Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

12 Hour Night Shift

Description:

At MercyOne, 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.

MercyOne Genesis serves a 17-county bi-state region of the Quad Cities (Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline, Ill.) metropolitan area and the surrounding communities of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. But when it comes to clinical capabilities and quality, we exceed those geographical limits. We have earned distinction as a two-time national Top 15 Health System, and recognition for being in the top 1 percent in the nation for patient safety.

Want to learn more about MercyOne Genesis? Click here: MercyOne Genesis | Stronger. Together. As One! 

Position Title: Specialty Nurse – Med Surg - Advanced RN (IA)
Department: Nursing Clinical Support Staff

Schedule:

• 1900-0730, 3 -12 hr shifts per week
• Every other weekend
• Holiday rotation

General Duties:
The Advanced RN will work in the float pool to provide support to nursing units in which they have competencies to independently deliver nursing care to patients.

• Assesses plans
• Implements and evaluates patients’ care and condition based upon observation, examination and other pertinent information
• Completes assessment in specified time frame
• Identifies and consistently recognizes changes in normal and abnormal parameters in the patient's physiological, psychological, cultural, developmental, and spiritual needs
• Implements nursing interventions to achieve progress toward expected patient outcomes or to stabilize a patient's condition and/or prevent complications 
• Evaluates and documents patients' response to nursing care and modifies or revises treatment plans, and/or contacts physicians as circumstances require Participates in interdisciplinary patient care planning and evaluates patient progression in preparation for safe discharge
• Identifies and completes assessments of patient (family) educational needs Provides education consistent with patient's level of understanding using existing resources based on diagnosis, treatment plan or prescribed medical regimen

The Specialty Nurse – Med Surg – Advanced RN will be responsible for the following:

 

Clinical Duties – 75%

• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates patients’ care and condition based upon observation, examination and other pertinent information.
• Identifies and consistently recognizes changes in normal and abnormal parameters in the patient's physiological, psychological, cultural, developmental, and spiritual needs. Implements nursing interventions to achieve progress toward expected patient outcomes or to stabilize a patient's condition and/or prevent complications.
• Evaluates and documents patients' response to nursing care and modifies or revises treatment plans, and/or contacts physicians as circumstances require.
• Participates in interdisciplinary patient care planning and evaluates patient progression in preparation for safe discharge.
• Identifies and completes assessments of patient (family) educational needs.
• Provides education consistent with patient's level of understanding using existing resources based on diagnosis, treatment plan or prescribed medical regimen.
• Participates in interdisciplinary patient care planning and evaluates patient progression in preparation for safe discharge.
• Identifies and completes assessments of patient (family) educational needs.
• Provides education consistent with patient's level of understanding using existing resources based on diagnosis, treatment plan or prescribed medical regimen.

Professional Duties – 15%

• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide a high level of nursing care in units to which assigned.
• Demonstrate the ability to use critical thinking skills in the implementation of all phases of the nursing process.
• Facilitate clinical skill and knowledge acquisition for nursing students assigned to the RN/the RN’s patient care area f