Provides direct and indirect patient care in the Medical and Surgical area.  Is responsible and accountable for the delivery of patient care during the patient stay.  Assists and directs the work of the support staff in the provision of care while maintaining professional nursing standards.  Performs general nursing duties with minimal supervision. One night charge shift required, primarily in the ER.

What you will Do:

• Assesses the patient's physical, psychosocial, environmental, spiritual, social and education needs.  Develops and implements patient's plan of care, including collaboration of the discharge plan based on evidence-based practice standards, health center policy, and patient/family needs.  Reviews and updates the plan of care based on changes in patient's condition.

• Evaluates and documents patient/family responses to nursing interventions while working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to achieve desired patient care outcomes.  Provides or facilitates learning opportunities to meet the educational needs of patient/family by assessing the learning needs and formulating and initiating a teaching plan to meet those needs.

• Effectively communicates pertinent patient changes/conditions to co-workers and to multidisciplinary caregivers.  Delegates and supervises patient care activities within the scope of practice of the healthcare worker to meet the patient care needs for the above-indicated population.

•  Identifies and acts to solve problems, supports process improvement teams, which influence customer satisfaction clinical outcomes and financial stability.

• Documents patient information in the electronic/paper medical record, at the bedside and as soon as possible, in an accurate, timely manner.

• Maintains active logons/passwords for computer software systems that support patient care and education. 

• Supports, positively, the ever-changing health care environment by supporting technology and process changes.  Willing to learn new things, is open to change and maintains a calm positive manner under stressful conditions. 

• Serves as a steward for the hospital’s human and material resources.  Meets productivity expectations of unit/department as defined by Clinical Leader/Chief Nursing Officer.

Hours/Schedule:

Full Time, Rotating

12 hour shifts

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of a program in professional nursing.

• Current RN licensure in the State of Iowa required.

• Completes Introduction to Telemetry class or equivalent within 3 months of hire.

• Experience with computer software and willingness to learn new software (Excel, Microsoft, electronic health record, WorkDay, etc.)

• Ability to work flexible hours.

• Must provide proof of Basic Life Support (BLS Healthcare Provider, American Heart Association; or American Red Cross, Professional Rescuer-LIVE class only) via current card prior to employment or within 60 days of hire and maintains current status.

• Completes Mandatory Reporting: Child and Dependent Adult Abuse requirement within 6 months of hire and renews this requirement every 5 years.

• Completes Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association within 6 months of hire and maintains current status.

• Completes Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) – American Heart Association within 6 months of hire and maintains current status.

• Completes Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) – American Heart Association within 6 months of hire and maintains current status.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Education Assistance offered

• Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater

• Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials

• Generous paid time off program

• Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1.

Ministry/Facility Information:

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties.

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is a 342 bed, regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center is an 11 bed, rural access hospital in New Hampton, Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260,000.

With more than 3,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region.

MercyOne Medical Group – North Iowa is part of Iowa’s largest multispecialty clinic systems. In north Iowa, our clinics are made up of more than 25 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics.