RN Acute-Surgery-Lutheran

				Overview:

Shift: Monday-Friday Days | Periodic overnight, weekend, and holiday call

Choose a career that matters with UnityPoint Health Des Moines! UnityPoint Health - Des Moines is a family of four hospitals including Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Blank Children's Hospital and Methodist West Hospital. Our team members are the compassionate core of who we are and how we serve our patients and visitors every day.

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 nursing program.

Experience:

* Minimum 6 months acute RN experience

Licensure:

* Current RN licensure in good standing with the State of Iowa.

Certifications:

* BLS certification (or must be obtained within 3 months of hire).

On-Call:

* Ability to participate in on-call shifts and respond within 30 minutes when called in.
			

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