Location: Spirit Lake,IA, USA
This position is eligible for a $5,000.00 Sign-On Bonus. Restrictions apply, please contact Human Resources.
**Join the team at Lakes Regional Healthcare!**
**Award Winning Health Care:** We take our work seriously and are proud to be in the Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital by iVantage Health Analytics and Chartis Center for Rural Health since 2019, in the Top 20 Rural and Community Hospital by the National Rural Health Association, to earn the Outstanding Patient Experience Award 2022 by Healthgrades, and the list goes on.
**Culture:** Be a part of a multi-disciplinary team built on Compassion, Hospitality, and Stewardship, and the mission of improving the health and well-being of people in the Iowa Great Lakes region.
**Position Highlights:**
+ **Student Loan Repayment:** This position may be eligible for LRHs Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money.
+ **Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!**
+ **Positive Work Environment:** Be part of an organization where we practice our mission & values in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care.
**Lake Regional Healthcare is currently seeking Registered Nurses (RN) to deliver the best possible nursing care in LRHs patient-focused setting.**
**SUMMARY:**
Utilize the nursing process to identify patient needs, systematically plan and implement a plan of care, and continually evaluate the outcomes of that care. Provide direct/indirect patient care in the medical/surgical setting which includes opportunities to meet psychosocial and physical need of our patients. Works closely with physicians, ancillary departments, and co-workers for patients across a wide range of age groups and diagnosis. The various environments in which the Registered Nurse may work include medical/surgical, swing bed, pediatrics, and surgical admissions.
RN will be cross trained to OB and will provide direct/indirect patient care in the maternal and newborn setting, utilizing the nursing process to identify patient needs, systematically plan and implement a plan of care, and continually evaluate the outcomes of that care. Provides and coordinates quality care for patients in the maternal and newborn settings, along with physician, ancillary departments, and co-workers.
Services provided in our newly constructed spa-like birth center, with special attention given to physical and emotional comfort of our clients during transition through labor, delivery, and post-partum.
**EDUCATION &/or EXPERIENCE:**
Associate degree in nursing or above. One year OB experience required. /Med-Surg RN experience preferred.
**CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE, and/or REGISTRATIONS:**
Current Iowa RN license. Current certifications in BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, and Adult/Child Abuse Mandatory Reporting or willingness to complete in accordance with education policy.
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