Clinic Registered Nurse (RN): Primary Care

About the role

MercyOne Rockford Family Medicine is seeking a Clinic RN 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. The Clinic RN coordinates care provided by other clinical staff, supports patient and family education, and ensures communication across healthcare teams.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care in outpatient settings
• Delivers safe, effective, and evidence-based patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• 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
• Communicates and collaborates with physicians, staff, patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members regarding care plans and patient needs
• 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

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, shared leadership environment
• Comprehensive patient assessments
• Medication administration
• Nursing decision-making
• Documentation accuracy and completeness
• Emergency response

Benefits

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

Pay

Competitive compensation

Schedule

Full time 36 hours a week, Monday through Friday, 7:00a-5:00p, no weekends, no holidays