RN, OUTPATIENT CARE CENTER

Froedtert Health; West Bend (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Career Pathways & Career Tuition Assistance

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Job summary

Froedtert Health in West Bend is hiring a Staff RN for Ambulatory Services. This role involves providing wound care and coordinating patient care within an interprofessional team. Clinical experience in managing patient populations is required, along with a Wisconsin RN license.

The position offers a variety of responsibilities including advanced wound therapy, patient education, and direct care. This role collaborates with families and care providers to ensure effective care.

Qualifications

• Nursing licensure is required.
• At least 1 year of relevant nursing experience is preferred.
• Clinical experience in patient population care is needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care, general infusion, and bladder instillations.
• Collaborate within the interprofessional team.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

ACLS

Independent rhythm interpretation

Patient assessment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Tools

Basic Life Support certification

Job description

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Location: US:WI:WEST BEND at our FROEDTERT WEST BEND HOSPITAL facility, and also at the Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital facility.

This job is ON - SITE.

FTE: 0.001000

Standard Hours: 0.01

Shift: Shift 1

Shift Details: 0730-1600, 0900-1730, 08-1630. Holidays: 1 Main and 1 Hard to staff Weekends: 0800-1200 SAT & Sun -Every 6th rotation. Need flexibility to cover vacancies, LOA, PTO, unforeseen call-ins. Minimum 36 hours availability per 6-week schedule-negotiable. Shifts primarily at West Bend Hospital Outpatient Care Center, but will also need to cover Menomonee Falls Outpatient Care Center.

Job Summary

Wound care, General Infusion and bladder instillations make up the majority of the RN care provided in the Outpatient Care Center.

The Staff RN - Ambulatory Services works collaboratively as an active member of the interprofessional team to provide therapeutic patient and family centered care. The Staff RN - Ambulatory Services systematically and continuously collects and assesses data related to patient health status to develop, execute and evaluate the plan of care. The Staff RN - Ambulatory Services utilizes evidence to drive clinical decisions and practice related to individual and population health. The Staff RN - Ambulatory Services establishes goals and strategies for meeting care coordination needs across settings with the patient, family, and/or other care providers. The Staff RN - Ambulatory Services considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and fiscal accountability in planning and delivering care. The Staff RN - Ambulatory Services delegates and supervises care in accordance with the WI Nurse Practice. The Staff RN - Ambulatory Services participates in continuous quality improvement initiatives and assumes responsibility for their professional development.

Major responsibilities of this role will include one or more of the following:

• Perform/direct ACLS
• Independent rhythm interpretation and defibrillation
• Administration of advanced lifesaving medications
• Independent, templated (“RN-only”) visits for patient assessment, with action taken based on established protocols and/or clinical practice standards using clinical judgement to determine intervention timing/specifics.
• Specialty patient education where certification/additional certificate is required for role (listed in job requirements) – Sedation, Telemetry monitoring & interpretation/management of rhythm changes
• Assisting with complex procedures – (RN doing care / work on patient, or RN has role in treatment / procedure, etc.)
• Advanced wound therapy (VACs, debridement, etc.) – Central line management (TPA administration) and maintenance (dressing / cap changes, access / flushing)
• Device interrogation and interpretation with resultant action – Complex infusions (concurrent infusions, hazardous medication administration, blood and blood products, etc.)
• Work may also include patient care coordination, direct patient care, patient education, telephone triage/eVisits, and performing/assisting with minor procedures. May float to other areas as needed for operations need.

Experience Description

Clinical experience and/or interest in the care and management of patient populations specific to the area of employment is required. At least 1 year of relevant nursing experience is preferred.

Education Description

Nursing licensure is required. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is preferred.

Licensure Description

Requires current state of Wisconsin Registered Nurse License or Multi-state Nursing License from a participating state in the NLC (Nurse Licensure Compact). American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider (BLS) or an AHA approved equivalent is required within 90 days of hire.

Perks & Benefits at Froedtert Health

• Paid time off
• Growth opportunity - Career Pathways & Career Tuition Assistance, CEU opportunities
• Academic Partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin
• Referral bonuses
• Retirement plan - 403b
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Free Workplace Clinics
• Employee Assistance Programs, Adoption Assistance, Healthy Contributions, Care@Work, Moving Assistance, Discounts on gym memberships, travel and other work life benefits available

The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin regional health network is a partnership between Froedtert Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin supporting a shared mission of patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health network operates eastern Wisconsin's only academic medical center and adult Level I Trauma center engaged in thousands of clinical trials and studies. The Froedtert & MCW health network, which includes ten hospitals, nearly 2,000 physicians and more than 45 health centers and clinics draw patients from throughout the Midwest and the nation.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who values and maintains an environment that attracts, recruits, engages and retains a diverse workforce. We welcome protected veterans to share their priority consideration status with us at 262-439-1961. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. During your application and interview process, if you have a need that requires an accommodation, please contact us at 262-439-1961. We will attempt to fulfill all reasonable accommodation requests.