RN Clinic Nurse - Blank Pediatrics Clinic - Full Time Days

				Overview:

SIGN ON BONUS: $5,000 (external new hires)

SHIFT DETAILS: 8am-5pm 4 days/week; rotating Saturdays 8am-2pm

Performs a variety of clinical duties; responsible for assisting the physician with direct and indirect patient care for patients ranging from infant to twenty-two years of age.  Prepares the patient for examination, treatment, diagnostic and laboratory duties, patient education and minor surgical procedures.   Perform other tasks as required, both administrative and clinical. 

Responsibilities:

* Provides and coordinates nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process.
* Completes documentation to assure an accurate record of patient's care.
* Utilizes critical thinking in making independent judgments, and maintains responsibility for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients.
* Collaborates with physicians and other professionals in planning and implementing care within hospital policy and legal limitations.
* Assesses needs of patients and families, provides appropriate teaching to facilitate discharge planning, and makes the necessary referrals to community agencies to provide continuity of care.
* Demonstrates professional development by keeping abreast of current nursing practice and healthcare trends.
* Utilizes a holistic approach (considering physical, psych/social, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients served in the assigned service area.
* Delegates patient care based on clinical assessment and within scope of practice.
* Demonstrates the ability to consistently meet the department work schedule.
* Consistently delivers high quality care demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies and procedures and standards of care.
* Demonstrates initiative to improve quality of care, patient and employee safety, and customer service.
* Balances team and individual responsibilities, participates in peer review, seeks involvement in organizational initiatives and committees.

Qualifications:

* Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or IA Board of Nursing approved nursing program.
* Current active Iowa License to practice as a RN.
*  Department of Labor Level III (Medium) Work.
			

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