Acute LPN- Younker 8 Medical Respiratory- Methodist

Full-Time or Part-Time

Days or Nights, weekend and holiday rotation

Shift differential for qualifying shifts

Sign-On Bonus: $5,000 for full-time offers

Younker 8 cares for a variety of acute care patients, specializing in respiratory diagnoses, diabetic ketoacidosis, and acute or chronic medical conditions. The unit partners the Physician Internal Medicine Residency Program and is involved in many new patient care initiatives. Collaboration, teamwork, and innovation lead the team as we care for our acute patient populations.

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.  

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:      

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.   

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.  

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.   

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience. 

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health. 

Clinical Excellence & Patient Care 

• Possesses the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide care for people with physical disability and chronic illness  
• Participates in patient/family educational activities and uses appropriate resources to implement an individualized teaching and discharge plan with patients and their families  
• Performs hands-on nursing care by utilizing the nursing process to achieve quality outcomes for patients  
• Reinforces the care provided by other team members  
• Provides direction and supervision of unlicensed assistive personnel (e.g., Patient Care Technician), demonstrates clinical judgment appropriate for the states LPN scope of practice, uses problem solving techniques and time-management principles, and delegates appropriately  
• Coordinates nursing care activities in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to facilitate achievement of overall goals  
• Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills to develop a rapport with patients, their families, and health team members and to ensure the fulfilment of requirements for legal documentation and reimbursement  
• Maintains a strong commitment to the multidisciplinary health care team  
• Contributes to the assessment of the physical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual dimensions of patients and their families, as well as their educational and discharge needs  
• Collaborates with other rehabilitation team members and contributes to the dynamic interdisciplinary plan of care  
• Implements the interdisciplinary plan of care within the scope of LPN/LVN practice and provides nursing care and education directly or through ancillary personnel, as needed, to maintain and restore function and prevent complications and further loss  
• Contributes to the evaluation of the nursing care and to the modification of the plan as needed to achieve measurable goals and objectives  
• Contributes to the interdisciplinary team process at team conferences and other team meetings and offers input into team decision making within their scope of practice.  
• Intervenes with team members and other healthcare professionals to ensure that the optimal opportunity for recovery is made available to the patient.  
• Collaborates with the staff nurse and other team members to achieve cost-effective care by utilizing appropriate clinical measures to meet emergent physical, psychosocial, and spiritual situations  
• Communicates effectively and interacts in a manner that facilitates the group process and team building.  
• Advocates and supports the rights of patients and families with care decisions. 
• Practice reflects knowledge of federal/state regulatory and accrediting agencies (e.g., Department of Inspection and Appeals (DIA)) 

Clinical Excellence & Patient Education 

• Reinforces information provided to patients about the disease processes underlying disabilities and teaches nursing techniques to help patients and their families develop the self-care skills necessary to move toward wellness on the illness-wellness continuum  
• Provides assistance to patients and their families within his/her scope of practice for future self-management and decision-making responsibilities by fostering patients’ independence and goal achievement  
• Reinforces the teaching done by the staff nurse and other specialists and other healthcare disciplines and provides resource materials for patients’ changing needs  
• Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately. 

Education: Successful completion of a licensed practical nurse program from an accredited college.

Experience: Preferred experience or clinical time in Post-Acute Care or an Acute Care environment.

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Iowa.
• Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain certification within three (3) months from date of hire.
• Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.

Level 3 Medium Work:  Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.