Clinical Nurse - Hiawatha Internal Medicine

				Overview:

Clinical Nurse - Hiawatha Internal Medicine 

UnityPoint Clinic

Full time/40 hours per week

Responsibilities:

* Assist in the delivery of primary health care services and patient care management.
* Demonstrates competence in the skills necessary to carry out assigned duties. 
* Administer medications by all routes.
* Apply Nursing Process (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Intervention and Evaluation - within licensure guidelines)
* Act as a liaison with patients, family and providers consistently demonstrating smooth and efficient telephone communication when covering provider call and scheduling patient appointments.
* Obtain complete history regarding health problems according to protocols.
* Document accurate information regarding health concerns and/or condition from patient or family member.
* Telephone Triage by providing and documenting advice for home care of illness/condition; conducting follow-up phone calls regarding patient's health and progress as necessary.
* Ability to assess urgency of condition for immediate attention regarding illness related calls and assign priority.
* Placement of urinary catheters per license.
* Placement of IV per license.
* Provide patient education regarding health maintenance and medical illnesses following accepted Teach-back method per protocols and guidelines. 
* Provide appropriate and timely documentation in the patient's electronic health record using standardized workflows and processes. 
* Provide information to appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e. health department).
* Evaluate clinical skills and practice of clinical care team.
* Supervision of delegated duties to License Practical Nurse and Certified Medical Assistants on approved clinical protocols.
* Facilitate and support relationships between providers (e.g. within clinic, referring) and with ancillary services.
* Understand inpatient and outpatient specialty procedures. Responsible for compliance with precertification requirements
* Thoroughly understand anatomical impact (phases/stages, thresholds) for clinic specialty services including co-morbidities and influences impacting patient care and treatment.
* Thoroughly understand testing (lab and procedures) values and relationship to patient status with accountability to take next steps, as appropriate to scope and licensure. 
* Be aware of what is happening in clinic/department and the organization by attending clinic/department meetings, reading emails and regularly checking information on the organization's intranet site.
* Meet the department work schedule.
* Maintain compliance with CLIA, OSHA, Safety and Risk Management guidelines.
* Maintain compliance with Personnel policies and procedures.
* Monitor environmental conditions in order to secure protected health information. 
* Maintain regular and consistent attendance at work.
* Behave in a manner consistent with all Compliance and HIPAA policies and procedures.
* Demonstrate initiative to improve quality and customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations. 
* Balance team and individual responsibilities; be open and objective to other's views; give and welcome feedback; contribute to positive team goals; and put the success of the team above own interests.
* Perform other duties as requested by Clinic Administrator to facilitate the smooth and effective operations of the office

Qualifications:

* Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Nurses
* Current license to practice nursing in the State of Iowa/Illinois for Registered Nurse
* Mandatory Reporter certification CPR certification
* Meets educational/competency requirements per policy.
			

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