RN Acute - ICU - Grinnell - Full Time - Nights

UnityPoint Health - Grinnell, IA

Full-time - Entry Level

Grinnell, IA

Hospitals

About the position

The RN Acute - ICU position at UnityPoint Health involves providing and managing care for patients in an 8-bed mixed intensive care unit. The role requires collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, guiding nursing personnel, and ensuring high-quality patient care while demonstrating professional growth and accountability. The position is full-time and requires night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates time management skills by delivering care and completing assignments in a timely manner.
• Reports pertinent patient observations, significant incidents, or any changes in patient's condition to the appropriate person.
• Assesses the needs of patients and families, providing appropriate teaching and making necessary referrals for continuity of care.
• Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and healthcare team.
• 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.
• Utilizes a holistic approach 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.
• Demonstrates knowledge of medications and their correct administration, follows medication administration rights and processes, and appropriately documents all administered medications.
• Assesses and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patient's and their families' age-specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn, and level of comprehension.
• Consults appropriate resources within the hospital to provide specialized education.
• Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents, and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program
• Current Iowa Registered Nurse License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain within three months from date of hire
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within 12 months of hire
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within 12 months of hire
• GRMC approved Critical Care Course current or completion within the first year of employment
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) current or completion within the first year of employment or after first year at next class offered at GRMC
• One year of critical care experience preferred
• Valid driver's license when driving and vehicle for work-related reasons

Nice-to-haves

• BSN - Preferred
• Certification in Critical Care Nursing (CCRN) - Preferred

Benefits

• $10,000 SIGN ON BONUS FOR NEW HIRES
• Competitive Total Rewards program
• Commitment to team members
• Culture guided by uncompromising values
• Support and development opportunities
• Community involvement