Nurse Clinician - Urology

The University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Iowa Department of Urology is seeking a 100% Nurse Clinician to function as a clinical expert and care coordinator for our urology patient population, interfacing with administrative, clinical nursing staff, physicians and patients/families.

Responsibilities include direct nursing care, coordinating multidisciplinary care, leading patient education, and participating in quality improvement and regulatory standards to ensure high-quality patient care on campus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
• 1-3 years nursing experience required.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in a clinical area of practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care and lead care coordination for urology patients.
• Coordinate care with home health, physicians and other services to ensure continuity of care.
• Lead patient education and rehabilitation teaching.
• Manage Telephone Triage and serve as clinical resource for the population.
• Contribute to quality assessment and improvement programs.

Skills

Nursing care

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Telephone triage

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Tools

EPIC

Job description

The Department of Urology is seeking a 100% Nurse Clinician to function as a clinical expert and care coordinator for our urology patient population interfacing with administrative, clinical nursing staff, physicians and patients/families.

Position Responsibility:

Collaborate with nursing staff and other health care professionals in the development and review of standards and in planning, implementing and evaluating patient care for a specific patient population. Provide direct nursing care, facilitate continuity of care and follow universal precautions.

Coordinate and facilitate patient care between multiple disciplines including home health agencies, referring physicians and other community support services. Facilitates continuity of care.

Coordinate patient care to better utilize supportive services through patient visit and possible admission, pre-schedules testing, follows up with test results to both patient and physician, obtain medical history, coordinates follow up visit appointment, provides medication, rehabilitation teaching, etc.

Serve as a clinical resource or consultant for specific patient population.

Participate in development and implementation of managed care programs for a specific patient population.

Communicate with physicians and members of the health care team directing patient care.

Manage and support Telephone Triage.

Provide leadership for direct patient care programs in area of specialization collaborating with unit-based nurse management team(s).

Participate in decision-making process for financial management, operational budgetary decisions and cost containment strategies.

Participate in/provide leadership for divisional, departmental and/or intra institutional and community committees and projects.

Participate in the ongoing implementation of current regulatory standards to meet state and national agency accreditation.

Perform other special projects and tasks as assigned.

Design and implement patient/family health education activities for the patient population.

Serve as an educational and clinical resource to patient/family/staff.

Support the implementation and evaluation of staff education and orientation programs.

Incorporate the role of patient care provider, advocate (patient, family, and health care professional), consultant, educator, researcher and quality manager.

Participate in the development and implementation of division/unit quality assessment and improvement programs.

Use relevant nursing research to improve clinical practice and investigate nursing care problems.

Responsible for maintaining clinical expertise consistent with patient population requirements and current nursing and medical practice.

Adhere to professional and legal standards of nursing practice.

Maintain confidentiality of patient and staff information.

Promote a positive work environment.

Demonstrate the core values of service leadership: respect, communication, accountability, integrity, and compassion.

Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students and the public. Interact with staff, patients, medical staff, peers, and others in a professional and cooperative manner.

Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Educational Requirement:

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing is required.

Experience Requirement:

• Reasonable (1-3 years) nursing experience is required.

Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills are required.

• Demonstrated expertise in specific clinical area of practice is required.
• Demonstrated experience in patient education is required.

Demonstrated excellent organizational skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills are required.

• Experience working with an interdisciplinary team is required.

Certification/Licensure Requirement:

Current license to practice nursing in the State of Iowa required by start date.

Desirable Qualifications:

Experience managing the care coordination of patients in an outpatient setting.

Experience in care and/or management of urology patient population.

Experience in an academic medical setting.

Experience using EPIC.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. This position is not eligible for university sponsorship for employment authorization.

For questions or additional information please contact Sandy Moenk at [e-mail].

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Work Modality Options: On Campus

Contact Information

• Contact Name: Sandy Moenk
• Contact Email: [e-mail]

Equal opportunity employer

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, [phone] or [e-mail] . For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543 .