Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Float Pool (0.9 Eve/Nights)

Mercy Cedar Rapids•Baltimore, MD

About The Position

This Registered Nurse position supports Mercy’s patient-centered care philosophy by providing safe, respectful, compassionate, and efficient nursing care in accordance with Mercy standards, policies, and procedures. The nurse works with unit-specific team members to identify clinical problems, develop and implement plans of care, and educate patients and families. This role is in the Medical Float Pool and requires maintaining competencies across pool units and floating beyond core units when staffing needs require it.

Requirements

Sound background in basic nursing principles and procedures.
Competency in unit-specific skills.
Ability to provide safe and effective basic nursing care.
Exemplary customer service skills, including verbal and non-verbal communication and proper phone etiquette.
Ability to create a welcoming environment for healthcare team members.
Commitment to ongoing self-development and learning.
Current license to practice as a registered nurse in Iowa or a compact state.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification in accordance with the American Heart Association.
Completion of Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse and Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter training; certification must be submitted to Human Resources by the start or transfer date.
Ability to meet the listed physical requirements, including lifting, pushing, pulling, and administering CPR.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an acute care setting.
Baccalaureate degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Communicate accurate, clinically relevant information to patients, families, and coworkers during handoffs and as needed to support patient outcomes.
Assess, plan, intervene, coordinate, and evaluate care based on each patient’s plan of care.
Continually assess patient and family needs and provide care according to a patient-centered model.
Use critical thinking and sound judgment to implement care plans, nursing interventions, and procedures.
Maintain accurate, real-time documentation of nursing care in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
Model professional conduct and help create a healthy work environment that supports department or unit goals.
Treat patients, families, visitors, and coworkers with dignity and respect.
Direct licensed and non-licensed personnel in providing patient care as assigned.
Communicate in an effective and age-appropriate manner, including recognizing non-verbal communication, fears, anxieties, and language or cultural barriers.
Respond to emergencies and life-threatening conditions within scope of practice.
Follow and promote patient-safety practices throughout the patient experience.
Communicate and collaborate effectively with all members of the healthcare team.
Provide ongoing education to patients and families.
Delegate duties to other staff, including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, patient care technicians, unit secretaries, and other department-specific positions.
Follow Mercy safety guidelines, perform job-specific safety duties, and promptly report unsafe conditions, incidents, and injuries.
Maintain skills and competencies for each Medical Surgical Pool unit annually.
Float outside core units during critical staffing periods; failure to comply is treated as an unscheduled absence.