Advanced Practice Nurse-Nursing Support
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Job Location:
Cedar Rapids, IA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) provides support to the Director andManagers within the division as well as across patient care coordinate and influence nursing practice excellence in the patient care APN acts as a resource person for patient careteam membersand works cooperatively within the hospital community to coordinate nursing policyand education of staffmaintainstandards of care and performance improvement consistent withand under the direction ofthe established strategic plan goals andobjectivesfor Patient Care Services.
Division/Departmentsto Support:Surgical Services including OR PACUSurgicare Behavioral Health and Digestive Health
Why UnityPoint Health
At UnityPoint Health you matter. Were proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Beckers Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities no matter what life stage youre in. Here are just a few:
- Expect paid time off parental leave 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
- Dental and health insurance paid holidays short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
- Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.
And we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.
Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Responsibilities
Leadership
- Demonstrates clinical leadership as a role model forteam members.
- Consults nursing managementregardingissues or barriers in delivery of care staff achievement of competency system concerns providerconcernsor specific patient carebarriers.
- Participates in divisional and hospital shared governance infrastructure.
- Coordinate and lead hospital-wide patient initiativesas assigned by Director
Clinical Excellence
- Maintains current knowledge of trends and advances in nursing practice.
- Facilitatesdevelopmentimplementation and evaluationofchanges in patient care based on published evidence.
- Assistswith formulation of evidence-based nursing policy and procedure.
- Partners withprovidersand patient care team members to achievepatient careoutcomes.
Education
- Serves as a resource topatient care team membersbased on professional standards of care.
- Provides support and resources to the division for on-boarding of newpatient care team members.
- Supports competency development and implementation within the divisionforpatient care team members.
Quality Improvement
- Identifiespertinent research EBP and/or PIquestions arising from clinical practice.
- Assistswith formulation of evidence-based nursing policy and procedure.
- Reports research EBP and/or PIfindings toappropriate stakeholders.
- Supports performance improvement initiatives within the division.
- Mentors staff onimprovementprocess and implementation principles.
Qualifications
- Masters degree in nursing BSN with masters in health administration or business
- Current BLS Certification
- Three years of clinical experience
- Microsoft Office - basic computer skills
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Nurse Management
- Patient Care
- Hospital Experience
- Employee Evaluation
- Acute Care
- Healthcare Management
- Management Experience
- Primary Care Experience
- Conflict Management
- Nursing
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
About Company
As an integrated health system, we provide care throughout Iowa, western Illinois and southern Wisconsin in not-for-profit hospitals, clinics and home health settings.
