RN - NICU

• Area of Interest: Nursing

• Sign On Bonus: $20,000

• FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.9

• Department: NICU B2- Meth

• Shift: Full-Time Nights 7pm-7:30am, every fourth weekend and holiday rotation

• Job ID: 183335

Overview

Registered Nurse - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

UnityPoint Health Des Moines

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to patients and their families. Maintains a practice environment that reflects the ANA Code for Nurses, Philosophy of Nursing at UnityPoint Health with in the structure of the Professional Nurse Practice Model and in collaboration with other care givers. Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery is a 39 single room department that provides care to premature and critically ill infants from birth to discharge. A Family-Centered Care approach is implemented in the delivery of care. Patient population includes premature infants and infants up to 28 days of age.

Why UnityPoint Health?

• Commitment to our Team – We’ve been named a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare 2022 ( by Becker’s Healthcare for our commitment to our team members.

• Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture ( guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.

• Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards ( program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

• Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities ( is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.

• Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Visit us at UnityPoint.org/careers to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work.

Why UnityPoint Health?

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

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.   Here are just a few:    

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program .

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family .

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• 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 in making 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 the necessary referrals to community agencies to provide continuity of care.

• Demonstrates professional development by keeping abreast of current nursing practice and healthcare trends.

Qualifications

Education:

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

License(s)/Certification(s):

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

Experience:

• Minimum of twelve months acute RN experience.

• All newly licensed RNs or RNs with less than 12 months of acute RN experience and who are interested in this department or any other Acute RN role within UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, are required to participate in the RN Residency program. Please search and apply for specific openings listed as "Registered Nurse Residency". For more information about the program, please go to: 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.