Overview
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Swing Shift 7AM-7PM or 7PM-7AM
$10,000 sign-on bonus
Resource RN differential pay that increases your base rate of pay by 12%, as well as shift differential!
Here’s your opportunity to join a high performing team. Grundy County Memorial Hospital is a consistent top performer in patient experience, recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals, and is accredited for meeting the highest standards for patient safety and quality of care. Come see why our employees have placed us among one of Iowa’s Top 150 Workplaces for the past nine years, a Cedar Valley Employer of Choice, a National Health Care Industry Top Workplace in 2023 and 2024, and a 2024 National Top Workplace by the USA Today!
As an affiliate of UnityPoint Health, GCMH offers competitive pay and benefits, including the new Total Rewards program!
Responsibilities
General
- Administer professional nursing services within the RN scope of practice and in accordance with GCMH policies and procedures.
- Ensure that safety and sanitation standards are maintained in all work areas.
- Complete assignments as given by the charge nurse or team leader as applicable.
- Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician/provider in accordance with GCMH policies and procedures.
- Obtain ordered medication, supplies and equipment.
- Participate in orientation of new staff.
- Ensure that supporting personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable standards, in accordance with the plan of care and patient wishes. Report any concerns to leadership.
- Ensure that hospital personnel, patients and visitors follow the hospital/department’s established policies and procedures at all times.
- Complete all necessary documentation as required and in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Display a working knowledge of equipment and trouble-shooting as needed.
- Communicate with the attending provider and patient family any change in the patient’s condition.
- Complete unit specific daily tasks as assigned.
- Participate in the department quality improvement projects.
- Provide proper shift report. Communicate patient care issues to the following shift. Ensure that team members are aware of any changes throughout the shift.
- Restock patient and nurse areas daily and as needed.
- Interpret patient data and implement action plan appropriate to situation using critical thinking.
- Collaborate with appropriate disciplines to develop coordinated outcomes and interventions, interact with team members regarding patient progress.
- Provide discharge planning and teaching.
- Follow established universal precautions in the use of personal protective equipment.
Med Surg
- Determine appropriate bed placement for incoming admissions in conjunction with clinical care coordinator and team leader.
- Round with providers as needed.
- Obtain and document in the electronic health record all nurse-collect labs such as, but not limited to UA, stool samples, sputum specimens, RSV, Mono, strep, COVID-19.
- Initiate, review and update the plan of care according to policy. Ensure that nursing care and treatments are consistent with the plan of care.
- Verify assessments performed by LPN.
- Provide services to patients scheduled on the Outpatient Infusion schedule.
Emergency Department
- Perform initial triage nursing assessment and assign patient acuity level.
- Work in close collaboration with the ED Provider to prioritize care based on patient acuity.
- Manage complex patients requiring intensive monitoring and nursing intervention.
- Serve as the House Supervisor in the absence of Leadership
- Implement Incident Command System in the event of an emergency.
- Manage patient emergencies/codes in all areas of the hospital. Lead MET team response in non-ED departments.
- Perform post-discharge patient call backs.
- Ensure appropriate follow-up for tests resulted after patient discharge.
Surgery
- Responsible for the ongoing evaluation and documentation of all components of care delivered to patients within the perioperative environment, with specific focus on the Pre-Anesthesia, Phase I Post-Anesthesia and Phase II Post-Anesthesia phases of care.
- Coordinate pre-anesthesia testing, provide pre-operative teaching and perform the pre-anesthesia nursing assessment.
- Post-Anesthesia airway management, sedation/analgesia assessment and monitoring
- Assess for and be prepared to respond to signs of malignant hyperthermia.
- Perform procedure-specific postoperative care including pain management.
Specialty Clinic
- Assist providers by obtaining basic vital information, preparing patient for examination, treatment and minor surgical procedures.
- Facilitate the scheduling of tests, procedures or appointments for clinic patients.
- Pre-certify with insurance companies for radiology or surgical procedures, or other items ordered as necessary.
Qualifications
Required
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- RN current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Iowa.
- Must possess and maintain current BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and Dependent Adult and Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter certification as outlined per policy.
- Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.
- Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English.
- Proficient with email, Microsoft office computer skills.
- Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.
Preferred
- 3-5 years recent experience as an RN working in a hospital setting.
- Area of Interest: Nursing;
- FTE/Hours per pay period: .9;
- Department: Med Surg;
- Shift: Swing Shift 7a-7p or 7p-7a;
- Job ID: 155128;