Clinic Registered Nurse (RN): Wound

trinityhealth; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

MercyOne Des Moines Wound Care is seeking a Clinic Registered Nurse to deliver safe, evidence-based patient care in outpatient settings. You will coordinate care with clinicians, educate patients and families, and ensure effective communication across healthcare teams.

The role requires active RN licensure in Iowa, BLS certification, and adherence to regulatory requirements. The position is full-time, with no weekends or holidays, and offers a stable work schedule in Des Moines metro area.

Qualifications

• Experience with nursing processes and patient assessment.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care in outpatient settings following nursing processes.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

RN license (Iowa)

BLS certification

Mandatory Reporter training

Compact state license acceptable

Tools

EMR

MS Office

Job description

Employment Type:

Full time Shift:

Description:

At MercyOne, health care is more than just a doctor's visit or a place to go when you're in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities - that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.

MercyOne Central Iowa sets the standard for personalized and radically convenient care in the Des Moines metro area and surrounding counties. MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893, is the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines and Iowa's largest medical center, with 802 beds available. The hospital is one of the Midwest's largest referral centers.

With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 1,500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne Central Iowa is one of Iowa's largest employers.

MercyOne Des Moines Wound Care

MercyOne Wound Care helps you with chronic wounds that have not responded to traditional treatment due to diabetes, pressure ulcers, circulatory problems, burns or injury.

The center includes a comprehensive staff of experts in a number of fields and is equipped with the latest technology that can accelerate the healing process, reduce the risk for infection and help patients avoid hospitalization. Want to learn more about MercyOne Des Moines Wound Care? Click here : MercyOne Des Moines Wound Care | MercyOne

Join the MercyOne Family! We are looking to hire a Clinic Registered Nurse.

As a Registered Nurse at MercyOne, you will provide patient care in outpatient settings and are responsible for delivering safe, effective, and evidence-based patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. They coordinate care provided by other clinical staff, support patient and family education, and ensure communication across healthcare teams. They are accountable for clinical standards and may operate with minimal supervision.

Schedule:

Full time 40 hours a week

M-F 7:30a-5:00p

No Weekends or Holiday

General Requirements:

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
• Plans, assesses, intervenes, and provides direct patient care using critical thinking and nursing processes (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation).
• Performs comprehensive patient assessments (physical, psychosocial, nutritional, functional, safety, spiritual, cultural, educational). Makes nursing decisions based on patient status and care needs.
• Administers medications and treatments safely via multiple routes (oral, IM, SC, ID, IV, inhalation, topical, ocular, optic, sublingual, nasal) and documents accordingly.
• Performs nursing care, lab and diagnostic tests, specimen collection, phlebotomy, and limited radiology procedures following policies and universal precautions.
• Assists providers with patient care, phone/mail/fax communications, scheduling, consents, admissions, referrals, and outpatient procedures.
• Communicates and collaborates with physicians, staff, patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members regarding care plans and patient needs.
• Educates patients, families, and clinical staff on treatments, medications, test preparation, discharge, and health maintenance; documents education and evaluates understanding.
• Participates in staff meetings, committees, quality improvement, risk management, and performance improvement projects.
• Maintains documentation accuracy and completeness in EMR: assessments, vitals, symptoms, treatments, medications, education, charges, lab results, histories, and consults.
• Maintains and monitors supplies, equipment, medication stock, and office machines; follows maintenance and quality control protocols; reports malfunctions.
• Recognizes and responds appropriately to urgent/emergency patient needs and initiates emergency procedures.
• Other duties as needed and assigned by the manager.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health's Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

Education:

• Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
• Active RN License in the state of Iowa; Licensure from other states may be required based on location. Compact State License acceptable where applicable.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 3 months of hire.
• Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training specific to the population served within 3 months of hire.
• Proficient in basic computer skills (Windows environment, web-based navigation, email, MS Office).
• Ability to work with diverse groups of people in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
• Requires the ability to read, write and understand the English language, and communicate effectively with pat