Clinic Nurse - Orthopedics
About The Position
Join a collaborative and highly specialized orthopedic team dedicated to helping patients regain mobility and improve their quality of life. As a Clinic Nurse within our Orthopedic Total Joint team, you'll play an essential role in guiding patients through their joint replacement journey, from initial evaluation and surgical preparation to recovery and follow-up care. This role offers the opportunity to build meaningful patient relationships, provide education and support throughout the surgical journey, and make a lasting impact on patient outcomes. Nebraska Medicine includes two hospitals, the state's largest and highest rated Nebraska Medical Center and Bellevue Medical Center, along with more than 70 primary care and specialty clinics. Nebraska Medicine and our research and education partner, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), share the same mission: to lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding our promise of “Serious Medicine, Extraordinary Care” to our patients and their families. Working with Nebraska Medicine means committing to meaningful, impactful work that will elevate the success of your fellow colleagues and will help our patients and their families feel comfortable, confident and cared for.
Requirements
- Associate's in nursing (ADN) or Nursing Diploma required.
- Demonstrated effective communication skills required.
- Ability to demonstrate initiative, teamwork, and flexibility required.
- Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Nebraska or current compact state license required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA) required.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) department dependent required.
Nice To Haves
- Based on position, prior experience in patient nursing, specialty/primary care clinic and/or telephonics preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree preferred.
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel preferred.
- Proficient with use of email applications preferred.
- Experience with EPIC or other electronic medical records preferred.
- Specific to the Medical Call Center department; multi-state license preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide and coordinate delivery of clinical resources to assure safe, high quality patient care and ensure continuity of care.
- Perform duties in an environment of care where the needs of a patient are short term, non-acute, and non-life threatening.
Benefits
- Up to $5,000/year in tuition assistance
- 35% discount at Clarkson College
- Career advancement opportunities with covered educational costs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
