Job Description

Employment Type: Full time

Shift: 12 Hour Day Shift

Description:

MercyOne Central Iowa operates four not-for-profit, Catholic medical centers in Des Moines, West Des Moines, Newton, and Centerville and two specialty hospitals.

**Up to $25,000 in Loan Forgiveness or $10,000 Sign on Bonus**

MercyOne Children\xe2\x80\x99s Hospital in Des Moines and MercyOne Rehabilitation Hospital in Clive (965 beds total)

Along with more than 20 additional facilities that house more than 50 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine, and specialty clinics.

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893, MercyOne Central Iowa has the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines and is one of the largest employers in the state, with more than 7,000 employees and a medical staff of more than 1,000 physicians and allied health associates.

MercyOne Central Iowa is a member of MercyOne.

MercyOne has more than 20,000 colleagues in Iowa and the surrounding states.

Because of our many specialties, you will be challenged daily and develop a wide variety of nursing knowledge and have the opportunity to practice your vast skills.

MercyOne also provides you with the quality care you provide to others.

We care about our employees\xe2\x80\x99 well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.

Job Summary:

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center has a unique opportunity for an RN, BSN candidate who is interested in delivering patient care through remote bedside nursing from our new Virtual Command Center (VCC) located in the Medical Center.. The ideal nurse will have at least 1 year of acute care experience and a high degree of comfort working with technology. As a Telehealth RN, you will assess and care for patients by leverage video conferencing to complete virtual nursing rounds from the new VCC. Your patients are admitted to our Medical/Surgical/Telemety units. This innovative approach to patient care limits your contact with contagious diseases, your patient\xe2\x80\x99s exposure to additional illnesses, and decreases use of personal protective equipment (PPE) while still providing the same level of care to our patients.

Essential Functions:

Provide patients with virtual health assessments, treatment solutions, and follow-up Cardio Pulmonary Unit from the Virtual Command Center

Create, implement, and monitor care plans in collaboration with other care teams

Comfortable with technology such as video conferencing and electronic charting

Think and act fast in emergency scenarios - Coordinate resources

Qualifications:

Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited Nursing Program or currently enrolled in program

Active Registered Nurse licensure issued by the Iowa Board of Nursing or a nursing license with eNLC multi-state practice privileges

One (1) to two year of bedside nursing experience on an adult acute care unit - Basic Life Support (BLS)

Preferred Qualifications: - Experience as a Medical Surgical, Medical Telemetry, or Cardio Pulmonary RN

American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certified within six (6) weeks of hire

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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