Clinic Registered Nurse (RN): Cardio

About the role

The MercyOne Iowa Heart Center West Des Moines is seeking a Clinic RN to join our dedicated team. This position offers a full-time schedule of 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with no weekends or holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care in outpatient settings, including administering medications and treatments safely.
• Collaborates with physicians, staff, patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members to develop and implement care plans.
• Educates patients and families on treatments, medications, test preparation, discharge, and health maintenance.
• Maintains accurate and complete documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Monitors supplies, equipment, medication stock, and office machines, reporting malfunctions as necessary.
• Responds appropriately to urgent/emergency patient needs and initiates emergency procedures.

Requirements

• Active RN license in the state of Iowa.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Completion of mandatory reporter abuse training specific to the population served.
• Proficiency in basic computer skills.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of people in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
• Personal presence characterized by honesty, integrity, and caring.

Qualifications

• Comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
• Experience in operating in a Windows environment, web-based navigation, email, and MS Office.
• Completion of specialty classes or proof of other certifications required for some roles.

Skills

• Critical thinking and nursing processes (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation).
• Comprehensive patient assessments (physical, psychosocial, nutritional, functional, safety, spiritual, cultural, educational).
• Medication administration and documentation.
• Nursing care coordination, lab and diagnostic tests, specimen collection, phlebotomy, and limited radiology procedures.
• Effective communication and collaboration with physicians, staff, patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Documentation accuracy and completeness in EMR.
• Supply and equipment monitoring, and reporting of malfunctions.
• Emergency response and initiation of emergency procedures.

Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation package along with a full benefits package, including:

• Health insurance
• Patient assistance programs
• Retirement savings plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Telemedicine services
• Wellness programs

Pay

Competitive compensation with a full benefits package.

Schedule

Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with no weekends or holidays.

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