Staff Nurse (RN)- Behavioral Health Unit

Mercy Medical Center; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Mercy Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for the evening shift (3pm-11pm) in Cedar Rapids, IA. The role supports patient-centered care, collaborates with unit teams, and follows Mercy policies to ensure safe, accurate nursing care and patient education.

The position offers a $15,000 sign-on bonus for external applicants and a 40-hour workweek with no weekends, plus rotating holidays. Prior acute care RN experience is preferred, and safety and documentation are emphasized throughout

Qualifications

• Current RN license and ability to practice in the state.
• RN with acute care experience preferred.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care.

Responsibilities

• Communicate patient information clearly during handoffs to patients, families, and care teams.
• Ensure necessary information is shared to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Assess, plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate patient care per plan of care.
• Monitor patient and family needs to deliver patient-centered care.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and appropriate nursing interventions.

Skills

Registered Nurse (RN)

Critical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

RN license

Job description

External applicants are eligible for an up to $15,000 sign on bonus! The hours are 3pm-11pm Monday through Friday with no weekends and rotating holidays. Work Shift: Evening Shift. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40.

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

• Behavioral Health: Assesses and reassesses Suicide Risk, per policy, utilizing the tools provided and adapts the plan of care with appropriate interventions based upon assessment.
• De-escalates patients in crisis to prevent acts of aggression towards self and others.
• Conducts psycho educational groups as needed and/or educates one to one on diagnosis, symptom management, medication, wellness, and positive coping skills.
• Monitors for withdrawal from alcohol and other substances and follows protocols and utilizes appropriate interventions based upon assessment.

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: Behavioral Health Experience in mental health and/or chemical dependency is preferred.

Physical Requirements

• 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

About Mercy

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

Equal Opportunity

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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