Provides nursing-focused clinical review and coordination for patients referred for specialty pharmacy, home infusion, and ambulatory infusion services.
Compensation
Salary: $103,000 Annually DOE
Responsibilities
Review patient referrals, medical records, diagnoses, laboratory results, medication histories, allergies, infusion history, and vascular access documentation.
Identify incomplete, conflicting, or outdated clinical information and potential patient safety concerns.
Determine anticipated nursing assessment, monitoring, education, and service requirements.
Prioritize referrals based on clinical urgency and anticipated therapy start dates.
Review nursing orders for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with the prescribed treatment plan and state and Medicare regulations.
Assist the pharmacist in providing professional pharmacy services to patients and staff at Cook Children’s Medical Center.
Responsibilities
Assist pharmacist with professional pharmacy services
Answer phones, record, file, and report pharmacy activities
Perform technical tasks after gaining experience and demonstrating competency
Document training prior to independent work
Operate in pharmacy production areas such as Central PO, advanced Omnicell processing, non-sterile compounding, compliance audits, and sterile preparation including TPNs or Chemotherapy
Registered Nurses supporting medically fragile children and their families during critical transitions to home care, focusing on high-acuity patient care and ensuring safe discharges.
Compensation
RN - $35~$38
Responsibilities
Provide skilled pediatric nursing 1:1 care in patients’ homes
Perform patient assessments and ongoing evaluations
Administer medications, treatments, and therapies
Support hospital-to-home transitions for high-acuity patients
Educate and support parents, families, and caregivers
Certified Pharmacy Tech providing technical support in medication preparation, delivery, and inventory management at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center.
Compensation
competitive compensation with a full benefits package
Responsibilities
Prepares medication orders
Delivers medications and IV admixtures to patient rooms, critical care areas, and other ancillary areas
Credits to the patient and restocks usable medications/IVs returned to the pharmacy
Assists the pharmacists with audits and completes assigned unit inspections
Restocks automated medication dispensing machines
Requirements
High School Diploma or GED when nationally certified through NHA
PTCB nationally certified technicians do NOT require HS diploma or GED
National Pharmacy Technician Certification and Registered with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy at time of hire
This position manages a complex caseload of patients by providing comprehensive nutritional assessments and nutrition-focused physical exams, developing and managing all aspects of appropriate nutrition care plans and monitoring outcomes.
Compensation
$10,000 Sign on Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates!
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive nutrition assessment of patients' nutritional needs, including nutrition-focused physical exams
Maintain competency in enteral and parenteral clinical practice protocols and oral nutrition management
Write orders to initiate and manage nutrition care and nutrition support for assigned patients
Evaluate effectiveness of care plans and communicate with healthcare team members
Provide nutrition education to patients, families, staff, and other health care team professionals
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or equivalent coursework
Master's degree (required for CDR eligibility as of January 2024)
Nice to have: Acute care setting experience
Nice to have: Advanced knowledge of nutrition support
The Registered Nurse (RN) performs nursing functions within the scope of practice and provides and/or coordinates care and services to meet the residents’ physical, psychosocial, and functional care needs.
Compensation
Pay grade: 14, $31.05/hour to $49.75/hour. Eligible for shift differentials: Yes. $3.00/hour evenings; $2.50/hour nights; $2.50/hour weekends (States of IL & MO; May vary in other states)
Responsibilities
Practices nursing care within the scope of licensure and in accordance with the state Nurse Practice Act
Keeps a current active license; follows state and federal licensure rules and regulations
Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team in defining individualized plans of care for each resident
Works closely with nursing leadership to ensure regulatory compliance
Promotes individual and team learning and provides teaching and role modeling of professional nursing practices to staff for quality clinical care
Requirements
RN licensure in state of practice
Graduate of an accredited/approved nursing school
BSN preferred
CPR certified
Specialized training or experience in gerontological nursing preferred
Responsible for accurately interpreting, dispensing, preparing, and processing medication orders and applying clinical knowledge to meet all state and federal laws and regulations.
Responsibilities
Interprets and processes medication orders timely, accurately, and manages medication use based on state and federal regulations.
Delivers quality pharmaceutical care and effective medication management outcomes through error‑free care, timely verification, and delivery of medications.
Participates in hospital based Code Blue events, medication reconciliation and provides evidenced based drug information.
Ensures and maintains competency with safe use of pharmacy and hospital clinical information systems (Cerner, PyxisES, C2Safe, Apex, Kitcheck, DoseEdge, Vigilanz, MILT4, Lexicomp, and PC desktop systems).
Ensures appropriate aseptic IV technique to meet USP 797 standards as required and completes annual IV Room competency training and testing.
Unit Notes
***** auto deducts the 1.75 WA state tax - you are able re-add that back in.**
Profile Review - Manager will conduct phone interview with traveler
**Traveler MUST be competent in couplet care in Post partum & can attend Deliveries**
Unit NICU/ Special Care Nursery
Level of NICU Level II
# Beds 10
Nurse: Patient Ratios 1:1-3 depending on acuity
Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, NRP
Common diagnoses/Types of patients Specialized care for babies born with low birth weight, prematurity, & those recovering from serious conditions: respiratory conditions, hemodynamic issues, Bubble Cpap, tube feeds, feeders & growers, substance abuse babies. Below 32 weeks would stabilize & transfer. No surgeries, no ECMO.
Experience or 'Must have' skills Must have experience with Level II NICU experience
Must be experienced with stabilization / attending high and low risk deliveries and transitioning newborns; we are able to accommodate a noc
nursery candidate that does not do postpartum. Candidate would need to be able to attend both high and low risk
deliveries and care for neonates in the nursery
Must be experienced with postpartum couplet care to include experience with well newborns, and maternal care;
Must be able to attend high and low risk deliveries and transition both high and low risk infants. Postpartum experience preferred , but would
consider NICU candidate that has experience in level 2 SCN and attend deliveries even if no PP experience.
Must have 2 years of experience, will consider someone with 1 year of experience if they have multiple prior travel experience
Common titratable &/or set rate drips Typical drips, TPN, lipids
Is there a Charge Nurse &/or House Supervisor on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Yes
Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties? None
Neonatologist in house 24/7? NNP (Neonatal Nurse Practitioner 24/7)
RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? Vents, bubble Cpap, high flow - RT in house 24/7 -- Must have experience with these
Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? Have tele
Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) 12Hr shifts, 7a-730p/7p-730a. Flexibility with scheduling as long as it meets the needs of the department.
Weekend Requirement Every other. Days - Sat & Sun, Nights - Fri & Sat
Holiday Requirement Rotate in with perm staff
Is there Call or a Standby requirement? No
Floating Requirements May float to Mother Baby
Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided? Scrubs provided
Unit/Department specific orientation An 8Hr day for compliance with manager. An 8Hr Epic class.
2-3 12Hr shifts for unit specific orientation
Additional Notes - The manager is friendly and does provide feedback to travelers as she believes in ensuring ALL staff are providing quality work. She is asking travelers to be open and adaptable to their workflows, policies & procedures, and feedback.
Notes updated by & date: Notes updated on 4/11/25 via Teams with Unit Manager Kim Dowling, AM Laura Kendall, and CNMs Bri Jarosz & Mallory Stites.
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