RN Acute-3N Cardiology-Lutheran
US-IA-Des Moines
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Req #: 180249
Type: Part Time Benefits
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Overview: 3N at Iowa Lutheran Hospital is seeking a Part-Time Registered Nurse to join our high-acuity cardiac telemetry team. About the Unit 3N is a fast-paced cardiac unit providing care to patients with complex cardiovascular conditions requiring continuous monitoring and skilled nursing intervention. Patient Population Includes: * Myocardial infarction (MI) * Cardiac dysrhythmias * Heart failure * Post-cardiac procedures * Telemetry monitoring and cardiac observation If you're an RN looking for a challenging, rewarding role in cardiac care, we invite you to apply and join the 3N team at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. Responsibilities: * Provides and coordinates nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process. * Completes documentation to assure an accurate record of patient's care. * Utilizes critical thinking in making independent judgments, and maintains responsibility for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients. * Collaborates with physicians and other professionals in planning and implementing care within hospital policy and legal limitations. * Assesses needs of patients and families, provides appropriate teaching to facilitate discharge planning, and makes the necessary referrals to community agencies to provide continuity of care. * Utilizes a holistic approach (considering physical, psych/social, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients served in the assigned service area. * Demonstrates initiative to improve quality of care, patient and employee safety, and customer service. 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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