Clinic Registered Nurse (RN): Plastic Surgery

About the role

MercyOne Genesis Plastic Surgery is seeking a Registered Nurse to join their team. The position offers full-time 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with no weekends or holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care in outpatient settings
• Delivers safe, effective, and evidence-based patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Carefully 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 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, 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
• 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

• 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
• 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
• 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

Qualifications

• 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 patient, visitors, and colleagues while performing their job duties
• Completion of specialty classes or proof of other certifications required for some roles

Skills

• Collaborative and shared leadership environment
• Effective communication and collaboration
• Comprehensive patient assessments
• Safe medication administration
• Nursing process skills (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation)
• Documentation and record-keeping
• Emergency response and recognition
• Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations

Benefits

We offer a full benefits package including competitive compensation, a robust benefits program, and opportunities for growth throughout the MercyOne Health System.

Pay

Competitive compensation with a full benefits package is offered.

Schedule

Full time 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with no weekends or holidays.

Company Information

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.