UnityPoint Health
Location
Des Moines, Iowa
The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates nursing care to patients, ensuring accurate documentation and utilizing critical thinking for independent judgments. They collaborate with physicians and other professionals to implement care and assess patient needs for effective discharge planning.
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited nursing program and hold a current Iowa RN license. A minimum of six months of acute RN experience is required, with newly licensed RNs encouraged to participate in the RN Residency program.
Overview Join UnityPoint Health – Des Moines as a Registered Nurse on South 3, a 14-bed observation unit that serves as an extension of the Emergency Department. Here, we care for ambulatory patients expected to stay less than 24 hours, focusing on efficient care pathways and collaborative, innovative nursing practices.
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. Demonstrates professional development by keeping abreast of current nursing practice and healthcare trends.
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: 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.
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