UnityPoint Health- Marshalltown Med/Surg

Weekend Package Days 0700-1930 with holiday rotation (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

Sign-On Bonus: $10,000 paid over 2 years

Here’s your opportunity to be a part of something bigger. There’s never been a more exciting time to enter the world of health care and make a different with a career that matters.

It’s especially true here in Marshalltown. The need for caregivers has never been higher as the hospital at UnityPoint Health will soon move to its expanded and beautifully renovated South Campus. Plus, our team members enjoy all the perks of the UnityPoint Health system, including our wonderful Total Rewards benefits package at https://uphtotalrewards.com.

Why UnityPoint Health? 

• Commitment to our Team – We’ve been named a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare 2022 by Becker’s Healthcare for our commitment to our team members.
• Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
• Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
• Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
• Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Visit us at UnityPoint.org/careers to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work. https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org/ 

• Collaborates with other healthcare team members and the patient/family to develop an individualized plan of care.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to any age related need of the patients served on the assigned unit.
• Delegates duties based on the scope of the role, knowledge and skill of the caregiver.
• Recognizes situations and significant assessment findings that require verbal or written communication and follow through to the appropriate individuals (provider, charge nurse, nurse manager, supervisor).
• Obtains, records and/or accurately enters data into the EMR. Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patient’s care.
• Communicates with the healthcare team, ancillary staff, patients and visitors in a respectful and professional manner.
• Participates in and completes all education and training programs as required by hospital policy and as requested by manager/director.
• Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating critical thinking and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies and procedures and standards of care.
• Incorporates the focus of unit or hospital performance improvement efforts in every aspect of day to day nursing care.
• Hand-offs will be done with attention to detail and with safety as a high priority. Hand-offs are utilized to communicate patient treatment and assessment information, patient education needs, goals of care and other quality care measures at each change of caregiver or setting of care.
• Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.

• Minimum of an Associate Degree of Nursing
• No previous work experience as an RN required
• Internal applicants within UPH-Marshalltown, in good standing, with six months of hospital experience will be considered.
• Valid RN license
• Read, writes, speaks and comprehends fluent English
• Basic computer skills
• Customer/patient focused
• Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions
• Models professionalism and ethical behavior
• Contributes to a positive morale
• Recognizes the importance of each position in the hospital and treats others as equal and valued members of the healthcare team.
• Actively assures patient confidentiality, privacy and security regarding all organizational information
• Maintains RN skills within scope of practice

Preferred:

• BSN preferred
• PALS for any pediatric nurse