Staff Nurse - Neuropsychiatric Unit

About this role

Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Iowa.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Ability to assess patient health care needs and evaluate effectiveness of care.
• Knowledge of nursing theory and its application to clinical practice.
• Experience in psychiatric or neuropsychiatric nursing preferred but not required.
• Ability to work evening shifts (8 hours) with alternating weekends and holidays.
• Strong collaborative skills for multidisciplinary team coordination.
• Familiarity with electronic health records and documentation standards.

Responsibilities

• Apply nursing theory to assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate patient responses to health and illness.
• Assess patient health care preferences and expectations.
• Collaboratively coordinate the continuum of care across settings.
• Develop patient care plans based on patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic conditions.
• Implement patient care plans according to patient priorities, including interventions identified through nursing diagnoses.
• Document and report interventions and patient/family response.
• Collaborate and integrate contributions of patients and families into multidisciplinary patient care plans.
• Develop, coordinate, and implement transfer/discharge planning throughout the episode of care.

Benefits

• Sign-on incentive of up to $12,500 based on experience.
• Shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts.
• Premium pay for additional shifts greater than 4 hours.
• SEIU pay plan with structured compensation.