Registered Nurse, Gastroenterology Clinic

Mercy Health System Corporation•Janesville, WI

21h•Onsite

About The Position

This is a PRN "As Needed" position for a Registered Nurse in a Gastroenterology Clinic. The role involves utilizing the nursing process and critical thinking in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members to care for patients. Responsibilities include performing assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care, administering medications and treatments, ensuring accurate documentation, developing and executing patient care plans, and providing patient and family education. The position also involves participating in performance improvement activities, resolving system breakdowns, managing complex patient situations, and engaging in personal and professional development. Clinic and Ambulatory RNs will maintain timely patient flow, respond to telephone calls, and perform telephone triage.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
ADN upon hire, BSN preferred.
Licensed as an RN in state of practice.
Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.
May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify per department guidelines.
May include color blind test per department guidelines.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process and critical thinking in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care.
Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and state laws and practice act as required by care setting.
Ensures all documentation is accurate and comprehensive in accordance with the established standards of care for documentation at the system and entity levels.
Develops initiates and executes a patient plan of care according to the patient individualized needs, as prescribed by the physician along with hospital policy.
Utilizes resources available to teach and support patient and family education.
Provides education to the appropriate level of understanding.
Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, which may include shared governance.
Utilizes clinical expertise and guidance to other units and departments in support of the patient longitudinal plan of care.
Acts to resolve systems breakdowns and engages self and others in providing solutions.
Utilizes critical thinking in regards to patient safety and patient experience, manages complex situations and delegates to other staff appropriately.
Escalates to the appropriate chain of command as needed.
Positively influences the professional and organizational environments and shared governance.
Engages in personal development and supports system-entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth including developing or revising evidence based practice guidelines.
Supports and participates in peer review and peer feedback opportunities.
Participates in the professional nursing continuum.
Maintains timely flow of patients, in addition to responding to telephone calls and performs telephone triage of patients.