Registered Nurse, Gastroenterology Clinic

Overview

Provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to patients in a clinical setting, supporting the Mercyhealth nursing mission, practice values and strategic plan. May include variable shifts, weekends, holiday along with on‑call hours. Performs other duties as assigned including floating to various units based on identified needs and clinical competency.

• 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’s individualized needs, as prescribed by the physician along with hospital policy. Utilizes resources available to teach and support patient and family education and provides education at 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.
• Clinic and Ambulatory RNs will maintain timely flow of patients, in addition to responding to telephone calls and performing telephone triage of patients.
• Illinois: 10 hours of continued education as required for IL licensure.

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• ADN required upon hire; BSN preferred.
• May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify per department guidelines.

• Licensed as an RN in state of practice.
• Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.
• Other certification or certifications per unit requirements. For example: ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP.

• May include color‑blind test per department guidelines.

• The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
• RN Hospital, RN Home Health and Hospice, RN Oncology:
  While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to walk and talk or hear, frequently required to stand, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms, occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and must frequently lift up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• RN Clinic and Ambulatory RNs:
  While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms, occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch or smell, must regularly lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Supervises nursing support staff as appropriate.