Vascular Surgery Nurse Clinician - UI Heart and Vascular Center
Vascular Surgery Nurse Clinician - UI Heart and Vascular Center
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No Nights Weekends or Holidays!
UI Heart and Vascular Center is seeking a 100% Nurse Clinician to support our Vascular Surgery Program.
Please take a minute to review our webpages:
Iowa Health Care Vascular Surgery: Health Care HVC: are the best heart hospital in Iowa
UI Heart & Vascular Center is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the best hospital in the state for cardiology and heart surgery patient care. The best hospitals nationally received this rating based on patient outcomes number of high-risk patients seen patient experience advanced clinical technologies and more.
Being a Nurse in the Heart and Vascular Center
Position Responsibilities
- Collaborates with nursing medical staff and other health professionals in the development and review of standards and in planning implementing and evaluating patient care for the VAD patient population with regard to the condition and age of the patient. Provides direct nursing care when necessary. Follows universal precautions.
- Oversees patient flow through the VAD Clinic.
- Independently coordinates and facilitates patient care between multiple disciplines within both the confines of Iowa Health Care and the community (including home health agencies referring physicians and other community support services). Facilitates continuity of care.
- Coordinates patient care to better utilize supportive services through patient visit pre-schedules testing follows up with test results to both patient and physician obtains medical history coordinates follow up appointments provides medication and disease process teaching etc. Participate in the ongoing management of the patient to facilitate care of patient in a timely manner.
- Facilitates care of VAD patients requiring admission coordinating necessary admission procedures pre and post procedure care.
- Acts as a clinical resource or consultant for VAD patient populations with regard to the condition and age of the patients.
- Participates in implementation and requirements of managed care programs for VAD patient populations.
- Operates autonomously in communicating with members of the health care team directing patient care and providing continuity of care across settings throughout the phases of care.
- Autonomously communicates with referring physician and health care facilities.
- Revises patient care regime via the telephone within protocols developed collaboratively. Performs telephone triage of patient calls to the VAD Service and facilitates medication refills as needed.
- Provide cross-coverage to other UI Heart & Vascular Center Nurse Coordinators PRN.
- Performs on-call clinical duties special projects and other tasks as needed.
- Provides leadership for direct patient care programs for VAD patients collaborating with health care professionals.
- Participates in decision-making process at unit/division/department level of issues that impact clinical practice.
- Participates in/provides leadership for divisional departmental and/or intra institutional and community committees and projects.
- Provides input into financial management activities including operational budgetary decisions and cost containment.
- Participates in the ongoing implementation of current regulatory standards in order to meet state and national agency accreditation.
- Design and implement patient/family health education activities for VAD patients recognizing individualized need.
- Provides patient education in VAD clinics that includes:
- Assess learning needs of patients and familys post-op procedures and provides appropriate education related to diagnosis procedure performed risk factor modification and treatment regimens.
- Facilitates learning and provides consultation to those in external agencies communities and to other health care professionals.
- Supports implementation and evaluation of staff education and orientation programs coordinating and presenting those related to transplant.
- Facilitates the educational experience for health care students and monitors the care delivered.
- Incorporates the role of patient care provider advocate (patient family and health care professional) consultant educator researcher and quality manager.
- Provide assistance with the STS quality database including compiling and entering quality data.
- Participates in the development and implementation of division/unit quality assessment and improvement program using appropriate risk and quality management data.
- Uses relevant nursing research to improve clinical practice and investigate nursing care problems related to a specific patient population.
- Participates in development and conduct of research activities initiated through recognized need in area of specialty and as directed with other disciplines.
- Interacts with staff patients medical staff peers and others in a professional and cooperative manner.
- Assumes responsibility for maintaining clinical expertise consistent with patient population requirements and current nursing and medical practice.
- Develops management and consultant skills consistent with position responsibilities.
- Adheres to professional and legal standards of nursing practice.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient and staff information.
- Supports a work environment that fosters teamwork and is conducive to the recruitment and retention of staff.
- Demonstrates the core values of service leadership: respect communication accountability integrity and compassion.
- Remains calm and constructive in conflict situations listens and attempts to understand other points of view.
- Analyzes own performance in accordance with position expectations develops goals and implements a plan to meet goals.
- Follow general policies and procedures in accordance with the regulations of the University of Iowa Health Care and the UI Heart and Vascular Center.
University of Iowa Health Carerecognized as one of the best hospitals in the United Statesis Iowas only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12000 employees students and volunteers work together to provide safe quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.
Education Requirement
- Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing is required.
Experience Requirement
- Minimum 1 year providing direct nursing care or management/supervision of cardiovascular medical/surgical patient population required.
- Demonstrated ability to professionally interact with patients/families nursing staff and other multi-disciplinary team members required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
- Demonstrated knowledge and clinical expertise in specific clinical area of practice required.
Certification/Licensure Requirement
- Current certification in BLS required by start date.
- Current license to practice nursing in the State of Iowa required by start date.
Desired Qualifications
- 3 years providing direct nursing care or management/supervision of cardiovascular medical/surgical patient population.
- Previous nursing experience managing cardiovascular patient population in an outpatient/ambulatory setting.
- Strong organization and time management skills and documented excellent interpersonal skills with patients families and health care team.
- Current job-related professional certification.
In order to be considered for an interview applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a Relevant File to the submission:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
For additional questions please contact Jordan Adam ator .
Employment Type
Full Time
