In healthcare, we all agree that support is a must in order to be successful. Our amazing Nursing staff communicate with patients and their caregivers throughout their entire experience at the Womens Center Clinic. From front office to back office and all clinical support required in between and ensure patients and their caregivers have a positive experience. If you are a caregiver who enjoys working directly with patients in a fast paced clinic setting, it’s time to connect with us!
What you’ll do:
- Perform general nursing care to patients by following established standards and procedures.
- May perform specific nursing care as it relates to specialty of the practice.
- Obtain patient consent for care and ensure patient confidentiality.
- Obtain and document health history, information on chief complaint, vital signs, and health risk factors and assesses disease condition.
- Provide patient care based on practice guidelines, standards of care, and federal/state laws and regulations.
- Execute prescribed treatments and medical interventions, administer prescribed medications, and monitors and documents treatment progress and patient response. Refer to/consult with physicians, other health providers, and community resources to prevent/resolve problems or concerns.
- Educate patients and families about health status, health maintenance, and management of acute and chronic conditions.
- Document patient assessment and intervention data using established medical record forms/automated systems and documentation practices.
- Participate in multidisciplinary teams to improve patient care processes and outcomes.
MercyOne Des Moines provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our employees' well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.
We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
- Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
- Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
- Wellness Program
Whether you are an experienced RN 'who's seen it all' or a nurse working toward that, we invite you to join MercyOne Des Moines today and experience nursing with us!
Clinic Schedule / Hours. No Weekends or Holidays!
Job Summary
Responsible for providing routine and emergency hyperbaric treatments to various types of patients seen by Hyperbaric Oxygen Services including critically ill patients, in accordance with accepted protocols. Provides care on an emergency call basis in accordance with accepted protocols under the direction of the Program Director and Medical Director.
Essential Duties
- Provides care at the surface (sea level) as well as being the inside attendant to depths as far as 3 ATA in a monoplace chamber.
- Responsible for total patient care including venipunctures, ear irrigation, invasive and non-invasive monitoring, quality control of equipment, wound care, accurate and timely record keeping, and for the safe performance of hyperbaric oxygen treatments.
- Participates in program development activities such as physician office visits, in-services and meetings to promote education of the medical community.
- Assists with obtaining authorizations from insurance agencies.
PRN, Day Shift, Saint Joseph Health Wound Care Clinic
PRN, Day Shift, Saint Joseph Health Wound Care Clinic
Job Summary:
As a Certified Nursing Assistant, you will assist in delivering nursing care, under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN). Your job duties will include:
- Providing personal care with hygiene and physical comfort, including feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothes, bed making, ambulation, lifting, turning, moving, transferring, skin care, and bowel and bladder elimination. You'll provide the care that is required to meet the personal primary needs and comfort of your patients based upon your scope of practice, skills, and abilities.
- Preparing patients, equipment, and supplies for specific procedures and examinations.
- Performing, monitoring, reporting, and documenting clinical activities within your scope of practice. This includes observing and reporting changes in your patients' condition to the RN. This also includes obtaining, labeling, and transporting samples (e.g., urine, stool, sputum specimens, and blood products); providing patient information to the nursing staff so that it will be included in the plan of care, and documenting patient data.
- Assisting nursing staff with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges by inventorying and storing patients' belongings, providing patients with personal care items, orienting patients and their families, and transporting patients using wheelchairs, stretchers, or patient beds.
- Maintaining a neat and organized work environment, ordering, stocking, and replenishing supplies and equipment as necessary, identifying and reporting problems with supplies or equipment; entering equipment repair requests in the system, tagging equipment, and removing it from service.
- Maintaining a safe work and patient environment, adhering to the hospital’s Safety, Risk Management, Regulatory Standards, and infection prevention.
- Participating in quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives and activities as well as your own professional learning and growth opportunities.
- Demonstrating cultural sensitivity and cultural competence by using communication tools and materials for effective communication and understanding how the cultures of patient populations can affect communication, collaboration, and the provision of care, treatment, and services.
Job Summary:
As a Certified Nursing Assistant, you will assist in delivering nursing care, under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN). Your job duties will include:
- Providing personal care with hygiene and physical comfort, including feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothes, bed making, ambulation, lifting, turning, moving, transferring, skin care, and bowel and bladder elimination. You'll provide the care that is required to meet the personal primary needs and comfort of your patients based upon your scope of practice, skills, and abilities.
- Preparing patients, equipment, and supplies for specific procedures and examinations.
- Performing, monitoring, reporting, and documenting clinical activities within your scope of practice. This includes observing and reporting changes in your patients' condition to the RN. This also includes obtaining, labeling, and transporting samples (e.g., urine, stool, sputum specimens, and blood products); providing patient information to the nursing staff so that it will be included in the plan of care, and documenting patient data.
- Assisting nursing staff with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges by inventorying and storing patients' belongings, providing patients with personal care items, orienting patients and their families, and transporting patients using wheelchairs, stretchers, or patient beds.
- Maintaining a neat and organized work environment, ordering, stocking, and replenishing supplies and equipment as necessary, identifying and reporting problems with supplies or equipment; entering equipment repair requests in the system, tagging equipment, and removing it from service.
- Maintaining a safe work and patient environment, adhering to the hospital’s Safety, Risk Management, Regulatory Standards, and infection prevention.
- Participating in quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives and activities as well as your own professional learning and growth opportunities.
- Demonstrating cultural sensitivity and cultural competence by using communication tools and materials for effective communication and understanding how the cultures of patient populations can affect communication, collaboration, and the provision of care, treatment, and services.
NOTE: Registered Nursing Assistant: Employees who do not have CNA certification (but otherwise meet the qualifications of the core job) must be assigned to this classification. You must have completed the required 40 hours of clinical experience. You must provide proof of application and/or pending examination for CNA certification which must be obtained within 120 days from the date of hire.
As a case manager with CHI health, you will coordinate the care and services of patients across the continuum of illness; promote effective utilization; monitor health care resources; and assume a leadership role with the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes through the tools of case management. The case manager will perform a wide variety of high-level patient care activities to include admission assessment, screen for appropriateness, and development of a discharge plan. Timely and appropriate discharges will be accomplished by evaluating the patient's post-discharge needs and the provision of services necessary to meet those needs. The case manager must be knowledgeable in community resources and alternate care facilities.
Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring, and our families need protection. With our combined resources, we are committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community. This role will allow you to give back to our community and broaden your healthcare skills.
Join our Care Management team for a rewarding career!
#MISSIONCRITICAL, case management, care management, RN, BSN, SOCIAL WORKER
As a Case Manager with CHI you will coordinate patient care between patients, caregivers, and the multidisciplinary team; collect and evaluate information to facilitate care by assuring that admissions, continued stays, and ancillary services are medically necessary, cost-effective, and providing the appropriate setting to qualify for reimbursement. The case manager intervenes when necessary to assure that care is coordinated and timely. Come join our Care Management team today!Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring, and our families need protection. With our combined resources, we are committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community. This role will allow you to give back to our community and broaden your healthcare skills. related skills: Registered Nurse, RN, Nurse, ADN, BSN, ACLS, Care Manager, Case Management, EPIC, inpatient, hospital, acute care, clinic, hospital, compassion, patience, kindness, respect, #missioncritical
Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That’s what you’ll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation. You’ll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we’ll create healthier, stronger communities. Schedule: *Nights * Every Third Weekend* Job Responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.
Additional responsibilities for this health care role include:
- Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs
- Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients
- Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders
- Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families
The Emergency Department Registered Nurse uses the nursing process to identify patient needs and priorities of care through assessment, planning and delegation of care based on patient needs, therapeutic interventions, and evaluation of the patient’s response. The nurse is expected to incorporate and demonstrate the message of CHI’s stated mission, including its Christian ethics, philosophy and values.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
- Provides basic, bedside care.
- Displays professionalism while completing multiple urgent tasks in a timely manner.
- Performs triage, collects current symptoms, records patients’ current vital signs, as well as a detailed patient history.
- Works directly under physician’s direction and/or policies/procedures.
- Prepares and administers and records prescribed medications.
- Provides Patient/Family Education.
- Manages basic life support needs and stabilizes patients until the attending physician is available, based upon nursing standards and protocol.
- Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms
- Maintains proper supply levels and appropriate medical equipment.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Logistics
- Meet the needs of home health patients in Williston, Watford City, Crosby, Tioga, and Alamo Ray
- Home Health RNs start their day from home with a (virtual) team huddle each morning (tablet provided)
- 3 Company vehicles are provided and shared between the nursing team
- 8 hour day shift Monday-Friday
- You are provided with the autonomy and flexibility to create your home visit schedule daily
- Call is shared between nurses on a weekly rotation
Case Load
- Patient populations could include all from newborn to geriatric
- Types of care and education delivered to patients: congestive heart failure (chf), diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd), iv antibiotics, and wound care
Weather & Safety
- Safety for our staff is our highest priority
- We follow weather recommendations concerning road conditions and, most times, patients call and advise us to not send their home health nurse due to hazardous road conditions
- In regards to COVID-19, patients are screened prior to each home visit
- Durable personal protective equipment (PPE) is provided and required for each visit
#missioncritical
Responsible for the delivery of excellence in patient care through assessing, formulating nursing diagnoses and establishing goals, planning and implementing intervention and evaluating patient care practice as defined by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas. Responsible for the outcomes. With the staff nurse's professional practice he/she responsible for participating in and maintaining quality, cost effectiveness and guest relations. Provide patient care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures and the standards of professional nursing
- Responsible for supervising nursing units in the absence of unit managers.
- Active participant of calculating and monitoring Hours Per Patient Days along with acuity of patients, in relationship to staffing units accurately, safely, and cost effective under the direction of the unit manager.
- Utilizes nursing personnel effectively, assists with required scheduling, staffing and assignments, and collaborates with other department managers/supervisors/charge to ensure smooth coordination of services to patients, enhances patient flow within the facility, and efficient admission/discharge/transfer processes
- Receives report from off-going shift, give report to oncoming shift, and makes rounds
- Open on-going dialog with unit managers.
- Practices safe work habits, compliance with safety rules and regulations, and adheres to safety policies 7.Utilizes resources appropriately and follows facility guidelines, policies, and procedures
- Must be able to step in to assist staff in response to work load or staffing demands.
- Maintains clinical exposure through actual intervention, coordination of patient care, role modeling, consulting, problem solving, and in-services.
NON-ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Other duties as assigned
Responsible for the delivery of excellence in patient care through assessing, formulating nursing diagnoses and establishing goals, planning and implementing intervention and evaluating patient care practice as defined by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas. Responsible for the outcomes. With the staff nurse's professional practice he/she responsible for participating in and maintaining quality, cost effectiveness and guest relations. Provide patient care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures and the standards of professional nursing
- Responsible for supervising nursing units in the absence of unit managers.
- Active participant of calculating and monitoring Hours Per Patient Days along with acuity of patients, in relationship to staffing units accurately, safely, and cost effective under the direction of the unit manager.
- Utilizes nursing personnel effectively, assists with required scheduling, staffing and assignments, and collaborates with other department managers/supervisors/charge to ensure smooth coordination of services to patients, enhances patient flow within the facility, and efficient admission/discharge/transfer processes
- Receives report from off-going shift, give report to oncoming shift, and makes rounds
- Open on-going dialog with unit managers.
- Practices safe work habits, compliance with safety rules and regulations, and adheres to safety policies 7.Utilizes resources appropriately and follows facility guidelines, policies, and procedures
- Must be able to step in to assist staff in response to work load or staffing demands.
- Maintains clinical exposure through actual intervention, coordination of patient care, role modeling, consulting, problem solving, and in-services.
NON-ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Other duties as assigned
- Responsible for supervising nursing units in the absence of unit managers.
- Active participant of calculating and monitoring Hours Per Patient Days along with acuity of patients, in relationship to staffing units accurately, safely, and cost effective under the direction of the unit manager.
- Utilizes nursing personnel effectively, assists with required scheduling, staffing and assignments, and collaborates with other department managers/supervisors/charge to ensure smooth coordination of services to patients, enhances patient flow within the facility, and efficient admission/discharge/transfer processes
- Receives report from off-going shift, give report to oncoming shift, and makes rounds
- Open on-going dialog with unit managers.
- Practices safe work habits, compliance with safety rules and regulations, and adheres to safety policies 7.Utilizes resources appropriately and follows facility guidelines, policies, and procedures
- Must be able to step in to assist staff in response to work load or staffing demands.
- Maintains clinical exposure through actual intervention, coordination of patient care, role modeling, consulting, problem solving, and in-services.
NON-ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Other duties as assigned
The Registered Nurse implements the nursing process within CHI St. Francis and across the continuum of care by providing and coordinating patient care, education, and emotional support to patients and their family members.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
- Responsible for the daily care of the patient including assessments, treatments, medications, education and discharge planning. Develops, implements and modifies the patient care plan as indicated by patient’s conditions and responses. Uses multidisciplinary team strategies to resolve patient problems
- Administer medications using bar code scanning
- Respectful and effective communication with all patient populations, physicians, and across all areas of continuum of care
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with Safe Patient Handling techniques
- Maintains continuity among nursing teams by accurate hand off and documentation in the EMR
- Knowledge of and implementation of isolation techniques
- Ensures operation of equipment by completing competency checklists; sequestering and completing appropriate TEAM requests for malfunctioning equipment. Evaluates new equipment, follows safety guidelines for clinical devices.
- Assures quality of care by adhering to quality control requirements.
- Initiation and Management of IV therapy; Safely administers blood and blood products
- Maintains professional appearance and clinical knowledge. Participates in activities and completes mandatory online education, annual competencies, and educational assignments to maintain and further the profession of nursing and personal growth.
- Dependable for scheduled shifts.
- Facilitates and assists in the coordination of patient discharge and referrals
- Participates in the orientation and training of new personnel
- Directs and supervises less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel
The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Job Summary / Purpose
The Registered Nurse (RN), within their scope of practice, is responsible to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care to a designated group of healthcare consumers across the continuum. Provides services which encompass the spiritual, physiological, social, and psychological aspects of care of the sick, prevention of disease, or conservation of health. The position contributes to the mission and core values of CHI Health.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
- Follow the nursing process which includes: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The nursing process is an ongoing process that can end at any stage.
- Assessment - Demonstrates a systematic, dynamic way to collect and analyze the following healthcare consumer data including: psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic and lifestyle factors
- Plan – Sets measurable and achievable short and long term goals according to standards of care based on the assessment by the nurse in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team.
- Implement – Implements and/or modifies the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning based upon standards of care and evidence based practice. This includes care coordination, education and discharge planning. The nurse is accountable for the care directly, indirectly or through delegation. Professional and legal standards for delegation must be followed.
- Evaluate – Uses a systematic ongoing process to evaluate progress towards identified healthcare consumer goals. Revision of plan of care when needed involving the healthcare consumer and the multidisciplinary team.
- Documents all phases of the nursing process in the healthcare consumer’s record.
- Demonstrates personal and professional responsibility for ongoing development, practice, and education. Maintains a safe work environment. Fosters a collaborative environment in support of the nursing profession.
Job Summary / Purpose
Assumes responsibility and accountability for the direct and indirect care of the surgical patient during the pre-operative (Pre-op) and post-operative (PACU I) phase. Provides professional nursing care to patients, incorporating the nursing process, the environment of care and the technical equipment in conjunction with health care team members.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
- Performs Pre-Admission/Assessment Telephone Call (PAT) on scheduled surgery/procedure using EMR (electronic medical record). The PAT form will be determined by the surgery/procedure scheduled: PAT Endoscopy, PAT Short Form, Pediatric PAT or PAT Long Form.
- Administers nursing care to patients the day of scheduled surgery/procedure: includes nursing assessment, medication reconciliation, planning, implementing and evaluating the patient’s care plan. Under the guidance of physician orders, unit protocols/policies and nursing judgment.
- Maintains patient confidentiality and delivers care in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, dignity and rights
- Always considers factors relating to safety, effectiveness and cost in planning/delivering patient care
- Skilled starting IV for surgery/procedures patients
- Utilizes hospital information system to process orders and retrieve patient information/test results.
- Maintains knowledge about documentation requirements and continued update of information needed for accurate documentation using EMR.
- Accesses policies, professional publications and electronic resources to provide patient/family or caregiver education, counseling in recognition and solutions of physical, emotional, and environmental health problems in the scope of nursing practice.
- Communicates effectively and appropriately with patients, physicians, families, staff and other health care tam members, demonstrating maturity and accountability for job performance.
- Participates in ongoing educational activities related to clinical knowledge, professional development of peers and colleagues
- Assists with clerical duties (i.e. scheduling, maintaining chart supplies and answering telephone, using office equipment
- Take assigned call as scheduled with an expected response time of 45 minutes of less.
- Assesses, plans, coordinates, implements, educates and evaluates care of assigned patients.
- Completes assessment and collects data for initial consult or history and physical. Initiates standing orders. Presents patient to surgeon. Dictates H & P or consult as requested by surgeon.
- Observes and documents daily patient assessments.
- Retrieves & documents lab and test results and notifies physician of abnormal results.
- Evaluates and triages individual patients and physician/patient calls.
- Gives verbal and written orders according to standing orders or established protocols.
- Triages phone calls for physicians. Responds to questions according to standing orders, established protocols or direct physician input. Refers to appropriate resources. Documents accordingly.
- Documents charges and turns in to Billing Department daily. Obtains waivers for medical necessity as defined by practice policy.
- Communicates appropriate follow up information to referring physicians.
- Completes medical records according to established hospital protocol.
- Provides patient teaching and facilitates communication between physician, client, and other hospital personnel
- Provides medication teaching and assures patient has appropriate prescriptions.
- Coordinates discharge planning.
- Serves as liaison between hospital staff, physicians, and patients.
- Discusses research protocols with Research Department nurse as appropriate.
- Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional certifications.
- Participates in quality improvement plan.
- Provides nursing care to patient during follow-up office visits.
- Assists physician with procedures in the office or hospital. May be required to travel.
- Assesses wounds and provides care as needed under the physician’s direction.
