Registered Nurse (RN) Critical Care Unit
Spirit Lake, Iowa
Registered nurse who plans, coordinates, and implements patient care specific to the age of the assigned patients to ensure that quality care is provided in a safe and efficient manner.
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Oct 14 · 6 months of experience
- Shift and hours
- 7:00AM-7:00PM and 7:00PM-7:00AM · Rotating days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays
- Unit and setting
- Critical Care Unit · Hospital patients of all ages within the critical care systemPatients of all ages
- License
- RN licenseCurrent Iowa RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current Iowa RN license Current Iowa RN license. Check your license
- Certification
- BLS within 1 year of employmentAfter hire · within 1 year of employment BLS, ACLS, PALS, and Adult/Child Abuse Mandatory Reporting within 1 year of employment.
- Certification
- ACLS within 1 year of employmentAfter hire · within 1 year of employment
- Certification
- PALS within 1 year of employmentAfter hire · within 1 year of employment
- Certification
- Adult/Child Abuse Mandatory Reporting within 1 year of employmentAfter hire · within 1 year of employment
- Education
- Associate degree or above in nursing Associate degree or above in nursing.
- Experience
- Six months RN experience to work in Critical Care Six months RN experience required to work in the Critical Care Department.
Preferred
- Certification
- Basic Coronary Care certification Basic Coronary Care certification preferred.
- Experience
- One year of cardiac monitoring experience One-year experience with cardiac monitoring is preferred.
What it pays
- Sign-on bonus
- $5,000
- Loan repayment
- Offered
- Bonus
- $5,000.00 New Hire Sign-On Bonus This position is eligible for a $5,000.00 New Hire Sign-On Bonus.Restrictions apply
- Eligibility
- Paid time off available on Day 1
Benefits
- BenefitsPaid time off available on Day 1Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!
- BenefitsStudent loan repayment programStudent Loan Repayment: This position may be eligible for LRH’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money.
- PTO available on Day 1
- Student Loan Repayment Program (may be eligible)
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Plan, coordinate and implement age-specific patient care
- Day to day
- Triage and initiate ongoing assessments of physical and psychosocial problems
- Hours stated
- 7:00AM-7:00PM, 7:00PM-7:00AM / Rotating weekends & holidays.
- Weekends
- Rotating weekends 7:00AM-7:00PM, 7:00PM-7:00AM / Rotating weekends & holidays.
- Holidays
- Rotating holidays
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, and call?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
Original listing
Posted on Lakes Regional Healthcare’s careers page.
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- Worker type
- Regular
Work Shift
Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America) Be a part of Lakes Regional Healthcare! A multi-disciplinary team built on Compassion, Hospitality, and Stewardship, and the mission of improving the health and well-being of people in the Iowa Great Lakes region. Position Highlights 7:00AM-7:00PM, 7:00PM-7:00AM / Rotating weekends & holidays.
This position is eligible for a $5,000.00 New Hire Sign-On Bonus. Restrictions apply, please contact Human Resources. Join the team at Lakes Regional Healthcare!
Award Winning Health Care: We take our work seriously and are proud to be in the Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital by iVantage Health Analytics and Chartis Center for Rural Health since 2019, in the Top 20 Rural and Community Hospital by the National Rural Health Association, to earn the Outstanding Patient Experience Award 2022 by Healthgrades, and the list goes on. Student Loan Repayment: This position may be eligible for LRH’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!
Positive Work Environment: Be part of an organization where we practice our mission & values in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care. Lake Regional Healthcare is currently seeking Registered Nurses (RN) to deliver the best possible nursing care in LRH’s patient-focused setting.
Summary
Registered nurse who plans, coordinates, and implements patient care specific to the age of the assigned patients to ensure that quality care is provided in a safe and efficient manner. Critical Care Nurse shall triage and initiate accurate and ongoing assessments of physical and psychosocial problems of patients of all ages within the critical care system as evidenced by written documentation. Nurse will demonstrate independent performance that is consistent with the mission and goals of the Critical Care Unit and the hospital.
Individual must be flexible to changing systems and is expected to demonstrate effectiveness and quality in work habits and clinical practice. Treats patients, their families, and staff & physicians with consideration and respect.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Associate degree or above in nursing. Six months RN experience required to work in the Critical Care Department. One-year experience with cardiac monitoring is preferred. CERTIFICATION and LICENSURE Current Iowa RN license. BLS, ACLS, PALS, and Adult/Child Abuse Mandatory Reporting within 1 year of employment. Basic Coronary Care certification preferred.
What's around it?
Spirit Lake, IAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 12% below the US average
- Median rent
- $911/mo
- Household income
- $65,720/yr, all local households, not nurse pay