• Job Description

  Req#: 14073

  POSITION DESCRIPTION:

  Provides professional nursing care for patients following established standards and practices. The RN III works in a capacity that requires advanced training, education, certification and/or leadership. Additionally, RN III’s may have program administration and staffing development responsibilities.

  ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

  1. Performs Essential Job Functions from the Registered Nurse II job description at an advanced level.
  2. Assumes additional duties (examples listed below):

  1. Utilizes advanced training and education to provide complex nursing care/specialty care. Proficient to work within scope of nursing certification that includes, but is not limited to lactation consulting, advanced wound/ostomy care, diabetes educator or asthma educator certification.
  2. Serves as a nurse leader by assisting management team with hiring, motivating and engaging clinical staff.
  3. Collaborates with office leadership on the development and review of office clinical workflows.
  4. Supports the development of divisional clinical protocols.
  5. Develops and leads quality initiatives and performance improvement projects to identify practice-specific goals for designated patient groups. Achieves Green Belt training.

  ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS:

  1. Creates a positive, professional, service-oriented work environment for staff, patients and family members by supporting the IHA CARES mission and core values statement.
  2. Must be able to work effectively as a member of the clinical care team.
  3. Successfully completes IHA’s “The Customer” training and adheres to IHA’s standard of promptly providing a high level of service and respect to internal or external customers.
  4. Maintains knowledge of and complies with IHA standards, policies and procedures, including IHA’s Employee Handbook.
  5. Maintains complete knowledge of office services and in the use of all relevant office equipment, computer and manual systems.
  6. Maintains strict patient and employee confidentiality in compliance with IHA and HIPAA guidelines.
  7. Serves as a role model, by d emonstrating exceptional ability and willingness to take on new and additional responsibilities. Embraces new ideas and respects cultural differences.
  8. Uses resources efficiently.
  9. If applicable, responsible for ongoing professional development – maintains appropriate licensure and continuing education credentials, participates in available learning opportunities.

  MEASURED BY:

  Performance that meets or exceeds IHA CARES Values expectation as outlined in IHA Performance Review document, relative to position.

  ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

  EDUCATION: BSN strongly preferred or graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse program. Advanced certification/training relevant to specialty (e.g. AAACN, IBCLC) or graduate degree preferred.

  CREDENTIALS/LICENSURE: Valid, unrestricted RN license in the State of Michigan, Valid CPR certification.

  MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: 3 years of clinical experience in ambulatory care or specialty, and/or demonstrated competency in IHA’s RN II position.

  POSITION REQUIREMENTS (ABILITIES & SKILLS):

  1. Demonstrated competency in obtaining accurate patient vital statistics (height, weight, blood pressure, temperature, etc.) and patient health history.
  2. Proficient in medical terminology.
  3. Proficiency in operating a standard desktop and Windows-based computer system, including but not limited to, electronic medical records, email, e-learning, intranet and computer navigation. Ability to use other software as required while performing the essential functions of the job.
  4. Excellent communication skills in both written and verbal forms, including proper phone etiquette. Ability to speak before groups of people, either in-person or virtually.
  5. Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment; displays courteous and friendly demeanor.
  6. Ability to work effectively with various levels of organizational members and diverse populations including IHA staff, providers, patients, vendors, family members, outside customers and community groups.
  7. Ability to cross-train in other areas of practice in order to achieve smooth flow of all operations.
  8. Good organizational and time management skills to effectively juggle multiple priorities, time constraints and ever-changing medical situations.
  9. Ability to exercise sound judgement and problem-solving skills.
  10. Ability to perform mathematical calculations needed during the course of performing basic job duties, i.e.: calculating proper dosages for immunizations.
  11. Knowledge of the compliance aspects of clinical care and patient privacy and best practices in medical office operations.
  12. Ability to handle patient and organizational information in a confidential manner.
  13. Ability to travel to other office/practice sites and meeting and training locations.
  14. Successful completion of IHA competency-based program within introductory and training period.

  MINIMUM PHYSICAL EXPECTATIONS:

  1. Physical activity that often requires keyboarding, phone work and charting.
  2. Physical activity that often requires time working on a computer.
  3. Physical activity that often requires lifting over 50 lbs.
  4. Physical activity that sometimes requires handling and lifting patients, transferring patients to gurney using slide board, assisting patients with dressing/undressing, transferring patients to wheelchair using gaitbelt, walking, bending, stooping, reaching, climbing, kneeling and/or twisting.
  5. Physical activity that sometimes requires lifting, pushing and/or pulling up to 100 lbs.
  6. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, depth perception, color vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust and focus.
  7. Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and other office equipment.
  8. Must hear and speak well enough to conduct business over the telephone or face to face for long periods of time in English.

  MINIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL EXPECTATIONS :

  This job operates in a medical facility and requires regular walking to various locations around the hospital/clinic. Employees will be working where there is patient care equipment. Hazardous materials, including bloodborne pathogens and bodily fluids are also present. Exposure to sharps, x-rays, patients' conditions and some unpleasant sights, smells and contagious diseases are possible. This position requires significant interaction with people (many of whom are scared, hurt and/or ill) which can be stressful and result in competing priorities.

• About the company

  We formed IHA in 1994 with only a few independent private-practice groups from Washtenaw County, then over the years added physicians by choosing doctors that our own doctors used for their care and that of their families. Over two decades later, we co...

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