RN-Medical/Surgical - UnityPoint Health

UnityPoint Health- Med/Surg Marshalltown

Available Shifts:

Full-time, Nights 1900-0730; Every 3rd Weekend & Holiday Rotation

Eligibile applicants can receive a $10,000 sign-on bonus paid over 2 years

Marshalltown Hospital is seeking a compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse to join our Med/Surg team. Our 16-bed inpatient unit provides care for a diverse patient population, including general medical, telemetry, surgical, and pediatric patients. As part of our team, you will encounter high-acuity patients while being supported by a collaborative and dedicated group of healthcare professionals.

At UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown, we are passionately committed to meeting the healthcare needs of our community. Our team members consistently highlight the strong sense of teamwork and support as reasons they love working here. This position offers a unique opportunity to expand your nursing skills and broaden your experience in a nurturing environment.

As a Registered Nurse on our Med/Surg unit, you will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care in collaboration with the Medical Plan of Care. You will function as a primary nurse or charge nurse, ensuring the highest quality of patient care in alignment with the philosophy and objectives of UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown Hospital. In this role, you will exercise accountability, responsibility, and authority while demonstrating autonomy in your practice. Additionally, you will serve as a role model and resource person, utilizing your expanded knowledge and expertise to guide and support the team.

When you join UPH-Marshalltown, you become part of a family that values your contributions, trusts your skills, and appreciates who you are. It’s truly different here—come and see for yourself!

Why UnityPoint Health? 

• Commitment to our Team – For the third consecutive year, we're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare for our commitment to our team members. 
• Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve. 
• Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. 
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. 
• Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a 
•  remarkable employment experience. 
• Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. 

Visit https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org/ to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work. 

• Collaborates with other healthcare team members and the patient/family to develop an individualized plan of care.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to any age related need of the patients served on the assigned unit.
• Delegates duties based on the scope of the role, knowledge and skill of the caregiver.
• Recognizes situations and significant assessment findings that require verbal or written communication and follow through to the appropriate individuals (provider, charge nurse, nurse manager, supervisor).
• Obtains, records and/or accurately enters data into the EMR. Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patient’s care.
• Communicates with the healthcare team, ancillary staff, patients and visitors in a respectful and professional manner.
• Participates in and completes all education and training programs as required by hospital policy and as requested by manager/director.
• Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating critical thinking and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies and procedures and standards of care.
• Incorporates the focus of unit or hospital performance improvement efforts in every aspect of day to day nursing care.
• Hand-offs will be done with attention to detail and with safety as a high priority. Hand-offs are utilized to communicate patient treatment and assessment information, patient education needs, goals of care and other quality care measures at each change of caregiver or setting of care.
• Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.
• Provides oversight to general workflow and day to day responsibilities of assigned unit.

Required:

• Minimum of an Associate Degree of Nursing
• Internal applicants within UPH-Marshalltown, in good standing, with six months of hospital experience will be considered.
• Valid RN license
• Read, writes, speaks and comprehends fluent English
• Basic computer skills
• Customer/patient focused
• Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions
• Models professionalism and ethical behavior
• Contributes to a positive morale
• Recognizes the importance of each position in the hospital and treats others as equal and valued members of the healthcare team.
• Actively assures patient confidentiality, privacy and security regarding all organizational information
• Maintains RN skills within scope of practice

Preferred:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• PALS for any pediatric nurse