RN Acute-PACU-Methodist
US-IA-Des Moines
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Req #: 180401
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.
Join our 21‑bay PACU where every shift is different and every patient matters. We recover patients of all ages-from trauma and neurosurgery to ENT, urology, and general surgery. Acuity ranges from routine to intensive care, with a strong focus on complex airway management and extubations.
Why you'll love it:
* Fast‑paced, diverse caseloads
* Team‑driven environment with surgeons and anesthesiologists
* Build advanced skills in critical recovery care
Shift: Monday-Friday, Four days/week | Rotating hours between 7am-11:30pm, on call required
Full Time or Part Time available
Be the nurse who guides patients safely from surgery to recovery-apply today!
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 twelve months acute RN experience
* All newly licensed RNs or RNs with less than twelve 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.
* On-Call: Ability to participate in on-call shifts and respond within 30 minutes when called in.
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