Urology RN Clinic

Franciscan Medical Group • Tacoma, WA

1d • $47 - $88

About The Position

As a Urology Clinic RN for the Urology Gynecology team, you will provide professional nursing services and high-quality patient care consistent with organizational standards and regulatory requirements. You will provide specialized urological care, directly care for clinic patients, and coordinate care with the team. The role includes assessing, triaging, evaluating, and delegating care; educating and consulting with patients, families, and staff; and implementing interventions to support optimal care. You will use critical thinking within your scope of practice, integrate resources and data, and manage patient needs in a provider’s absence while remaining accountable for care quality.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Registered Nurse credential for Washington State, upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR), upon hire.
• Demonstrated clinical judgment, critical thinking, and advanced urology nursing skills.
• Excellent communication skills for interactions with patients and the care team.
• Commitment to quality care, safety, and efficient resource use.

Nice To Haves

• One year of RN work experience in a clinic setting, or two years of acute care RN work experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver professional nursing care to clinic patients and perform diagnostic testing and clinical procedures within training, licensure scope, and established procedures.
• Independently triage nursing situations according to standing orders and protocols, and address complex, urgent, or emergent situations escalated by other clinic staff.
• Perform patient assessment and care tests in accordance with established protocols, such as EKG, spirometry, vision or hearing screening, peak flow, and color-blindness testing.
• Independently assess wounds and provide complex wound care and dressing changes, including placing or changing wound vacs; remove sutures or staples after a provider has assessed the wound.
• Insert or remove tubes, drains, and urinary catheters, including removing peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC); apply splints or braces.
• Instruct patients in collecting samples and completing other tests, and ensure patients or families understand follow-up and referral information.
• Inform patients of laboratory results, call prescriptions in to pharmacies, and return practitioners’ phone messages.
• Assess, coordinate, evaluate, and delegate patient care; educate and consult with patients, families, and staff; and implement care interventions.
• Manage patient needs in a provider’s absence and remain accountable for the quality of care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed