their scope of practice.

Qualifications

Education: Successful completion of a licensed practical nurse program from an accredited college

Experience: Experience or clinical time in Post-Acute Care or an Acute Care environment

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.
• Valid driver's license when driving any vehicle for work related reasons

Dept of Labor Level III (Medium) Work. Candidates must successfully complete a post-offer, pre-employment strength and agility test at Medium Level of Work.