Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care Float Pool (0.9 Variable/Rotating)

Mercy Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $15,000

Job summary

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, IA, seeks a Registered Nurse to support patient-centered care. The role requires safe, independent practice, and collaboration with unit teams to plan, educate patients and families. Sign-on bonus up to $15,000 is offered.

Shifts are variable/rotating with a 36-hour weekly schedule. This RN will communicate across care teams, assess and respond to patient needs, document care, and participate in ongoing education and safety practices.

Qualifications

• Must have RN license in Iowa or compact state.
• Current BLS certification.
• ACLS certification required.
• Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse & Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter training.
• Float pool duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Communicate accurate information at handoffs to patients, families, and co-workers.
• Ensure information is shared to support the best patient outcomes.
• Assess, plan, implement, coordinate and evaluate care per patient plan.
• Document nursing care in real time per hospital policy.
• Supervise and delegate to other staff as assigned.
• Respond to emergencies within scope of practice.

Skills

Nursing principles

Unit skills competency

Patient safety

Customer service

Team building

Professional development

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing

Job description

External Applicants Earn up to $15,000 Sign on Bonus!

Shift Variable/Rotating Shifts Scheduled Weekly Hours 36

Summary

This position 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 Duties

• Ensure 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.
• 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: Maintain skills and competencies from each Unit in the Critical Care Pool annually.
• Required to float outside of their core units during times of critical staffing.
• Failure to comply with this job duty will result in an unscheduled absence.

Knowledge, Skills and 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

• Experience in acute care setting preferred.

Education

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing preferred.

Licensure, Certification, Registration

• Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of Iowa or compact state required.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS), 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 by start or transfer date.
• Critical Care Float Pool - Current certification in ACLS, in accordance with the American Heart Association required.

Pay Rate

Pay Rate Type Hourly

About Mercy

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

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

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