Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care Float Pool (0.6 Variable)

Mercy Cedar Rapids; Baltimore (MD); Presencial; USD 47.000 - 58.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Sign-on bonus up to $9,000

Descripción de la vacante

Mercy Cedar Rapids is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our team in a role supporting patient-centered care. The position involves safe, accurate, and independent practice, collaborating with unit staff to identify clinical problems, develop plans, and educate patients and families.

The role requires a BSN preferred and an Iowa or compact-state RN license, with opportunities to participate in ongoing professional development within a supportive Mercy environment.

Formación

• Sound background in basic nursing principles and procedures.
• Competency in unit specific skills and safe, effective nursing care.
• Ability to provide patient education and foster a welcoming environment.
• Commitment to ongoing self-development and learning.
• Licensed to practice as an RN in Iowa or compact state.

Responsabilidades

• Communicate accurate information to patients and families during hand-offs.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Maintain real-time documentation of nursing care.
• Direct and delegate to licensed and non-licensed staff as assigned.
• Respond to emergencies within scope of practice and promote patient safety.

Conocimientos

Nursing competence

Critical thinking

Communication

Patient-centered care

Team collaboration

Education and development

Educación

BSN preferred

Descripción del empleo

External Applicants Earn up to $9,000Sign on Bonus!

Work Shift

0.6 FTE 2-12 hour shifts per week

Work Shift

Variable/Rotating Shifts

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

Summary

Thisposition supports Mercy’s philosophy of patient centered care by being a competent, respectful, and compassionate professional who is able to safely, appropriately, accurately, efficiently and independently follow Mercy’s standards along with policies and procedures while caring for patients. The Registered Staff Nurse works with the unit specific team members to identify clinical problems, develop a plan, and educate patients and families.

Job Description

Job Duties

• Ensures that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome.
• Demonstrates competent assessment, planning, intervention, coordination and evaluation skills based on the individual patient plan of care.
• Continually assesses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care based on a patient centered care model.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills and judgment necessary to implement a patient plan of care, nursing interventions and procedures.
• Maintains accurate and real time documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team, according to hospital policy and procedure related to documentation parameters.
• Functions as a role model for current and new staff by creating a healthy work environment to facilitate the department’s or unit’s ability to meet identified goals and objectives.
• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitor and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.
• Directs other licensed and non-licensed personnel in the provision of care to patients as assigned.
• Demonstrate effective and age-appropriate communication as well as the ability to understand the needs of the patient including non-verbal communication, fears, anxieties and language/cultural barriers.
• Responds within scope of practice to emergencies and life-threatening conditions.
• Adheres to and promotes patient safety practices throughout the patient experience.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with all members of the healthcare team.
• Provides ongoing education to patients and families. Delegates to other staff registered nurse, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, patient care technicians, unit secretaries, and other staff positions specific to the department.
• Remains current on Evidence-based practice as well as appropriate Protocols and Procedures.
• Follows Mercy’s safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Department Specific Duties

Critical Care Float Pool

• Maintains skills and competencies from each Unit in the Critical Care Float Pool annually.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Sound background in basic nursing principles and procedures.
• Demonstrates competency in unit specific skills.
• Demonstrates ability to provide safe and effective basic nursing care. Role Models exemplary customer service skills including verbal and non-verbal skills and proper phone etiquette.
• Creates a welcoming environment for all healthcare team members.
• Committed to ongoing self-development and learning.

Professional Experience

• Previous RN experience in an acute care setting preferred.

Education

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing preferred.

Licensure, Certification, Registration Requirements listed below are applicable to all departments.

• Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of Iowa or compact state required.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support, in accordance with the American Heart Association required.
• Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse/Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter training required. Employee must submit certification of completed training to Human Resources prior to start or transfer date.

Physical Requirements

Requirements listed below are applicable to all departments unless otherwise noted.
Heavy: Must be able to lift up to 15 lbs. to waist and shoulder height on frequent basis

Able to lift up to 50 lbs. on occasional basis for assist with patient transfers

Rare lifting of up to 100 lbs. for controlled falls

Able to lift 15 lbs. overhead on occasional basis.

Able to push and pull of up to 20 lbs. of horizontal force on frequent basis, up to 35 lbs. of horizontal force on occasional basis and up to 50 lbs. of horizontal force on rare basis.

Ability to administer CPR

Women & Children’s Float Pool
Medium: Exert 20-50 lbs. of force occasionally and/or 10-15 lbs. of force frequently.

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

_ Mercy is an independent, community-based organization supporting the Cedar Rapids area for over 120 years. _

Mercy is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and therefore evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.