Nurse Clinician - Urology

University of Iowa • Iowa City, IA

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About The Position

The Department of Urology is seeking a 100% Nurse Clinician to serve as a clinical expert and care coordinator for its urology patient population, working with administrative and clinical nursing staff, physicians, patients, and families. The role includes providing and coordinating direct nursing care, supporting continuity of care, and serving as a clinical resource, consultant, educator, advocate, and quality manager.

The Nurse Clinician coordinates care across disciplines and community services; facilitates patient visits, testing, result follow-up, appointments, medication and rehabilitation teaching, and telephone triage; and contributes to patient education, staff education, quality improvement, research-informed practice, managed care programs, regulatory compliance, operational and budget decisions, and departmental projects. The position also requires maintaining clinical expertise, professional nursing standards, confidentiality, and effective working relationships.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• One to three years of nursing experience.
• Current license to practice nursing in the State of Iowa by the start date.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in a specific clinical area of practice.
• Demonstrated experience in patient education.
• Excellent organizational, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with an interdisciplinary team.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing care coordination for patients in an outpatient setting.
• Experience in care or management of a urology patient population.
• Experience in an academic medical setting.
• Experience using EPIC.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with nursing staff and other health care professionals to develop and review standards and plan, implement, and evaluate care for a specific patient population.
• Provide direct nursing care, facilitate continuity of care, and follow universal precautions.
• Coordinate patient care among multiple disciplines, including home health agencies, referring physicians, and community support services.
• Coordinate patient visits and possible admissions; pre-schedule testing; follow up on test results with patients and physicians; obtain medical histories; arrange follow-up appointments; and provide medication and rehabilitation teaching.
• Serve as a clinical resource or consultant for the specific patient population.
• Participate in developing and implementing managed care programs for the patient population.
• Communicate with physicians and health care team members to direct patient care.
• Manage and support telephone triage.
• Provide leadership for direct patient care programs in the area of specialization in collaboration with unit-based nurse management teams.
• Participate in financial management, operational budgetary decisions, and cost-containment strategies.
• Participate in or provide leadership for divisional, departmental, institutional, and community committees and projects.
• Support ongoing implementation of current regulatory standards to meet state and national agency accreditation requirements.
• Design and implement patient and family health education activities; serve as an educational and clinical resource to patients, families, and staff.
• Support implementation and evaluation of staff education and orientation programs.
• Fulfill patient care provider, advocate, consultant, educator, researcher, and quality manager roles.
• Participate in developing and implementing division or unit quality assessment and improvement programs.
• Use relevant nursing research to improve clinical practice and investigate nursing care problems.
• Maintain clinical expertise consistent with patient population requirements and current nursing and medical practice.
• Adhere to professional and legal standards of nursing practice and maintain confidentiality of patient and staff information.
• Promote a positive work environment and demonstrate respect, communication, accountability, integrity, and compassion.
• Maintain effective working relationships and interact professionally and cooperatively with faculty, staff, students, patients, medical staff, peers, and the public.
• Perform other assigned duties, special projects, and tasks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level