Employment Type:Full timeShift:Day Shift

Description:

Employment Type: Full Time

Shift: Days

Position Purpose:

Serves as a clinical expert to ensure patient care needs are met, safe care is provided, quality measures are attained, and an exceptional care experience is provided.  Is an expert clinician resource that mentors colleagues in all aspects of patient care delivery, and provides ongoing professional development of others.  Provides day-to-day leadership to align patient and family needs with human (colleague) and material resources within the department and organization through collegial collaboration with others. 

What you will Do:

Supervises and coordinates patient care on the care unit.Ensures that patient care, quality and safety standards are met daily for all patients through caring and leader rounding, leader standard work (Mercy Way,) and performs service recovery as needed.  (Initiative/Daily Management)Serves as a mentor for colleagues by promoting critical thinking skills in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient’s plan of care.  (Skill and Technical Knowledge)Collaborates with the Unit Based Educator and Clinical Nurse Specialist to promote and provide the clinical and professional development of colleague by identifying educational needs, sharing clinical knowledge, and structuring and education plan and educational experience to promote understanding and professional growth.  (Problem Identification)Assists in interviewing, hiring, orientating, developing and completion of performance evaluations and/or performance counseling in accordance with employment and payroll procedures in the collaboration with the clinical nurse manager/director.  (Daily Management)Responsible for recognizing colleagues, promoting and role modeling a positive work environment, teamwork, and colleague engagement.  (Teamwork/Communication)Pulls Andon to problem solve patient and colleague safety concerns, unmet quality outcomes, unfavorable patient care experiences and escalate per chain of command.Leads performance improvement and/or problem solving to improve patient and colleague safety, quality outcomes, and patient care experience to ensure root cause is identified, evaluate Yokoten opportunities.  (Problem Solving)

Hours/Schedule:

Full Time 36hrs a week, 7am - 7:30pm, every other holiday, every third weekend

Minimum Qualifications:

Current RN license in the state of Iowa.Bachelor's degree in nursing or commitment to complete within four years of hire.  Preferred Master's degree in nursing or health related field.

Minimum of three years of professional nursing practice relevant to areas of responsibility.

Progressive experiences in a nursing leadership role; i.e., Preceptor, Nursing Shared Governance, Safety Liaison, Infection Prevention Liaison, course work or work experiences that demonstrate progressive leadership.Professional certification in clinical specialty obtained within 4 years of hire or transfer 

Position Highlights and Benefits:

Education Assistance offeredEffective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greaterCompetitive wages; including weekend and night differentialsGenerous paid time off programRetirement 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.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
 

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.