ED RN - Emergency Department Registered Nurse

Trinity Health • Mason City, IA

2d

About The Position

This position accepts responsibility and accountability for delivering patient care with the multidisciplinary team, using the nursing process and maintaining professional nursing standards. The nurse assesses patients’ physical, psychosocial, environmental, spiritual, social, and educational needs; develops and updates plans of care, including discharge plans; and guides care using clinical and critical-thinking skills and evidence-based practice. The role also provides direction to Licensed Practical Nurses and Nurse Assistants, supports patient and family education, communicates patient changes to colleagues and multidisciplinary caregivers, and participates in departmental and organizational meetings and educational opportunities. The nurse serves as a steward of hospital resources, meets unit productivity expectations, maintains appropriate supplies, and may support staffing needs across multiple units with flexibility in schedule and hours.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate patients’ physical, psychosocial, environmental, spiritual, social, and educational needs, and document patient and family responses to nursing interventions.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to achieve desired patient care outcomes.
• Develop and implement patient plans of care, including discharge plans, based on nursing practice standards, health center policy, and patient and family needs.
• Review and update plans of care in response to changes in patient condition.
• Guide and direct patient care using clinical and critical-thinking skills and evidence-based practice.
• Provide daily direction and guidance to Licensed Practical Nurses and Nurse Assistants.
• Assess patient and family learning needs and provide, facilitate, or implement educational opportunities and teaching plans.
• Communicate pertinent patient changes and conditions to colleagues and multidisciplinary caregivers.
• Attend and participate in departmental and organizational meetings, in-services, and educational opportunities; meet the department’s stated meeting attendance requirement when meetings are available.
• Steward hospital human and material resources, meet unit or department productivity expectations, and use and maintain appropriate supplies.
• Support patient-care staffing needs across multiple units as needed, with flexibility regarding schedule and hours.

Benefits

• MercyOne Nurses Rock Scholarship with loan repayment for ADN or BSN.
• Education assistance.
• Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits effective on Day 1 for positions of 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: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree