RN Acute-Emergency Department-Lutheran
US-IA-Des Moines
careers
Req #: 170510
Type: Full Time Benefits
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Overview: RN - Emergency Department | UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Location: Iowa Lutheran Hospital Shifts Available: * Full-Time Nights * Full-Time or Part-Time Evenings or Nights * Weekends Packages * Shift differentials available: * $5.00/hr for hours worked from 3pm-11pm * $7.50/hr for hours worked 11pm-7am * $10,000 Sign-On Bonus (paid over 2 years for full-time hires) Make a Difference Where It Matters Most Join our fast-paced Emergency Department team, where we care for patients of all ages experiencing trauma, medical, surgical, psychiatric, and behavioral health emergencies. Iowa Lutheran Hospital is a designated Level IV Trauma Center, equipped to deliver high-quality, compassionate care when it's needed most. Why You'll Love It Here * Private patient rooms * State-of-the-art digital radiology * Family waiting suites near trauma rooms * Enhanced security and easier access * Bedside registration * Expanded mental health capacity and extended hours * Chest Pain Accreditation Responsibilities: As an Emergency Department RN, you'll be at the heart of fast-paced, high-stakes care-supporting patients of all ages through trauma, acute illness, and behavioral health crises. You'll play a vital role in: * Delivering and coordinating patient care using the nursing process * Using critical thinking to assess and respond to rapidly changing conditions * Collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to plan and implement care * Documenting accurately to ensure a clear and complete record of care * Educating patients and families to support safe discharge and continuity of care * Making referrals to community resources when needed * Staying current with best practices and trends in emergency and behavioral health nursing You'll also work closely with our behavioral health and chemical dependency teams to ensure safe, compassionate, and effective care for patients in crisis. 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 six months acute RN experience. * All newly licensed RNs or RNs with less than six 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 https://www.unitypoint.org/desmoines/nurse-residency-program.asp 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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