Registered Nurse (RN)

Registered Nurse (RN) Overview The Registered Nurse (RN) functions under the supervision and guidance of the Clinical Director and/or Physician and participates in the multidisciplinary process of providing care and treatment to patients. The RN makes nursing decisions in uncertain conditions drawing on a broad-based depth of knowledge, recognizes life-threatening emergencies, and uses systematic, comprehensive patient assessment tools and protocols appropriately. The RN practices nursing utilizing the nursing process to give advice based on best practice, critical judgment, and protocols, and maintains excellent interviewing, documentation, and communication skills. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Urologic nursing is the specialized practice of professional nursing that focuses on assisting the health care consumer in regaining and/or maintaining urologic health and preventing comorbid physical and/or psychological illness associated with urologic conditions. This involves provision of individualized, holistic, and evidence-based care for patients with urologic needs. Urologic nurses perform focused health exams and educate patients on how to best maintain genitourinary health, which can significantly impact their quality of life. Urologic nurses utilize the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation, working collaboratively with other members of the healthcare team. Because of sensitive issues related to genitourinary disorders, caring, empathy, respect, compassion, support, and acceptance are essential to the role of the urologic registered nurse. Urologic nurses are self‑motivated, self‑directed, lifelong learners who recognize the need to: Participate in continuing education and professional development to maintain competence; Actively conduct and/or collaborate in clinic research projects; Utilize current evidence‑based practice guidelines to standardize care; Read, review, and participate in discussions of professional literature; Maintain ongoing collaborative efforts with other members of the healthcare team; Share unique knowledge and skills with other members of the healthcare team. Assess the patient and identify actual or potential health, safety, or educational needs. Implement nursing interventions based on the plan of care. Evaluate care and the patient's response to interventions and expected outcomes. Systematically evaluate the patient's response to interventions. Coordinate patient care with other health care team members. Conduct direct patient assessment and evaluation. Demonstrate appropriate hand‑washing technique to ensure proper infection control and follow universal precautions. Function as a triage nurse, providing telephone support to patients during office hours. Assess symptoms for various medical problems, determining if the patient should follow up with a physician or seek emergent care. Schedule emergent or same‑day appointments based on telephone assessment. Provide patients with lab results. Process prescription refills. Communicate patient information to the physician and follow through with physician recommendations. Document all telephone conversations related to the patient’s assessment in the electronic medical record. Perform all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors. Obtain and record patient medical histories, vitals, test results, and other information for medical records while maintaining strict confidentiality. Coordinate the daily administrative activities, including scheduling, patient check‑in and check‑out, patient phone calls, and patient medical record maintenance. Verify patient information by interviewing the patient, reviewing and/or recording medical history, taking vital signs, and confirming the purpose of visit or treatment. Prepare treatment rooms for clinical examinations and assist practitioners with medical procedures and other patient care. Support patient care delivery by helping health care providers during examinations; prepare laboratory specimens; perform basic laboratory tests on the premises; perform bladder scans; dispose of contaminated supplies; sterilize medical instruments; administer medications on the premises; authorize drug refills as directed; work on medication prior authorizations; draw blood as directed by providers; help patients over the phone; stock rooms. Serve and protect the physician or health care provider practice by adhering to professional standards, policies, and procedures, and federal, state, and local requirements. Deliver compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families. Ensure compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA. Schedule office and hospital‑based medical procedures and surgeries for patients with appropriate provider and time/location slot, utilizing appropriate scheduling code when needed. Other duties as assigned. Competencies Adaptability — Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standards of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, sets and achieves challenging goals, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals. Communications — Exhibits good listening and comprehension, expresses ideas and thoughts in written and verbal form, keeps others adequately informed, and selects and uses appropriate communication methods. Continuous Learning — Assesses own strengths and weaknesses, pursues training and development opportunities, seeks feedback to improve performance, shares expertise with others, and strives to continuously build knowledge and skills. Customer Service — Displays courtesy and sensitivity, manages difficult or emotional customer situations, meets commitments, responds promptly to customer needs, and solicits customer feedback to improve service. Problem Solving — Develops alternative solutions, gathers and analyzes information skillfully, identifies problems in a timely manner, resolves problems early, and works well in group problem‑solving situations. Teamwork — Balances team and individual responsibilities, contributes to building a positive team spirit, exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views, gives and welcomes feedback, and puts the success of the team above own interests. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Education/Experience Bachelor’s degree from a four‑year college or university; or one to two years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Language Ability Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; speak effectively before groups of customers or employees. Mathematical Ability Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals; compute rate, ratio and percent; draw and interpret bar graphs. Reasoning Ability Apply common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Computer Skills Microsoft Word; familiarity with EMR systems a plus. Certificates and Licenses Current Iowa RN License. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level is usually moderate. Physical Demands The employee is regularly required to talk or hear, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel and crouch, and occasionally sit. The above job description is not intended to be an all‑inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor. #J-18808-Ljbffr