RN Acute-Emergency Department-Lutheran
US-IA-Des Moines
careers
Req #: 178540
Type: Full Time Benefits
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Overview:
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.
Shift: Part Time | 7pm-7:30am, every 4th weekend and holiday rotation
Full Time | 7pm-7:30am, every 4th weekend and holiday rotation
Full Time | 11a-11:30pm/3p-3:30am, every 4th weekend and holiday rotation
Full Time | Day/Night rotation 7-7:30, every 4th weekend and holiday rotation
Full Time | Weekend Package Nights
Shift Differentials:
* Shift differential of $5/hr for hours worked 3pm-11pm
* Shift differential of $7.50/hr for hours worked from 11pm-7am
* Weekend shift differential of $7.50/hr for hours worked between Friday 11pm to Monday 7am
Providing fast-paced care to patients experiencing emergent illness, injury, and acute care illness for children and adults, specializing in behavioral health care. Collaborates with chemical dependency team and the behavioral health team to provide high-quality behavioral and mental health care in the emergency department.
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.
* Demonstrates professional development by keeping abreast of current nursing practice and healthcare trends.
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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