Clinic Registered Nurse (RN): Family Medicine

IHA · Parkersburg, IA · 1 mo ago

HealthcareFull-time

About the role

MercyOne Northeast Iowa provides expert health care across eight counties in the Cedar Valley, with three medical centers totaling 491 licensed beds and 24‑hour emergency lifesaving care. MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center is an Area Level III Trauma Center and accredited chest pain center; MercyOne Cedar Falls and Oelwein Medical Centers hold Community Level IV Trauma designations. With more than 2,500 colleagues, MercyOne is one of the largest employers in Northeast Iowa, and MercyOne Medical Group – Northeast Iowa comprises over 30 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine, and specialty clinics across Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Benton, Butler, Fayette, and Tama counties.

MercyOne Parkersburg Family Medicine serves patients of all ages, offering routine wellness visits, immunizations, chronic pain management, and guidance to specialists when needed. We are hiring a Clinic RN to provide patient care in this outpatient setting, delivering safe, effective, evidence‑based care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN coordinates care with other clinical staff, supports patient and family education, ensures communication across healthcare teams, and operates with minimal supervision while maintaining clinical standards.

Responsibilities

Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
Plans, assesses, intervenes, and provides direct patient care using critical thinking and nursing processes (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation).
Performs comprehensive patient assessments (physical, psychosocial, nutritional, functional, safety, spiritual, cultural, educational).
Makes nursing decisions based on patient status and care needs.
Administers medications and treatments safely via multiple routes (oral, IM, SC, ID, IV, inhalation, topical, ocular, optic, sublingual, nasal) and documents accordingly.
Performs nursing care, lab and diagnostic tests, specimen collection, phlebotomy, and limited radiology procedures following policies and universal precautions.
Assists providers with patient care, phone/mail/fax communications, scheduling, consents, admissions, referrals, and outpatient procedures.
Communicates and collaborates with physicians, staff, patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members regarding care plans and patient needs.
Educates patients, families, and clinical staff on treatments, medications, test preparation, discharge, and health maintenance; documents education and evaluates understanding.
Participates in staff meetings, committees, quality improvement, risk management, and performance improvement projects.
Maintains documentation accuracy and completeness in EMR: assessments, vitals, symptoms, treatments, medications, education, charges, lab results, histories, and consults.
Maintains and monitors supplies, equipment, medication stock, and office machines; follows maintenance and quality control protocols; reports malfunctions.
Recognizes and responds appropriately to urgent/emergency patient needs and initiates emergency procedures.
Performs other duties as needed and assigned by the manager.
Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, and other policies and procedures to ensure honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

Qualifications

Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
Active RN License in the state of Iowa; licensure from other states may be required based on location. Compact State License acceptable where applicable.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 3 months of hire.
Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training specific to the population served within 3 months of hire.
Proficient in basic computer skills (Windows environment, web‑based navigation, email, MS Office).
Ability to work with diverse groups of people in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
Requires the ability to read, write, and understand the English language, and communicate effectively with patients, visitors, and colleagues while performing job duties.
Completion of specialty classes or proof of other certifications required for some roles.
Must possess a personal presence characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health.

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; no weekends or holidays.

Benefits