Charge RN - Inpatient Services - Spencer Hospital

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Spencer Hospital is a rural hospital located in northwest Iowa employing over 500+ employees. Positions at Spencer Hospital are not affiliated with Avera; however, we collaborate to provide services to the communities we serve. Employment offers, if accepted, are exclusively with Spencer Hospital.

Full-Time or Weekend Package positions qualify for hiring incentives paid out over a 3 year period. The amount of incentives offered may be discussed during the interview process.

Responsibilities:

• A clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who prescribes, delegates, and coordinates patient care to the acutely ill patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. 
• Effectively interacts with patient, significant others, and other health team members, while maintaining standards of professional nursing. 
• Assumes responsibility for the management of clinical and supportive activities and allocation of human resources of the unit on a designated shift. 
• Coaches and supports the team in accomplishing the unit and hospital mission. 
• Ensures that care is delivered by those who are competent/trained to do so according to the patient population, level of technology required, complexity of care needs, and the age of the patient.
• Responsible for utilizing the nursing process to provide individualized nursing care for post-operative and acute care patients requiring hospitalization.
• Assumes the responsibility for the outcome of nursing care during a specified work period.
• Collaborates with all available nursing personnel to provide total patient care
• Must have knowledge of and utilize appropriate age-related patient protocols relating to the physical and psychological needs of patients.

Requirements:

• 3 years RN experience in hospital acute care
• Previous experience as a Charge RN or Team Leader preferred
• IA RN license or compact state
• BLS, ACLS, PEARS or PALS and NCI - inhouse certification available upon hire
• Must be a caring communicator, flexible, able to multitask and be comfortable with technological systems

Schedule: 

• 72 hours a pay period. 
• Primarily 7a-7p; evenings 11a-11p or 3p-11p
• Holiday and every 3rd weekend rotation
• The schedule may fluctuate based upon the needs of the department

Spencer Hospital offers competitive wages, affordable insurance, IPERS retirement, in-house education, paid time off, family gym membership and so much more!

Please contact Spencer Hospital Human Resources for any questions at 712.264.6205 or email hr@spencerhospital.org.

Learn more about Spencer Hospital: spencerhospital.org