RN - Outpatient Pediatric Mental Health - Lutheran

UnityPoint Health Des Moines

Shift: Full-Time, 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4pm

Benefits Eligible

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to adult mental health patients and their families.  Maintains a practice environment that reflects the ANA Code for Nurses, Philosophy of Nursing at UnityPoint Health with in the structure of the Professional Nurse Practice Model and in collaboration with other care givers. Maintains a safe, therapeutic milieu and utilizes therapeutic communication skills that facilitate patient and family recovery from mental health crises.

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.

• Assesses the needs of patients and families, providing appropriate teaching and making the necessary referrals to provide continuity of care.  
• Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team.  
• Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patient’s care.  
• Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care.  
• Utilizes holistic approach (considering biopsychosocial, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients and families served in the assigned service area.  
• Delegates and provides direction for other healthcare team members within their scope of practice and holds them accountable for their involvement in the plan of care.  
• Utilizes critical thinking in developing nursing interventions while maintaining responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients.  
• Utilizes therapeutic verbal and non-verbal communication techniques when intervening with patients and families to facilitate recovery.  
• Directs the team in de-escalation interventions.   
• Assess and choose teaching strategies appropriate to the patient’s and their families’ age specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn and level of comprehension.  

Education:

Graduate of accredited nursing program  

Experience:

6 months clinical experience in a hospital   

Previous mental health nursing experience preferred

License(s) / Certification(s):

Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered 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. 

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: 

Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English.  

Multicultural sensitivity.  

Microsoft Office – basic computer skills.  

Customer/patient focused.   

Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions.   

Other:

Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.