Registered Nurse (RN) | 36 hours per week | Medical Surgical Unit

• →Assess and monitor patient condition, documenting and communicating results to physician as appropriate.
• →Document all aspects of patient care provided in the medical record, adhering to documentation standards.
• →Administer prescribed medications adhering to the six rights of medication administration, IV fluids, enteral feedings, monitoring their effectiveness, and addressing needs.
• →Answer patients' calls and provides assistance or determines how to assist them.
• →Assemble equipment, performs procedures and treatments and/or assists medical staff with patient procedures
• →Provide basic patient care and treatments such as dressing wounds, preventing and treating pressure ulcers or performing catheterizations.
• →Prepare patients for examinations, tests or treatments and explain procedures.
• →Collect samples such as blood, urine and sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples (such as blood glucose monitoring) or sends the specimen to lab appropriately labeled.
• →Formulate, evaluate and modify an individualized plan of care including discharge planning. Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other health care team members as necessary.
• →Monitor patients' medication usage and results as well as responsible use of Medical and pharmaceutical supplies.
• →Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.
• →Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation and pain.
• →Provide patient and family education. Assess resources to plan and coordinate patient care.
• →Act as a patient advocate, respect rights and confidentiality of patients.
• →Work as part of a health care team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions. Participate in treatment team conferences regarding diagnosis or treatment of difficult cases.
• →Participate in performance improvement activities, including quality assurance, quality monitoring and improvement efforts.
• →Delegate aspects of care to others including certified nursing assistants, patient service associates, and licensed practical nurses; provides oversight for ensuring completion of the functions. Mentor new employees and students.
• →Adhere to safety practices and evidence based practices. Adhere to safety practices for own personal protection, i.e. infection control devices, lifts, gait belts, eye shields, gloves.
• →Prioritize specific aspects of assignment based on patient care needs. Coordinate and oversee nursing care provided for patient care assignement.
• →Monitor patients' medication usage and results as well as responsible use of Medical and pharmaceutical supplies.

• Associate’s Degree (AA) Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) Required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) bachelor’s degree in nursing or other related field Preferred
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions.
• Knowledge of basic math to calculate medication doses.
• Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Actively looking for ways to help people.
• The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association within 60 Days Required
• Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required
• Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required
• Registered Nurse Iowa Board of Nursing (IBON) (United States of America) Required

MOAB within 1 year of hire for all inpatient units.

Acute Care: Telemetry and Med Surg: Geriatric, Adult, Medical/Surgical, Telemetry. Includes monitoring and interpreting cardiac rhythms, administering medications and treatments as prescribed (including IV medications and non-titrating drips), caring for pre- and post-surgical patients, chronic trach patients on baseline settings, wound vacs, working closely with providers and family members to keep them updated, and reporting patient results.
Basic Dysrhythmia within 6 months of hire.
ACLS within 1 year of hire.