RN - 5W Ortho/Neuro Unit - FT-Nights
Trinity Health
**Employment Type:**
Full time
**Shift:**
12 Hour Night Shift
**Description:**
JOB SUMMARY
Unit Summary/Purpose:
Post-Surgical Orthopedics/Neurology Unit
Our nurses care for a wide array of post-surgical patients that include:
Neck and Back Surgery
Shoulder Surgery
Total Knee Replacement
Total Hip Replacement
Seizure
Stroke
**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 and performs service recovery as needed.
+ 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.
+ Collaborates with the Unit Based Educator, CCIS, and Clinical Nurse Consultant 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.
+ 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.
**Hours/Schedule:**
Full Time 36hrs a week,
Night shift 7pm - 7:30am,
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 five years of hire.
+ Preferred Master's degree in nursing or health related field
+ Professional certification in clinical specialty
+ Minimum of three years of professional nursing practice relevant to areas of responsibility.
**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 (https://www.mercyone.org/northiowa/find-a-location/location-results) is a 342 bed, regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center (https://www.mercyone.org/location/mercyone-new-hampton-medical-center-1) 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.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran
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