What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Acute-Surgery-Methodist position at UnityPoint Health?
RN - Surgery- Methodist
Full and Part Time positions
Shift: Day Shifts- Full Time
Weekend Package- Part Time- OR experience required
On Call
Shift Differential for qualifying shifts
$10,000 Sign On Bonus for qualifying candidates
Provide care for patients of all ages undergoing surgical procedures at a level 1 trauma center. Collaborate with the surgical team to ensure safe surgical procedures and patient care outcomes. Surgical specialties include neurosurgery, cardiac, orthopedics, general surgery, bariatrics, ENT, gynecology, urology transplants and robotics. Extensive training provided.
Why UnityPoint Health?
- Commitment to our Team - For the third consecutive year, we're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare 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 unwavering belief in doing what's 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 you're in.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment - We're committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
- 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 purpose-to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
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Responsibilities
- Assesses the needs of 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 patient's care.
- Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the perioperative specialty 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 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.
Qualifications
- Current active or compact license as Registered Nurse for the state of Iowa (BSN preferred)
- Current RN License recognized by the State of Iowa Board of Nursing
- Bachelor of Science (BSN) in Nursing preferred
- Minimum of 6 months of RN experience
***PLEASE NOTE: All newly licensed RNs with less than six months of RN experience and who are interested in this department or any other Acute RN roles within UnityPoint Health - Des Moines, are encouraged and required to participate in the RN Residency program. Newly licensed nurses must apply for the Registered Nurse Residency position.
For more information about the program and upcoming cohort dates, please go to https://www.unitypoint.org/desmoines/nurse-residency-program.aspx
- Area of Interest: Nursing;
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0;
- Department: Surgery- Meth;
- Shift: Full time Days 6:30a - 5p with call, 40 hours/week or****New Lifestyle schedule*** Must be willing to learn to scrub. 6:30a-7p. Schedule incorporates call hours. Scheduled 36-60 hours per pay period (2 weeks) worked plus call hours. Guaranteed 72 hours paid.;
- Job ID: 151267;
