Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

12 Hour Night Shift

Description:

NICU staff will provide one on one care with newborns following delivery, including attending all deliveries in the Birth Center for term and preterm newborns. This includes conducting physical assessments, monitoring and administration of medications. NICU staff work closely with physicians, respiratory therapists and laboratory personnel to fulfill each patient’s plan of care.
Working a rotating night position, staff are assigned every third weekend and holiday. Working primarily 1800-0630, schedule is otherwise created utilizing self-scheduling with the guidance of the unit staffing committee.
NICU staff will be cross-trained to Pediatrics to take patients admitted to that unit, in addition to crosstraining to care for postpartum couplets. All NICU staff are certified in NRP and PALS onsite, and are also required to be certified in BLS and mandatory reporter.

Job Title: RN

Department: NICU

Status: Full Time - 72hrs/pp

Shift: 3rd shift (6pm-6:30am)

The MercyOne registered nurse must hold an active license to practice nursing in the state of Iowa. A baccalaureate degree in nursing and certification by a nationally recognized nursing organization is preferred and strongly encouraged. An applicant must have a minimum of an associate’s degree in nursing.  The registered nurse continuously seeks opportunities to enhance his or her own professional nursing practice.  Membership in an appropriate professional nursing organization is recommended.

MercyOne Medical Center promotes excellence in nursing practice and a thriving professional practice environment, as evidenced by our designation as a Magnet Hospital.  Consistent with the American Nurses Association’s Nursing Social Policy Statement (2010), we support the definition of professional nursing and the essential features of contemporary nursing practice including: 

• Provision of a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing
• Attention to the range of human experiences and responses to health, disease, and illness within the physical and social environments
• Integration of objective data with knowledge gained from an appreciation of the patient’s or group’s subjective experience
• Application of scientific knowledge to the processes of diagnosis and treatment through the use of judgment and critical thinking
• Advancement of professional nursing knowledge through scholarly inquiry
• Influence of social and public policy to promote social justice

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.