Rehab

Registered Nurse IP Rehab (IRU)

Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus | Part-Time or Full-Time Benefits

Be part of a growing high-performing team as we increase staffing to support our expanding inpatient rehabilitation population. Mercy Cedar Rapids is hiring Registered Nurses experienced or new graduates to join our Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit (IRU).

Schedule That Fits Your Life

Part-Time or Full-Time Day/Eve 1900-0730!

Part-Time or Full-Time Benefit eligibility!

Weekends free for family school or personal time with minimal holiday rotation

Why Mercy & the IP Rehab Unit

• Open to both experienced nurses and new graduates
• Hands-on orientation and mentorship program
• 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 Youll Do

As an RN in the IP Rehab unit youll:

• 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

Work Shift

1900-0730 3 12s/wk M-F

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Summary

This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by being a competent respectful and compassionate professional who is able to safely appropriately accurately efficiently and independently follow Mercy's standards along with policies and procedures while caring for patients. The Registered Staff Nurse works with the unit specific team members to identify clinical problems develop a plan and educate patients and families.

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.
• Demonstrates competent assessment planning intervention coordination and evaluation skills based on the individual patient plan of care.
• Continually assesses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care based on a patient centered care model.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills and judgment necessary to implement a patient plan of care nursing interventions and procedures.
• Maintains accurate and real time documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team according to hospital policy and procedure related to documentation parameters.
• Functions as a role model for current and new staff by creating a healthy work environment to facilitate the department's or unit's ability to meet identified goals and objectives.
• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients families visitor and fellow employees to ensure a professional responsible and courteous environment.
• Directs other licensed and non-licensed personnel in the provision of care to patients as assigned.
• Demonstrates effective and age-appropriate communication as well as the ability to understand the needs of the patient including non-verbal communication fears anxieties and language/cultural barriers.
• Responds within scope of practice to emergencies and life-threatening conditions.
• Adheres to and promotes patient safety practices throughout the patient experience.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with all members of the healthcare team.
• Provides ongoing education to patients and families.
• Delegates to other staff registered nurse licensed practical nurses certified nursing assistants patient care technicians unit secretaries and other staff positions specific to the department.
• Remains current on Evidence-based practice as well as appropriate Protocols and Procedures.
• Follows Mercy's safety guidelines carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities and promptly reports any unsafe conditions situations incidents and injuries.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Sound background in basic nursing principles and procedures.
• Demonstrates competency in unit specific skills.
• Demonstrates ability to provide safe and effective basic nursing care.
• Role Models exemplary customer service skills including verbal and non-verbal skills and proper phone etiquette.
• Creates a welcoming environment for all healthcare team members.
• Committed to ongoing self-development and learning.

Professional Experience

• Previous RN experience in an acute care setting preferred.
• Inpatient Rehab: 1 year inpatient rehab RN experience preferred.
• Education: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing preferred.

Licensure Certification Registration Requirements

• Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of Iowa or compact state required.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support in accordance with the American Heart Association required.
• Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse/Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter training required.
• The department requires completion of Quality Measures (QM) certification within one year of transfer or hire.

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Mercy is an independent community-based organization supporting the Cedar Rapids area for over 120 years. Mercy is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity equity and inclusion and therefore evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color ethnicity ancestry sex sexual orientation gender identity marital status civil union status parental status religion national origin age disability veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.