RN Acute - ICU - Grinnell - One Night

Job | Area of Interest:
Nursing | FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.3 | Department:
Intensive Care Unit | Shift: 7pm-7am, one night a week

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, you will provide and manage care to patients and their families as directed by the medical staff. You will guide and supervise nursing personnel, collaborate with other healthcare professionals, and coordinate ancillary staff, demonstrating professional growth and accountability. Your practice area is an 8‑bed mixed intensive care unit.

• Paid time off, parental leave, 401(k) matching, and an employee recognition program
• Dental, health, and vision insurance, paid holidays, short‑term and long‑term disability, and pet insurance
• Early access to earned wages, tuition reimbursement, and adoption assistance

• Demonstrate time‑management skills by delivering care and completing assignments in a timely manner and exercising safe judgment in decision making.
• Report, timely, pertinent patient observations, significant incidents, or any changes in patient condition to the appropriate person.
• Assess patient and family needs, provide teaching, and make necessary referrals for continuity of care.
• Develop an individualized plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team.
• Promptly complete documentation to ensure an accurate legal record of patient care.
• Deliver high‑quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills specific to the specialty required on the assigned unit in accordance with established policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Utilize a holistic approach, considering biopsychosocial, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the age of the patients and families served.
• Delegate and provide direction for other team members within their scope of practice and hold them accountable for their involvement in the plan of care.
• Use critical thinking in developing nursing interventions while maintaining responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of patient conditions.
• Demonstrate knowledge of medications and their correct administration, follow medication administration rights and processes, and document all administered medications.
• Assess and select teaching strategies appropriate to the patient’s and their families’ age, culture, gender, readiness to learn, and level of comprehension.
• Consult appropriate resources within the hospital to provide specialized education.
• Demonstrate that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents, and infections, and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program
• BSN – Preferred

Experience:

• One year of critical care experience preferred

• Current Iowa Registered Nurse License
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain within three (3) months of hire
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within twelve months of hire
• GRMC approved Critical Care Course current or complete within the first year of employment
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) current or complete within the first year of employment or upon next class offered at GRMC
• Certification in Critical Care Nursing (CCRN) – Preferred
• Valid driver’s license for work‑related driving and vehicle use