Shift: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, four 10-hour shifts, rotating day off a week

Holiday and call rotation included

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

Provides nursing care for patients, participates in patient /family teaching, and provides leadership by working cooperatively with all other members of the Radiology Staff. Performs a variety of technical procedures that require independent judgment, ingenuity, and initiative to apply nursing care when it is needed. The primary goal of UnityPoint Health – Des Moines is to provide the best possible health care to the sick and the injured. Nursing procedures performed by the Radiology Nurse contribute directly toward this goal. 

Full-time IR RNs – have 2-3 weeknights on-call per month & 1-2 late shifts per month, and rotate every 13^th weekend (Friday 5pm-Monday 7am) on-call

Part-time IR RNs – have 1-2 weeknights on-call per month & 1 late shifts per month, and rotate every 20^th weekend (Friday 5pm-Monday 7am) on-call

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.

·Provides and coordinates nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process.

·Consistently utilizes a holistic approach(considering physical, psych/social, spiritual, educational safety and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients served in the assigned service area.

·Provides proper explanation of procedures to patients, their families, and others as needed to insure the patients understanding of the procedure to be performed.

·Collaborates with physicians and other professionals in planning and implementing care within

hospital policy and legal limitations.

·Practices sterile techniques and prevents cross contamination while assisting Physicians with procedures and treatment that require professional nursing skills.

·Assists in the transfer of critically ill patients, cares for emergency room, or ICU patients when staffing allows.

·Demonstrates skill in using monitors, infusion pumps, pacemakers, oxygen equipment, and respirators.

·Informs and prepares patients and family for special procedures. Does patient teaching.

·Cooperates with all personnel in the proper conduct of the Radiology Department. Covers call and rotates shifts to insure proper coverage of Radiology.

·Administer medications for pre-op, sedation, or pain relief and monitors patient condition as ordered. Initiates appropriate intervention for contrast reaction, hypotensive episodes, and codes as needed.

·Demonstrates initiative to improve quality and customer service.

·Balances team and individual responsibilities, objective and open to other’s views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to positive team goals, puts success of team above own interest.

·Performs adult/pediatric urinary catheterization as required.

·Demonstrates initiative to improve quality and customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations.

·Integrates and demonstrates FOCUS values and Expectations for Personal and Service Excellence to guide professional behaviors, while adhering to the policies and procedures of UnityPoint Health – Des Moines.

·Balance team and individual responsibilities; be open and objective to other’s views; give and welcome feedback; contribute to positive team goals; and put the success of the team above own interests.

·Practice reflects knowledge of HIPAA, DNV, DIA, OSHA and other federal/state regulatory agencies guiding healthcare.

·Demonstrates the ability to meet the department work schedule.

·Demonstrates the knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately. 

Education:

• Graduate of accredited nursing program
• BSN is preferred

Experience:

• 1 year of hospital clinical experience or demonstrated clinical efficiency.
• Critical care, ER, or procedural experience preferred
• critical care experience, ER experience, or procedural experience

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), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications or obtain certifications within six (6) months from date of hire.
• Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.