RN Acute-Powell 4 Stroke/Neuro/Medical-Methodist
US-IA-Des Moines
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Req #: 172735
Type: Full Time Benefits
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Overview:
Acute RN - Powell 4 Stroke/Neuro/Medical - Methodist
Shift: Days - Full Time and Part Time
Evenings - Full Time and Part Time
Nights - Full Time and Part Time
Weekend Package Days and Nights - Full Time or Part Time
PRN per request
Weekend Rotation; Every 3rd weekend and holiday rotation
Shift Differential for qualifying shifts
Benefits Eligible
$10,000 Sign On Bonus for qualifying candidates
Powell 4 is a 19 bed Medical Neurology and Epilepsy Monitoring unit specializing in Stroke, Seizure disorders, and other neurology disorders. We are Primary Stroke Center Certified and have one of Central Iowa's only Epilepsy monitoring units. Our dedicated team is committed to a multidisciplinary approach to patient centered care involving achieving best patient outcomes and safe discharge plans. Come be a part of our fascinating and rewarding team we have here on Powell 4!
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 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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