Registered Nurse (RN) - IP Rehab (IRU) (0.6 Weekend Option Days or Nights)

Mercy Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids is seeking an RN for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit (IP Rehab). This part-time role offers a sign-on bonus up to $9,000 and schedules that include weekend options.

The unit supports an expanding inpatient rehab population with mentorship and growth opportunities. The RN will deliver high-quality, patient-centered care, monitor postoperative and ill patients, and educate families for discharge while collaborating with physicians and the care team.

Qualifications

• Sound nursing principles and procedures.
• Competent in unit-specific skills.
• Ability to provide safe and effective basic nursing care.
• Excellent customer service, verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Commitment to ongoing self-development and learning.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centered care.
• Monitor patients recovering from surgery, illness, or acute pain.
• Educate patients and families for discharge and follow-up.
• Collaborate with physicians, techs, and fellow nurses.
• Document accurately and communicate at hand-offs.
• Respond quickly to changes in patient condition and emergencies.
• Foster a respectful, compassionate, and team-focused environment.

Skills

Nursing basics

Unit skills

Basic patient care

Customer service

Welcoming environment

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

Registered Nurse – IP Rehab (IRU) Up to $9,000 Sign-On Bonus | Part-Time Benefits Meet the Nurse Manager, Megan! Be part of a growing, high-performing as we increase staffing to support our expanding inpatient rehabilitation population.

Mercy Cedar Rapids is hiring Registered Nurses — experienced or new graduates — to join our Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit (IRU).

Schedule That Fits Your Life Sat/Sun Weekend Option Days or Nights! 24/hrs per week with Part-Time Benefits Weekdays free for family, school, or personal time.

Why Mercy & the IP Rehab Unit Open to both experienced nurses and new graduates Hands-on orientation and mentorship program Opportunities to grow across multiple specialties A supportive team environment where your voice matters Mercy Cedar Rapids is an independent, locally-managed healthcare system that has served the community for 120+ years.

What You’ll Do As an RN in the IP Rehab unit, you’ll:

• Deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centered care
• Monitor patients recovering from surgery, illness, or acute pain
• Educate patients and families so they feel confident at discharge
• Collaborate closely with physicians, techs, and fellow nurses
• Document accurately and communicate clearly at hand-offs
• Respond quickly to changes in patient condition and emergencies
• Foster a respectful, compassionate, and team-focused environment

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Work Shift 0700-1930 Sat/Sun or 1900-0730 Sat/Sun Work Shift Weekend Option Scheduled Weekly Hours 24

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 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.

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. Department specific experience requirements are noted below: Inpatient Rehab 1 year inpatient rehab RN experience preferred.

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing preferred.

Licensure, Certification, Registration Requirements

• 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.

Additional requirements specific to each department

IP Rehab The department requires completion of Quality Measures (QM) certification within one year of transfer or hire.

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.