RN Acute-Surgery-Methodist West
US-IA-West Des Moines
careers
Req #: 164730
Type: Full Time Benefits
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Overview: Provide care for patients ages 3 years and up. Collaborates with various members of the surgical team to ensure safe surgical procedures and patient care outcomes. Surgical specialties include orthopedics, general surgery, spinal surgery, gynecology, urology and podiatry. 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 * Bachelor of Science (BSN) in Nursing preferred * Minimum of 6 months of RN experience * Department of Labor Level III (Medium) Work. ***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.aspx
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