POSITION SUMMARY:  As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the hospital RN 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 Professional Practice Model and in collaboration with other caregivers. Once fully cross trained and independent in other nursing departments, the hospital RN provides support and additional resources to those departments throughout Cherokee Regional during times of vacancy, high acuity, and census variations.

ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: 36 hours weekly, variety of 6:00am to 6:00 pm or 6:00 pm to 6:00am (weekend rotations)

• Required:  Associates Degree in Nursing
• Preferred:  Bachelor of Science (BSN) degree in Nursing

License/Registration/Certification:

• Required:  Current RN licensure, State of Iowa or compact state
• Required:  CRMC Safety Companion Course within 6 months of employment
• Required:  Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification or obtained within the first 6 months of employment

Experience:

• Preferred:Prior hospital experience
• OB or ED experience highly preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, required. 
• Ability to operate a personal computer with a general understanding of application software, and an understanding of the Internet.
• Ability to learn office and organization-specific software.
• Highly developed problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to adapt to flexible patient schedules and frequent interruptions. 
• Demonstrates effective communication skills, problem solving, and critical thinking
• Knowledgeable of nursing care principles, practices and hospital accreditation

      ADDITIONAL EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE– OB DEPARTMENT

• Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, and Nursery orientation completion
• NRP, STABLE certifications within 1 year of orientation completion
• Perinatal Fellowship completion
• Ability to interpret and assess fetal monitor strip and utilize proper interventions based on interpretation

      ADDITIONAL EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE– ER DEPARTMENT

• The ER Nurse is responsible for the provision of emergency room direct care

• • Responsible for Emergency department orientation completion

• TNCC to be obtained within first year of employment

• Responsible for completing assigned competencies.
• Strong background in basic principles and procedures of emergency patient care
• Must demonstrate high ability to think critically
• Must provide safe, expedient, and effective care to ER patients.