Specialty Nurse, Cardiovascular Center (CMA, LPN or RN)

Waterloo, IA

Full-time: Monday-Friday, Daytime hours

Eligible for $5K Sign on Bonus

Clinical Excellence/Patient Care

• Function as a clinician, educator and resource for patients within their specialty of care and assist physicians with office procedures.
• Demonstrates competence in the skills necessary to carry out assigned duties.
• Triage incoming patients ensuring compliance with established admission/acceptance criteria. Direct appointments and referrals as determined by the current criteria.
• Develop, implement and evaluate the standards of practice and care for the patient population.
• Provide appropriate and timely documentation in the patient’s electronic health record using standardized workflows and processes

Development and Patient Education

• Answer questions and provide teaching to patients and family members.
• Responsible for the development and ongoing coordination of care for patients.
• Act as a consultant both within the institution and to outside agencies or groups.
• Consult with individuals, families, community agencies or colleagues from associated disciplines or with nursing.
• Conduct or facilitate implementation of research studies and translate research findings into nursing practice.
• Preauthorize care/procedures with insurance companies

• CMA program, LPN program completed or Associates Degree or Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Current license in the state of Iowa or meets criteria established by Iowa Board of Nursing.
• Multicultural sensitivity
• Microsoft Office – basic computer skills.
• Customer/patient focused
• Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions.
• Ability to direct others and to exercise judgment in problem situations.
• Creative thinking; analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities; self-direction; theoretical implementation and evaluation.
• Computer data entry experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to understand and apply guidelines, policies and procedures.