Registered Nurse - Clinic Rheumatology

What You Can Expect:

Our Registered Nurses love Grand Itasca for the stability, meaningful work and great team. If you are looking for professional growth and development with hands on experience caring for a diverse patient population, Grand Itasca is where you belong!

We're glad you are thinking about joining us

Grand Itasca is a great place for Registered Nurses. We're a non-profit organization with a clear vision of being the leader in transforming rural health care by achieving the highest levels of quality, access, and value. Our strength stems from teamwork and collaboration among a talented and diverse group of professionals. With over 700 employees in hundreds of different roles, Grand Itasca can offer a variety of career opportunities.

Let's talk about benefits

• Competitive pay
• Tuition reimbursement and scholarship/grant opportunities
• Health, dental, vision, & life insurance kick in on the first of the month after 30 days of employment
• Generous paid time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance
• STDB (short term disability bank)
• 401K with employer contributions
• Experience Pay Given
• Employee Referral Program

About the Position

POSITION: Registered Nurse - Rheumatology

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: .6 (48 hours a pay period)

WORK SCHEDULE: Days

DEPARTMENT: Clinic Nursing

*Your home office must meet Safety, Privacy, and Internet Speed requirements set forth by Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital to be eligible for this position.

Internal posting until 12/12/24

Job Summary:

The Clinic Rheumatology RN works in the outpatient clinic setting and plays a critical role in managing the care of patients with chronic rheumatic diseases and autoimmune conditions. The RN helps patients manage symptoms, prevent disease progression, and improve their quality of life through skilled clinical care, patient education, and support while being a general advocate for the patient. The position involves thorough care coordination ensuring that patients receive appropriate treatments and follow-up care. The Clinic Rheumatology RN provides triage over the phone, provider in basket management and MyChart message management for patients of the Rheumatology practice. The role is in-person or remote, providing patient care via video and/or phone.

Here's what you'll do when you join us

1. Follows the RN process for nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation of care, and evaluation of patient progress to function in a full scope RN role to support providers in the clinic.
2. Acts as a resource and team lead to LPN and CMA staff in assigned unit in accordance with the Minnesota Nurse Practice Act (NPA).
3. Provides patient education following visits with Rheumatology provider.
4. Manage Rheumatology providers' in-baskets, including phone calls, MyChart messages, refills, and relays some test results per Rheumatology provider.
5. Completes patient chart preparation, including: medication, allergy, problem list, and immunization reconciliation; pending standing lab orders and medication refills; reference last office visit note and anything new since that visit (medication changes, tests, ED visits, hospitalizations, etc.); record last labs, dates of any other tests, and any referral visits; make note of ROI forms that need signing; and work with patient to obtain records needed prior to consult.
6. Works collaboratively with physicians/providers and nursing personnel to triage patients over the phone, directing them appropriately with best clinical judgement.
7. Works collaboratively with clinic personnel/departments and hospital personnel/departments to support smooth patient transitions.
8. Provides evidence-based patient and staff education relating to clinical care.
9. Completes Transitional Care Management (TCM) calls for hospital and emergency department discharged patients, ensuring patients are contacted to reduce risk of readmission and obtain TCM payment.
10. Provides direc