Registered Nurse - Short Stay Unit

IU Health • Muncie, IN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Indiana University Health is seeking passionate, experienced nurses to join its team and provide high-quality care to observation and medical patients during brief stays. The Cardiac Medical Observation Unit (CMO) is a newly renovated, 25-private-room unit on the hospital’s sixth floor. The unit specializes in caring for cardiac patients before and after procedures and emphasizes teamwork, compassion, excellence, and purpose. It promotes servant leadership, professional development, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a supportive team culture. Nurses can build clinical expertise while caring for patients with a variety of diagnoses. The role is based at Ball Memorial in Muncie, Indiana, and is offered on day or night shifts, part-time or full-time.

IU Health describes itself as Indiana’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare system and the state’s number-one-ranked healthcare system. It offers a patient-centered, collaborative work environment and a culture in which team members provide care to patients, one another, and the community. New hires are subject to vaccination requirements, including influenza and COVID-19, subject to approved exemptions; proof of previous vaccination may be submitted. The COVID-19 vaccine was not required to begin employment under the terms stated in the posting, but team members were required to be fully vaccinated by September 1, 2021. IU Health is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities during the application and interview process and in performing essential job functions and receiving employment benefits.

Requirements

• Associate of Nursing (ASN) degree; a Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) is preferred.
• Graduation from a nationally accredited nursing program. Candidates who did not graduate from a nationally accredited program may be considered with more than two years of acute-care experience, subject to review and approval by the Chief Nursing Officer.
• Current Indiana Registered Nurse license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association.
• Additional Advanced Life Support certifications may be required according to unit or department specialty and patient-care policies.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Nursing (BSN).
• Acute-care experience may qualify candidates who did not graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program for consideration, subject to Chief Nursing Officer review and approval.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to observation- and medical-level patients during their brief stay.
• Care for cardiac patients before and after procedures.
• Provide post-catheterization laboratory care.
• Develop clinical expertise and critical-thinking, multitasking, and time-management skills while delivering patient care.
• Advocate for patients and their families.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary colleagues.
• Contribute to a team culture centered on compassion, excellence, and purpose.

Benefits

• Increased pay scale for bedside nurses.
• Competitive benefits.
• 401(k) retirement savings with employer match.
• Employer-paid medical leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Student loan forgiveness eligibility through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
• Employee Assistance Program counseling at no cost.
• Team-member wellness programs that can contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree