Observation Unit
Listed on 2026-09-05
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Nursing
RN Nurse, Charge Nurse, Healthcare Nursing, Staff Nurse
Shift Supervisor (RN) Short Stay Observation
Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus | Opportunity to combine Shift Supervisor (0.3) FTE with Staff RN (0.6) for full time schedule (0.9)!
Looking for a nursing role that’s fast-paced, diverse, and rewarding? Mercy Cedar Rapids is hiring Registered Nurses — experienced or new graduates — to join our 28-bed Short Stay Observation Unit.
Not every hospital has a unit like this. This unique unit cares for patients who need brief hospital stays (24-48 hours) after the Emergency Department or surgery. You’ll work with a wide variety of patients including post-op ortho, urology, cardiology, and acute pain. It’s an opportunity to build a broad skill set across multiple specialties while helping patients transition safely and confidently back home.
Schedule That Fits Your Life
3 weekly shifts 7p-7:30a!
36/hrs per week with Full-Time Benefits
Why Mercy & the Short Stay Observation Unit
- Opportunities to grow across multiple specialties
- A supportive team environment where your voice matters
Mercy Cedar Rapids is an independent locally managed healthcare system that has served the community for 120+ years.
What You’ll Do
As an RN in the Short Stay Observation unit you’ll:
- Deliver safe high-quality patient-centered care
- Monitor patients recovering from surgery, illness, or acute pain
- Educate patients and families so they feel confident at discharge
- Collaborate closely with physicians, techs, and fellow nurses
- Document accurately and communicate clearly at hand-offs
- Respond quickly to changes in patient condition and emergencies
- Foster a respectful, compassionate, and team-focused environment
Take the Next Step
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Work Shift:
Night Shift
Scheduled Weekly
Hours:
12
Summary
This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by providing support to customers, physicians, and staff of Mercy Medical Center. The Shift Supervisor will serve as a patient care nurse and charge nurse. The Shift Supervisor will help guide staff through their Mercy Medical Center journey and help demonstrate leadership skills by being a clinical expert and successful role model of the unit.
Job Description
Job Duties
- Ensures that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed.
- Takes all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome.
- Provides and ensures high quality and safe patient care using evidence-based practice, performance improvement, and service excellence.
- Manages customer complaints in a timely and caring manner in the absence of the Director or ANM.
- Assists with department staffing to meet daily census needs and modifies staffing to meet departmental needs as necessary.
- Participates in regular department meetings as applicable.
- Assists with recognizing outstanding individuals or teams in their department.
- Collaborates with others to implement key initiatives and demonstrate performance improvement within the department based on quality metrics.
- Practices cost containment efforts on a shift to shift basis by efficient use of time and resources i.e. man-hours, patient charges, equipment, supplies.
- Fosters interdisciplinary collaborative relationships within the department and organization.
- Serves as a positive role model and mentor for department and hospital staff establishing and reinforcing expectations of cooperation, collaboration, and respect.
- Participates in the orientation and mentoring of new employees.
- Observes and evaluates staff performance providing regular performance feedback and completing annual performance appraisals as delegated.
- Follows Mercy's safety guidelines carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents, and injuries.
Department Specific Duties
- Short Stay Observation Unit:
- Serves as a role model for staff by demonstrating clinical expertise when providing direct…
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