• Establishes a caring relationship with patients, families, and other caregivers to facilitate coping and provide support.

• Creates and enhances a positive environment that maintains a climate of dignity, privacy and respect for patients with cancer.

• Complete required case studies and monthly rhythm strips.

• Complete annual rhythm strip test.

• Assess and anticipates patient needs for pain management to ensure acceptable pain management plan in place for discharge.

• Care of devices and equipment secondary to surgical procedures.

• Provides post-partum cares for mother/baby couplet.

• Completes mandatory education requirements for all serviced nursing units.

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse and authorized by the State of Iowa to practice nursing or has active multistate license approved by the Nurse Licensure Compact.

• Achievement of Baccalaureate degree in nursing within 6 years of hire if hired after January 1, 2014.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) training, or within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.
• Mandatory Reporter training or within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.
• Basic Life Support training within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.

• Basic EKG class completion with pass rate of at least 80% on exam within one year of hire.

• Stroke education completed within one year of hire.

• Cardiac Step Down class completion within one year of hire.

• Certification in NIHSS within 9 months of hire.

• CAPD class completion within one year of hire.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within one year of hire.

• Combative Patient Response Team training within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.

• Maintain stroke education per regulatory requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Baccalaureate degree in nursing.
• Professional certification in nursing specialty.

• Proficient in communication skills.
• Ability to pursue and foster a sense of team and partnership across all disciplines.
• Ability to communicate effectively, in English, with diverse population groups.
• Ability to be self-directed, flexible, and able to adapt to change.
• Ability to communicate effectively in a professional and tactful manner with physicians, staff, patients and/or their representatives.
• Ability to read and understand chart documentation.
• Ability to demonstrate basic computer skills.
• Ability to read, write and understand the English language.

• None Specified