RN Acute-Emergency Department-Methodist
Des Moines, IA
Health system employer
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
- Unit
- Emergency
Posted Sep 12 · New grads welcomed
What the listing says
Role
- Orientation
- Residency program
- Term
- Permanent
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- New graduates
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Similar roles post
- Similar IA staff roles post $34/hr to $47/hr
- Sign-on bonus
- $20,000
IA staff postings that state pay run $29/hr to $50/hr, the middle half $34/hr to $47/hr, across 178 postings.
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About this role
Now Offering a Limited-Time $20,000 RN Sign-On Bonus! UnityPoint Health – Des Moines is offering a $20,000 sign-on bonus for full-time eligible RNs (Including Residents) hired or offered into acute inpatient roles between April 1 and October 31, 2026, paid in milestone-based installments. Relocation Assistance: Up to $10,000 for full-time offers when relocating more than 50 miles.
Step into the heart of critical care at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, an ACS-verified Level I Trauma Center serving approximately 45,000 patients each year. Our hospital is a Primary Stroke Center, nationally accredited in Cardiac and Heart Failure care, and part of a system with ACGME-accredited residency programs, including Emergency Medicine. We’re looking for dedicated Registered Nurses to join our Adult Emergency Department team.
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Why join us? • Work in a nationally recognized, award-winning Level I Trauma Center • Fast-paced, high-acuity environment with expert physicians, nurses, and residents • Exposure to diverse cases and cutting-edge emergency care • Competitive pay, great benefits, and strong professional growth opportunities If you thrive under pressure, bring compassion to every patient, and want to make an impact in a nationally accredited, innovative emergency department, apply today to join the Iowa Methodist Medical Center ED team. Why UnityPoint Health? At UnityPoint Health, you matter.
We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members. Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few: Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members. Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together. And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience. Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Responsibilities Provides and coordinates nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process. Completes documentation to assure an accurate record of patient’s care. Utilizes critical thinking in making independent judgments, and maintains responsibility for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients.
Collaborates with physicians and other professionals in planning and implementing care within hospital policy and legal limitations. Assesses needs of patients and families, provides appropriate teaching to facilitate discharge planning, and makes the necessary referrals to community agencies to provide continuity of care. Demonstrates professional development by keeping abreast of current nursing practice and healthcare trends.
Sourced from UnityPoint Health’s careers page.
“l is a Primary Stroke Center, nationally accredited in Cardiac and Heart Failure care, and part of a system with ACGME-accredited residency programs, including Emergency Medicine.” · from this posting
Requirements
- Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- 401K matching
- Employee recognition program
- Dental and health insurance
- Paid holidays
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- Short and long-term disability
- Pet insurance
Place
- City
- Des Moines, IA
- Median rent
- $1,090/mo
- Local household income
- $65,932/yr
- Metro price level
- 8% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Des Moines area index 91.7, where 100 is the national average.
Your RN salary stretches further in Des Moines—a cost-of-living index of 91.7 puts it about 8% below the national average. Picture post-shift runs around Gray's Lake, Saturday mornings at the Downtown Farmers' Market, pints in the Court Avenue district, and weekends unwinding in a Beaverdale Craftsman bungalow.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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