ED RN - Emergency Department Registered Nurse

Trinity Health • Mason City, IA

23h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for an Emergency Department Registered Nurse who will be responsible and accountable for delivering patient care as part of a multidisciplinary team, utilizing the nursing process and maintaining professional nursing standards. Key duties include assessing and evaluating patients' physical, psychosocial, environmental, spiritual, social, and educational needs, and documenting their responses to nursing interventions. The RN will develop, implement, and update patient care plans, including discharge plans, based on nursing practice standards and health center policies, using clinical and critical thinking skills. The role also involves guiding and directing patient care activities, providing daily direction to Licensed Practical Nurses and Nurse Assistants, and facilitating patient and family education by assessing learning needs and initiating teaching plans. Effective communication of patient changes to colleagues and multidisciplinary caregivers is essential. The nurse is also expected to attend departmental meetings, manage hospital resources efficiently, meet productivity expectations, and be flexible to support staffing needs across multiple units.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing or graduate from an accredited RN program required.
• Current RN licensure in the state of Iowa required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
• Previous experience in acute care preferred, one year preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and evaluates the patient’s physical, psychosocial, environmental, spiritual, social and education needs and documents patient/family responses to nursing interventions while working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to achieve desired patient care outcomes.
• Develops and implements patient’s plan of care, including the discharge plan, based on standards of nursing practice, health center policy, and patient/family needs using clinical/critical thinking skills
• Reviews and updates the plan of care based on changes in patient’s condition
• Guides and directs patient care activities for the above-indicated population, by utilizing clinical/critical thinking skills and evidence based practice
• Provides daily direction and guidance to Licensed Practical Nurse and Nurse Assistant
• Provides, facilitates, and/or implements learning opportunities to meet the educational needs of patient/family by assessing the learning needs and formulating and initiating a teaching plan to meet those needs
• Effectively communicates pertinent patient changes/conditions to colleagues and to multidisciplinary caregivers
• Attends and participates in departmental/organizational meetings, in-services and educational opportunities.
• Serves as a steward for the hospital’s human and material resources.
• Meets productivity expectations of unit/department as defined by unit manager.
• Utilizes and maintains appropriate supplies in department.
• Supports staffing needs for patient care in multiple units, as needed, while being flexible with schedule and hours.

Benefits

• MercyOne Nurses Rock Scholarship - loan repayment for ADN or BSN
• Education Assistance offered
• Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater
• Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials
• Generous paid time off program
• Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees