RN Acute - MedSurg - Grinnell - Part Time Days

Why UnityPoint Health

Commitment to our Team Were proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Beckers Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Culture At UnityPoint Health you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and an unwavering belief in doing whats right for the people we serve.

Benefits Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities no matter what life stage youre in.

• Caring is what we do and it starts with our team members: expect paid time off parental leave 401K matching and an employee recognition program as we support you both personally and professionally.
• You can only give your best when you feel your best and we help you live well with dental and health insurance paid holidays short and longterm disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your fourlegged family members to give you peace of mind.
• We strive to make things easier and more personal in health care to set us apart from the rest and you can experience that commitment through early access to earned wages with Daily Pay a tuition reimbursement program designed to help you further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family in the way that works for you.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Commitment At UnityPoint Health we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together. Our collective goal is to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected.

Development We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.

Community Involvement Be an essential part of our core purposeto improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

As a member of the interdisciplinary team contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to patients and their families. The RN guides and supervises nursing personnel collaborates with other health care professionals and coordinates ancillary staff.

Clinical Excellence/Patient Care
Assesses the needs to patients and families providing appropriate teaching and making the necessary referrals to provide continuity of care.
Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team.
Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patients care.
Demonstrates times management skills by delivering care and completing assignments in a timely manner and exercises safe judgment in decision making.
Reports in a timely manner pertinent patient observations significant incidents or any changes in patients condition to appropriate person.
Delivers high quality of care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies procedures and standards of care.
Utilizes holistic approach (considering biopsychosocial spiritual educational safety and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients and families served in the assigned service area.
Delegates and provides direction for other healthcare team members within their scope of practice and holds them accountable for their involvement while maintaining in the plan of care.
Utilizes critical thinking in developing nursing interventions while maintaining responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients.
Demonstrates knowledge of medications and their correct administration follows medication administration rights and processes and appropriately documents all administered medications.
Clinical Excellence & Patient Education
Maintains direct responsibility for nursing care of assigned patients within the Registered Nurse Scope of Practice.
Assess and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patients 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.

Education:
Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program
BSN Preferred
Experience:
6 months of hospital clinical experience or demonstrated clinical efficiency
License(s)/Certification(s):
Current Iowa Registered Nurse License
Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain within 3 months from date of hire
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Preferred
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Preferred