A Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Coordinates patient education, and activities of interdisciplinary personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing in accordance with the established methods and procedures of Mahaska Health.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:Implement clinical and technical aspects of care and nursing orders in accordance with established standards.Assess for possible discharge needs at time of admission, throughout hospitalization, and finalize discharge planning with input from the interdisciplinary team, the patient, patient's family, and other available resources.Assist in the mentoring and orientation of new personnel to the unit.Gives skilled nursing care to assigned patients.Assess and document physical, psychological, spiritual and social dimensions of patients on admission.Establish treatment priorities based on medical and nursing diagnosis.Initiate, implement, and modify an interdisciplinary plan of care individualized to each patients assessed needs including family.Utilize all available resources in planning care and consults as necessary with physicians, supervisors, and interdisciplinary services.Provide ongoing reassessment and documentation of patient's status.Perceive patient problems and/or complications through assessment skills and implements appropriate action.Document nursing interventions and patient's respondse.Safely prepares, administers and documents medications and IV therapy.Wear proper PPE (personal protective equipment) when performing job duties.Ability to read and understand SDS sheets. Ability to handle hazardous material.Assess for and provide patient and family education at their level of understanding regarding disease process and treatment plan.Organizes workload effectively to accomplish care in a timely manner.Utilize documentation methods as approved by the Mahaska Health Partnership.Accurately transcribe and communicate oral and written provider ordersCommunicate pertinent information regarding patient's status to appropriate interdisciplinary team members in a timely manner.Performance of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Cardiac and Pulmonary Stress Tests, Cardiac Stress Echo Tests, Holter Monitors, Event Monitors, patient and family education, Cardiac & Pulmonary Support Group, smoking cessation and staff education and development.Must be able to perform the physical demands of the job.Maintains regular and reliable attendance.JOB REQUIREMENTS:A graduate from an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Iowa (or) a graduate from an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed as a Registered Nurse able to work in the state of Iowa.Required to be current in BLS (Basic Life Support) and ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) by the standards of the American Heart Association.Required to show proof of having completed Mandatory Reporter course at time of hire or attend within 6 months of start date.Must adhere to all training requirements as mandated by Federal, State, and Professional licensure and regulatory standards.Possess knowledge concerning ABG's, Pulse Oximetry and oxygen administration.Previous CCU or cardiac rehabilitation experience required.