Clinic Registered Nurse (RN): Vascular Surgery

Vascular Surgery Services

• Vascular surgery
• Aortic aneurysm repair
• Angioplasty and stenting
• Carotid artery disease
• Dialysis access
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Peripheral arterial disease
• Surgical bypass
• Thrombectomy

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 (oral, IM, SC, ID, IV, inhalation, topical, ocular, optic, sublingual, nasal)
• Documents nursing care, lab and diagnostic tests, specimen collection, phlebotomy, and limited radiology procedures accurately and according to policies and universal precautions
• Aids 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

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
• Aids 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

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

Skills

• Collaborative, shared leadership environment
• Comprehensive patient assessments
• Direct patient care
• Emergency procedures
• Essential functions
• Healthcare systems
• Interdisciplinary team collaboration
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations
• Leadership qualities
• Nursing processes
• Office machine maintenance
• Patient care coordination
• Safe medication administration
• Teamwork
• Universal precautions

Benefits

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

Pay

Competitive compensation

Schedule

Full time 36 hoursM-Th 8:00a-5:00pFriday 8a-2pNo weekend or Holidays

Company

MercyOne is 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.