Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Acute Care Units

Avera•Sioux Center, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

For over 70 years, Sioux Center Health has served patients with Jesus’ healing ministry. With eight locations located in Sioux Center, Iowa and surrounding communities, we take great pride in providing superior care in our state-of-the-art facilities. You will love working here due to our strong mission and great people, fostering an exceptional culture. Working with us means making a real difference in the lives of our community members, with your talents and passions truly appreciated. Sioux Center Health also supports the community with sponsored programs, events, and volunteer work. We have been awarded Top Workplace honor by The Des Moines Register and won Best of the Northwest in 12 healthcare categories. Sioux County also ranked #6 in the nation for being one of the Healthiest Communities according to U.S. News & World Report and CVS. Current available opportunities are in our Med Surg Unit, Emergency Department, and Obstetrics Unit.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Must have a current registered nurse license to practice in the State of Iowa.
Must obtain and maintain professional certifications prior to working in the applicable areas: Med Surg: ACLS, BLS.

Nice To Haves

Experience preferred, but not required.
Bi-lingual experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

In collaboration with Resource Nurse makes patient assignments to team members to provide the best and most efficient nursing care.
Logs into Vocera adding room assignments, updates electronic white boards with patients assigned and individual patient information.
Coordinates making post discharge follow-up calls.
Performs patient assessments, hourly rounding and initial nursing assessment of all new admissions, admission note as well as on-going assessments and patient notes.
Coordinates making physicians rounds and physician notifications with the Resource Nurse.
Carries out new orders and/or communicates new orders to team members to be completed.
Makes necessary observation and suggestions to attending physicians.
Accountable for acknowledging all new orders and following through with them.
Provides bedside report for oncoming staff.
Provides bedside care and functions to the patients.
Is responsible for appropriate discharge and patient teaching for their shift and completes discharge routine documentation.
Knows the hospital area resource services and insurance certification procedure for patients.
Administers medication and treatments per physician orders and reviews H & P, meds, treatments, etc.
Utilizes principles of good leadership and management in organizing nursing care on the unit.
Serves as liaison between patient, physician, and staff.
Attends and conducts in-services meeting, if needed.
Records and documents all clinical and patient data including, but not limited to, narcotic counts, census data, QI information, physician orders, patients charges, and etc.
Serves as an instructor for prenatal educational activities and collaborates with clinical leaders to assess, plan, implement and evaluate goals, objectives and content of educational programs (if applicable).
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.