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Trinity Health • Central City, IA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Develop, implement, and evaluate clinical practice guidelines/care paths for patients. Collaborate with all of the health care team, to assist in the provision of quality patient care, and facilitate the identification of potential care problems. Assist as a liaison with patients and their families to physicians, staff, and other health care professionals, to coordinate patient care across all settings, and ensure high quality outcomes. Welcome calls from patients and families, answering questions concerning care, and follow-up as necessary. Proactively act as a patient advocate, working to overcome patient barriers, and resolve concerns. Provide educational information and resources to patients, to assist patients and family with coping, and foster self-care activities. Review literature, methodology, outcomes, and implications of nursing/medical research, and disseminate findings. Establish and maintain a knowledge base of on-going clinical research activities. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing program required.
• Current/valid RN license from the state licensing board required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Care Life Support (ACLS) required.
• Mandatory Reporter for the appropriate patient population required.
• 1 year experience in a clinic or acute hospital nursing setting required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and evaluate clinical practice guidelines/care paths for patients.
• Collaborate with all of the health care team, to assist in the provision of quality patient care, and facilitate the identification of potential care problems.
• Assist as a liaison with patients and their families to physicians, staff, and other health care professionals, to coordinate patient care across all settings, and ensure high quality outcomes.
• Welcome calls from patients and families, answering questions concerning care, and follow-up as necessary.
• Proactively act as a patient advocate, working to overcome patient barriers, and resolve concerns.
• Provide educational information and resources to patients, to assist patients and family with coping, and foster self-care activities.
• Review literature, methodology, outcomes, and implications of nursing/medical research, and disseminate findings.
• Establish and maintain a knowledge base of on-going clinical research activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree