Nurse Resident - Emergency Department
Des Moines, IAFull-timeSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
UnityPoint Health is recruiting Registered Nurses for its Adult Emergency Department Nurse Residency at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center. The role provides nursing care to patients and families in a high-acuity emergency setting. Newly licensed nurses and RNs with less than 12 months of acute RN experience must participate in the residency program, which must be completed within the first 12 months of employment.
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Full job description
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Area of Interest: Nursing
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Sign On Bonus: $20,000
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FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.9
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Department: Emergency Department- Meth
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Shift: 7p-7a every 4th weekend, every other holiday
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Job ID: 189360
Overview
Nurse Residency - Emergency Department - Methodist
Shift: Full Time Nights
Full-Time Sign-On Bonus offered through December 31, 2026: $20,000 paid over 3 years
Step into the heart of critical care at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, an ACS-verified Level I Trauma Center serving approximately 45,000 patients each year. Our hospital is a Primary Stroke Center, nationally accredited in Cardiac and Heart Failure care, and part of a system with ACGME-accredited residency programs, including Emergency Medicine. We’re looking for dedicated Registered Nurses to join our Adult Emergency Department team.
Why join us?
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Work in a nationally recognized, award-winning Level I Trauma Center
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Fast-paced, high-acuity environment with expert physicians, nurses, and residents
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Exposure to diverse cases and cutting-edge emergency care
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Competitive pay, great benefits, and strong professional growth opportunities
If you thrive under pressure, bring compassion to every patient, and want to make an impact in a nationally accredited, innovative emergency department, apply today to join the Iowa Methodist Medical Center ED team.
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:
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Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program .
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Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
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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
Applications are accepted year round, but w e encourage you to apply during your last semester of nursing school. Start dates are dependent on licensure, onboarding, unit availability as well as your personal preference.
All newly licensed RNs and RNs with less than 12 months of acute RN experience at the time of application are required to participate in the RN Residency program.
How to Apply:
All candidates, including current staff, should apply by completing an online application for the Nurse Residency Position.
Reminder: Items needed to complete your application are:
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Online Application to Nurse Residency Position.
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Resume
Responsibilities: Successfully functions as a Registered Nurse as defined in Iowa Nursing Regulations and Practice Act. Provides nursing care for patients and families and maintains a practice environment that reflects the ANA Code for Nurses, Philosophy of Nursing at UnityPoint Health-Des Moines within the structure of the Professional Nurse Practice Model and in collaboration with other care givers.
For more information about the program and specific details please go to https://www.unitypoint.org/desmoines/nurse-residency-program.aspx or if you have questions specific to your application or documents, please contact the Nurse Residency Program at 515-241-6864
Qualifications
Education:
- Graduate of accredited nursing program.
License(s)/Certification(s):
- Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa.
Experience:
- Newly licensed nurse or less than 12 months acute RN experience.
Other:
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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.
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Completion of residency program within the first 12 months of employment.
How this job compares
Set against the 29,644 open Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Iowa median$68–82K/yr22 salary ranges
- Iowa median$32–36/hr293 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 872 open Nurse jobs in Iowa and 29,644 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
- Trinity Health152 open
- Care Initiatives149 open
- UnityPoint Health (this employer)109 open
- Experience
- Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (12,276 postings).
- Education
- 3,285 of the 29,644 open Nurse jobs (11%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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