Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Float Pool (0.9 Weekend Option)

Mercycare Service Corporation; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 41,328 - 61,992; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $15,000

Community-based organization

Job summary

A healthcare organization seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Medical Float Pool with a weekend option. This role requires a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing, current Iowa RN license, and certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). Responsibilities include patient assessment, effective communication with healthcare teams, and ensuring high-quality patient care. The position offers an hourly pay rate and is rooted in compassionate, patient-centered care practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in an acute care setting preferred.
• Current license to practice as a registered nurse in Iowa or compact state required.
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate communication with patients and their families.
• Demonstrate competent assessment and planning skills.
• Maintain documentation of nursing care provided.
• Educate patients and families continuously.

Skills

Patient assessment

Critical thinking

Effective communication

Customer service

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Float Pool (0.9 Weekend Option) page is loaded## Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Float Pool (0.9 Weekend Option)locations: Mercy Medical Centertime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR104367**External Applicants Earn up to $15,000 Sign on Bonus!****Work Shift**Weekend Option**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 Description****Job Duties/Essential Functions*** **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. + 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.* 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**Medical Float Pool* Maintains skills and competencies from each Unit in the Medical Surgical Pool annually.**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.* Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), in accordance with the American Heart Association required for those in CCFP and/or MSFP cross trained to one of the following areas: CSC, ICC or ED.* 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.**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.