RN - Innovation Design Unit

Full or Part Time (24 or 36 hours)

Days or Nights (0700-1930, 1930-0700)

The Innovation Design Unit (IDU) is an active patient care environment intended to design, test, and validate new models of care, innovative technology, and facility design.  

The IDU has 17 patient rooms that are divided into zones. Each zone is intended to test various room designs or equipment. The primary patient population will be adult medical-surgical. The levels of care include Medical-Surgical, Progressive, and Intensive Care (acuity adaptable).  

Planned innovations: 

• Virtual Nursing/Virtual Sitter 

• This unit also has a Clinical Quality Nurse Lead (CQNL) who provides bedside support to the nursing staff on the unit with a focus on patient safety and quality.  

• Interactive Patient Experience Platform featuring digital displays for patient engagement and staff efficiencies. 

• Real Time Location Systems- to enhance safety and efficiency 

• And much more!  

The IDU Staff Nurse drives innovation through active involvement in projects, pilots and processes that support achieving optimal patient outcomes, colleague well-being and support organizational initiatives. Provide, prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care with other health care providers to meet holistic care needs of a designated group of patients.

  • Direct patient care experience preferred.
  • Based on position, prior experience in one or more of the following areas including cardiology, cardiac drip management, critical care, emergency department, medical-surgical, obstetrics, cardiovascular rehabilitation, telemetry, oncology, neonatal intensive care, pediatric acute care, solid organ transplant, cath lab, EP lab, quality assurance related to health care, perioperative and special procedures in applicable nursing specialty area preferred. 
  •Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree preferred.
  • Based on position, one or more of the following courses including STABLE, smoking cessation counseling, basic critical care, or other specialty training courses preferred. 
  • Experience with evidence-based practice, process improvement, facility or project implementation preferred
  • Relationship-building skills to collaborate effectively with key stakeholders preferred
  • Curiosity to continuously seek out and explore new ideas and approaches to patient care preferred
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to inspire and influence staff and stakeholders preferred
  • Ability to quickly adopt new technology and utilize resources related to technology preferred 
  • Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel preferred.
  • Proficient with use of email applications preferred.
  • Proficient with use of departmental equipment and systems such as patient care equipment, telecommunication systems, information systems, pneumatic tube system, general patient care supplies, and transport equipment preferred.