RN Acute-Y5 Renal​/Uro​/Transplant-Methodist

Job Details

Shift: Part‑time or full‑time days or nights, every third weekend and holiday rotation.

FTE / Hours per pay period: 0.9.

Department:
Med/Surg Y5‑Meth.

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 July 31, 2026
, paid in milestone‑based installments.

Relocation assistance: up to $10,000 for full‑time offers when relocating more than 50 miles.

Join our 22‑bed unit specializing in Renal, Transplant, and Urology care for medical‑surgical patients. As the only transplant center in Central Iowa, we are proud to deliver exceptional care to this unique patient population.

Our team thrives on collaboration, offering a multidisciplinary, patient‑centered approach focused on achieving the best outcomes and ensuring safe, seamless discharge plans.

• Be part of a highly skilled, mission‑driven team committed to excellence.
• Gain specialized expertise in transplant care and the opportunity to become transplant certified through the American Board of Transplant Certification after 12 months of hire.
• Work in an environment that values growth, teamwork, and innovation in patient care.

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare for several years in a row.

Our Total Rewards program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities.

• Paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching, and employee recognition.
• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short‑ and long‑term disability, and pet insurance.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement, and adoption assistance.

We champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected.

• 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 to make 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 necessary referrals to community agencies for continuity of care.
• Utilizes a holistic approach (considering physical, psych/social, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients served in the assigned service area.
• Demonstrates initiative to improve quality of care, patient and employee safety, and customer service.

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or IA Board of Nursing approved nursing program.

License / Certification:

• Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa.

Experience:

• Minimum of six months acute RN experience.
• All newly licensed RNs or RNs with less than six months of acute RN experience who are interested in this department or any other acute RN role within UnityPoint Health – Des Moines are encouraged and required to participate in the RN Residency program. For more information, visit:
  Nursing Residency | Des Moines Area Hospitals.

Other:

• Level 3 Medium Work:
  Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.