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RN Acute - S3 Observation

UnityPoint Health
Des Moines, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/31/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/29/2026
  • Area of Interest: Nursing
  • Sign On Bonus: $10,000
  • FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.9
  • Department: Observation Unit S3- Meth
  • Shift: 7pm-7:30am; Weeknights with Weekend Rotation
  • Job ID: 176612

Overview

Join UnityPoint Health – Des Moines as a Registered Nurse on South 3, a 14-bed observation unit that serves as an extension of the Emergency Department. Here, we care for ambulatory patients expected to stay less than 24 hours, focusing on efficient care pathways and collaborative, innovative nursing practices.

Shift: Full-Time Nights| 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM weekend and holiday rotation

Sign-On Bonus: $10,000 paid over 2 years

If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional care, planning for patient and family needs, and working as part of a dynamic team, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

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 six months acute RN experience.
    • All newly licensed RNs or RNs with less than six months of acute RN experience and who are interested in this department or any other Acute RN role within UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, are encouraged and required to participate in the RN Residency program. For more information about the program, please go to https://www.unitypoint.org/desmoines/nurse-residency-program.asp
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.

Salary : $10,000

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