RN Acute-Outpatient Surgery-Lutheran

				Overview:

PRN; Monday through Friday, Rotating Daytime/Evening Hours. No weekends, No Holidays. Overnight Call is optional.

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to patients and their families. Maintains a practice environment that reflects the ANA Code for Nurses, Philosophy of Nursing at UnityPoint Health with in the structure of the Professional Nurse Practice Model and in collaboration with other care givers. Collaborates with physicians and other health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the postoperative plan of care for the surgical patient.

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:

* 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

* Minimum of 6 months of acute 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.a
			

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