Clinic Registered Nurse (RN): Neurology

About the role

The position of Clinic RN at MercyOne Ruan Neurology Care Clinic is designed to provide patient care in outpatient settings. This role requires the ability to administer medications and treatments safely, perform comprehensive patient assessments, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and educate patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Delivers safe, effective, and evidence-based patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Performs comprehensive patient assessments including physical, psychosocial, nutritional, functional, safety, spiritual, cultural, and educational aspects.
• Makes nursing decisions based on patient status and care needs.
• Administers medications and treatments safely via various routes and documents accordingly.
• Coordinates care provided by other clinical staff, supports patient and family education, and ensures communication across healthcare teams.
• 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.
• Other duties as needed and assigned by the manager.

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.
• Knowledge, understanding, and incorporation of 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.
• 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.
• Other duties as needed and assigned by the manager.

Skills

• Collaborative and shared leadership environment.
• Critical thinking and nursing processes.
• Comprehensive patient assessments.
• Medication administration and documentation.
• Communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
• Educational and motivational skills.
• Documentation and record-keeping.
• Emergency response and recognition.

Benefits

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

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in this posting.

Schedule

Full time, 40 hours a week M-F 7a-4:30p No Weekends, no Holidays.