Registered Nurse Clinician – Surgery Clinic
About The Position
MU Health Care is looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a resource person for patients, families, and healthcare professionals. The ideal candidate is a compassionate educator, eager to develop and share patient and family education materials. We seek someone who is proactive in staff education and committed to improving nurse-sensitive indicators through hands-on rounds and quality improvement activities. This role requires a collaborative spirit, working closely with other health professionals to provide exceptional patient care and support clinical research. If you are driven by a desire to enhance patient satisfaction and resolve healthcare concerns effectively, we want you on our team! ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that’s largely a result of the incredible culture and team we’ve built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine. Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities can be acquired.
- Two (2) years of RN experience in an area of specialization.
- Missouri Board of Nursing RN or Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state RN. When primary state of residency changes, compact state RNs must apply under new state of residency within thirty (30) days.
Nice To Haves
- Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.
Responsibilities
- Act as a resource person for patients, families, nursing staff and other health care professionals in area of expertise.
- Develops patient /family education materials for assigned patient population. Provides staff education as needed.
- Assists manager in improving nurse sensitive indicators, rounds with nursing staff assessing knowledge and compliance of staff. Tracks programmatic quality indicators and participates in Quality/Performance improvement activities.
- Clinical research support: recruit and screen potential research subjects; carry out research protocol as written; monitor patient’s compliance; and compile, retrieve and analyze research data.
- Collaborates with other health professionals in the provision of patient care while maintaining standards of care utilizing the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses as the foundation for nursing practice and meeting the standards for regulatory requirements for state and federal agencies.
- Participate in the planning, developing, facilitating/coordinating and evaluation of interdisciplinary patient care includes nursing and various clinical disciplines. Rounds with physician team as directed. Includes patient/family education and discharge planning.
- Participates in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care for the assigned patient population. Provides direct patient care as required.
- Promote and achieve satisfaction of external and internal customers. Effectively intercede with families and patients and resolve concerns related to the delivery of health care services.
- May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.
Benefits
- Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
- Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays
- Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years
- Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
- Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
