**Employment Type:** Full time **Shift:** Weekend Shift **Description:** **** New RN Rate **** **Employment Type:** + Full Time - 36 hours per week **Shift Schedule:** + Weekend Day Shift (7 AM - 7 PM) **Position Highlights and Benefits** + **Student Loan Forgiveness** + Eligible for generous **Weekend Package Differential** We care about your well-being, both physical and mental, which is why our benefit package includes: + Wellness programs + Education reimbursement + Personalized health insurance plans including dental and vision + Paid time off + Long- and short-term leave + Retirement planning + Life insurance coverage **Position Purpose:** Provides individualized, high-quality nursing care to patients of all ages. Uses a team approach to delegate and coordinate patient care at admission, transfer, and discharge. Independently delivers nursing care using the Nurse Practice Act, Mercy Medical Center policies, nursing standards, ethical principles, and professional judgment. **What you wil Do:** + Assesses, plans, and implements nursing care while ensuring patient comfort. + Practices safe patient handling techniques. + Continues to evaluate assigned patients and provides ongoing treatment. + Anticipates, identifies, and responds to educational and emotional needs of patients and families. + Guides and directs healthcare personnel (i.e. Patient Care Technicians) in caring for patients. + Maintains knowledge of equipment set-up, maintenance, and use (i.e., IV pumps, monitoring equipment, and drainage devices). Utilizes safeguards such as IV pump drug library and monitor alarms whenever available to maximize patient safety. + Initiates emergency support measures (i.e., cardiopulmonary resuscitation, protecting patient from injury). **Minimum Qualifications:** + Possession of a current or compact state licensure as a registered nurse issued/defined by the State of Iowa + 1 year of nursing experience required for the Day Shift. + Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter + Child and/or Dependent Adult Abuse training within three (3) months of hire. + American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certified within six (6) weeks of hire. MercyOne Central Iowa sets the standard for personalized and radically convenient care in the Des Moines metro area and surrounding counties. MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893, is the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines and Iowa’s largest medical center, with 802 beds available. The hospital is one of the Midwest’s largest referral centers. With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 1,500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest employers. **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