Clinic Registered Nurse (RN): Primary Care

About the role

MercyOne Rockford Family Medicine is seeking a Clinic RN to join their dedicated team. The clinic 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 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
• Participates in staff meetings, committees, quality improvement, risk management, and performance improvement projects
• Maintains documentation accuracy and completeness in EMR
• Maintains and monitors supplies, equipment, medication stock, and office machines
• Reports malfunctions
• Recognizes and responds appropriately to urgent/emergency patient needs

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)
• 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
• Personal presence characterized by honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others

Skills

• Collaborative teamwork
• Effective communication
• Comprehensive patient assessment
• Medication administration
• Documentation and record-keeping
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Education and counseling
• Emergency response

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Full benefits package
• Opportunity for growth throughout the system

Pay

• Details of pay structure are not specified in the job posting

Schedule

• Full time 36 hours a week
• Shift: Day
• No weekends
• No holidays