Clinic Registered Nurse (RN): Neurology

About the role

The position of Clinic RN at MercyOne Ruan Neurology Care Clinic is part of a larger mission to improve the health of communities through personalized and convenient care. This role is essential in providing safe, effective, and evidence-based patient care in outpatient settings.

Responsibilities

• Delivers safe, effective, and evidence-based patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Collaborates with other clinical staff, supports patient and family education, and ensures communication across healthcare teams.
• Administers medications and treatments safely via multiple routes and documents accordingly.
• Performs nursing care, lab and diagnostic tests, specimen collection, phlebotomy, and limited radiology procedures following policies and universal precautions.
• Aids providers with patient care, phone/mail/fax communications, scheduling, consents, admissions, referrals, and outpatient procedures.
• 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.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

Requirements

• 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.
• Completion of specialty classes or proof of other certifications required for some roles.

Qualifications

• Comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
• 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.
• Documents accurately and comprehensively in EMR: assessments, vitals, symptoms, treatments, medications, education, charges, lab results, histories, and consults.
• Maintains 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.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

Skills

• Collaborative and shared leadership environment.
• Comprehensive patient assessments.
• Documentation accuracy and completeness.
• Emergency response and recognition.
• Medication administration and treatment delivery.
• Nursing decision-making.
• Quality control and maintenance.
• Universal precautions and infection control.

Benefits

MercyOne offers a full benefits package including competitive compensation, growth opportunities, and a commitment to equal opportunity employment. Learn more about the benefits, culture, and career development opportunities available to you at MercyOne Health System.

Pay

Competitive compensation package is offered to eligible candidates.

Schedule

Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 7a-4:30p, no weekends, no holidays.