Clinic Registered Nurse (RN): Headache Care

About the role

MercyOne Genesis Davenport Headache Care is seeking a Registered Nurse to join their team. This position provides patient care in outpatient settings and is responsible for delivering safe, effective, and evidence-based patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care in outpatient settings
• Coordinates care provided by other clinical staff
• Supports patient and family education
• Ensures communication across healthcare teams
• Administers medications and treatments safely via multiple routes
• Documents nursing care, lab and diagnostic tests, specimen collection, phlebotomy, and limited radiology procedures
• Aids 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
• 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
• Reports malfunctions and maintains a working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations
• Recognizes and responds appropriately to urgent/emergency patient needs and initiates emergency procedures

Requirements

• Active RN License in the state of Iowa; Licensure from other states may be required based on location
• 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)
• Personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others

Qualifications

• Comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment
• Completion of specialty classes or proof of other certifications required for some roles

Skills

• Collaborative and shared leadership environment
• Comprehensive patient assessments
• Critical thinking and nursing processes
• Documentation accuracy and completeness
• Emergency response and recognition
• Medication administration and treatment
• Multi-route medication administration
• Office and equipment maintenance
• Safe patient care
• Team collaboration and communication
• Urgent/emergency patient needs recognition and response

Benefits

Competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout the system!

Pay

Competitive compensation

Schedule

Full time 40 hours a week

Office hours: M-Th 8a-4:30p, Fri 8a- 2p

No weekend or Holidays