Clinic Registered Nurse; RN): Primary Care

Overview

At Mercy One, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.

Mercy One Northeast Iowa Provides Expert Health Care To Eight Counties. Mercy One Northeast Iowa Provides Excellent, Personalized Care Close To Home To The Communities In The Cedar Valley. With 491 Licensed Beds Between The Three Medical Centers, Each Providing 24-hour Emergency Lifesaving Care, Mercy One Is There For You In Critical Moments.

• Mercy One Waterloo Medical Center, an Area Level III Trauma Center and an accredited chest pain center
• Mercy One Cedar Falls Medical Center, Community Level IV Trauma Designation
• Mercy One Oelwein Medical Center, Community Level IV Trauma Designation

With more than 2,500 colleagues, Mercy One is one of the largest employers in Northeast Iowa. Mercy One Medical Group – Northeast Iowa is made up of more than 30 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics located throughout Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Benton, Butler, Fayette and Tama counties.

Join the Mercy One Family! We are looking to hire a Clinic RN in our Mercy One Waterloo Family Medicine Clinic.

• As a Clinic RN at Mercy One, you will provide patient care in outpatient settings and are responsible for delivering safe, effective, and evidence-based patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Coordinate care provided by other clinical staff, support patient and family education, and ensure communication across healthcare teams.
• Accountable for clinical standards and may operate with minimal supervision.

Schedule

• Full time 40 hours a week
• 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• No weekends, no holidays

• 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, , IV, inhalation, topical, ocular, optic, sublingual, nasal) and documents accordingly.
• Performs nursing care, lab and diagnostic tests, specimen collection, phlebotomy, and limited radiology procedures following policies and universal precautions.
• 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.
• Other duties as needed and assigned by the manager.

• 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…