RN-ED Float

UnityPoint Health; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $10,000

Job summary

UnityPoint Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to float among the St. Luke's main Emergency Department, Marion Emergency Department and Jones Regional Medical Center Emergency Department.

The RN delivers safe patient care, executes the nursing process and collaborates with the healthcare team to achieve optimal outcomes. Qualified candidates will hold Iowa RN licensure (or compact), BLS/ACLS/TNCC/PALS as applicable, and demonstrate strong clinical and educational skills to support patients and

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited nursing program
• Possess current RN licensure in the State of Iowa or compact state
• Must possess and maintain current BLS/ACLS/TNCC/PALS as applicable

Responsibilities

• Assumes primary responsibility for the plan of care for a patient or group of patients, per unit standards and nursing care required for the specified patient population.
• Effectively delegates tasks and responsibilities to other health care team members and assumes responsibility for follow-up and collaboration.
• Performs admission assessment process including patient history, physical and psycho-social assessment; uses data to formulate nursing diagnoses and goals of care.
• Develops and implements a plan of care mutually established with patient and family, reviewed each shift.
• Implements the plan of care per current standards and hospital procedures.
• Maintains a safe environment through multidisciplinary collaboration and patient care measures.
• Administers medications and nursing treatments within scope of practice.
• Incorporates Comfort/C.A.R.E. Professional Practice Model into daily nursing care.
• Assess and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to patient and family needs; provides education.
• Consults hospital resources to provide specialized education.
• Demonstrates commitment to patient safety and prevents errors and infections.
• Includes discharge teaching and preventative health maintenance in education plan.

Skills

Team collaboration

Critical thinking

Patient advocacy

Education

RN licensure in Iowa or compact state

BLS

ACLS

TNCC

PALS

CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention)

Tools

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Job description

• Job ID: 185804
• Area of Interest: Nursing
• Sign On Bonus: $10,000
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.9
• Department: Nursing Float/Med Adm. Ctr
• Shift: Flexible 12-hour dayshifts, every 4th weekend rotation, holiday rotation
• Job ID: 185804

Overview

$10,000 Sign-on Incentive Available For Qualified Applicants!
$5/hr Evening Differential
$7.50/hr Night/Weekend Differential
This role will float between the St. Luke's main Emergency Department, Marion Emergency Department and Jones Regional Medical Center Emergency Department.
The RN is responsible for the delivery of safe and reliable patient care, in coordination with the healthcare team. The primary role of the RN is the execution of the nursing process in providing required care and evaluation of the care given. Responsibilities include: assessment, nursing diagnosis related to focus problem areas, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Performance of these responsibilities requires specialized knowledge, critical thinking and skills based on principles of psychological, social, physical and biological sciences that utilize the nursing process.

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

Clinical Excellence/Patient Care

• Assumes primary responsibility for the plan of care for a patient or group of patients, per unit standards and nursing care required for the specified patient population.
• Effectively delegates tasks and responsibilities to other health care team members and assumes responsibility for follow-up and collaboration.
• Performs admission assessment process per specific department standards to include patient history, physical, and psycho-social assessment. Utilizes physical assessment data, diagnostic data (lab, radiology, diagnostic testing), pharmacological information and patient/family perceptions in formulating nursing diagnosis related to focus problem areas and identifying goals of care.
• Assumes responsibility for developing a plan of care that is mutually established with the patient and family. Each patient is treated as an individual, with their identified goals and expectations reviewed each shift to verify priorities.
• Implements the plan of care according to current standards of nursing practice, evidence-based practice, and hospital protocol/procedures.
• Integrates multidisciplinary approach to maintain comfort, support human functions and responses, and maintain an environment conductive to safety and well-being. Implements measures to promote a safe environment.
• Partners with healthcare team to achieve the patient care outcomes and goals of care.
• Administers medications and nursing treatments within scope of practice.
• Incorporates St. Luke’s Comfort/C.A.R.E. Professional Practice Model in their daily nursing care.

Patient Education

• Assess and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patient’s and their families’ age specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn and level of comprehension.
• Consults appropriate resources within the hospital to provide specialized education.
• Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.
• Integrates patient/family teaching throughout the hospitalization, including the plan and goals of care, pre- and post-operative procedures, diagnostic procedures, and discharge teaching.
• Integrates preventative health maintenance into the education plan.

Patient Education

• Assess and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patient’s and their families’ age specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn and level of comprehension.
• Consults appropriate resources within the hospital to provide specialized education.
• Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.
• Integrates patient/family teaching throughout the hospitalization, including the plan and goals of care, pre- and post-operative procedures, diagnostic procedures, and discharge teaching.
• Integrates preventative health maintenance into the education plan.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited nursing program
• Possess current RN licensure in the State of Iowa or compact state
• Must possess and maintain current
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)
• Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English
• Multicultural sensitivity
• Demonstrates proficiency in the manual skills and techniques required to perform basic/advanced nursing procedures in the administration of medication therapy and the operation of specialized equipment
• Ability to complete a basic computer course on the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) through in-hospital training
• Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.