Acute RN- Inpatient Dialysis

				Overview:

Full-Time Days or Evenings, every 3rd weekend (scheduled Saturday, on-call Sunday), 32 hrs/week

Now Offering a Limited-Time $20,000 RN Sign-On Bonus!
UnityPoint Health - Des Moines is offering a $20,000 sign-on bonus for full-time eligible RNs (Including Residents) hired or offered into acute inpatient roles between April 1 and July 31, 2026, paid in milestone-based installments.

Relocation Assistance: Up to $10,000 for full-time offers when relocating more than 50 miles.

Call: Must report within 30 minutes when called in

The Inpatient Dialysis team at Iowa Methodist Medical Center provides specialized renal replacement therapy to patients across the hospital, including critical care, medical‑surgical, cardiac, and transplant units. Our department plays a vital role in supporting patients with acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, and complex comorbidities who require hemodialysis during hospitalization.

As part of one of the region's most trusted kidney care providers, the department partners closely with nephrologists, intensivists, transplant services, and hospitalists to ensure patients receive seamless, high‑quality renal support throughout their inpatient stay.

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 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.

Qualifications:

Education:

* Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or IA Board of Nursing approved nursing program. 

License(s)/Certification(s):

* Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa 

Experience:

* Minimum of 12 months acute RN experience.
* All newly licensed RNs or RNs with less than 12 months of acute RN experience and who are interested in this department or any other Acute RN role within UnityPoint Health - Des Moines, are encouraged and required to participate in the RN Residency program. For more information about the program, please go to: Nursing Residency | Des Moines Area Hospitals

Other: 

* Level 3 Medium Work:  Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
			

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