About This Role
This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient-centered care by assisting with clinical care, education, and direction in gastroenterology. The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant works in collaboration with a physician and other team members to provide comprehensive care to patients and their families.
Responsibilities
- Perform and document complete, system-focused, and/or symptom-specific physical and psychosocial examinations
- Manage diagnostic tests through ordering, performing, interpreting, and supervising in the assessment process
- Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions in collaboration with the supervising physician
- Assist with the management of the plan of care through evaluation, modification, and documentation according to the patient's response to therapy, change in condition, and therapeutic interventions to optimize patient outcomes
- Assess the needs of families and caregivers
- Synthesize data from a variety of sources to make clinical judgments and decisions about appropriate recommendations and treatments
- Initiate appropriate referrals and perform consultations
- Demonstrate leadership of the health care team through teaching, coaching, and supporting to advance the plan of care
- Maintain current knowledge regarding state and federal regulations impacting ARNP practice
- Follow Mercy's safety guidelines, carry out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly report any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents, and injuries
Requirements
- Ability to apply critical analytic thought to patient care
- Ability to assist physicians and nursing staff with all procedures
- Strong leadership qualities
- Exceptional communication skills
- Strong commitment to excellence
- Experience in the evaluation and management of patients in specialty area
- Education sufficient to obtain required licensure
- Currently licensed to practice as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in the state of Iowa required
- Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse & Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter training required
- Employee must submit certification of completed training to Human Resources prior to start or transfer date
Nice to have:
- Experience in the evaluation and management of patients with changes in their cognitive abilities
- Experience with dementia
Important Details
- Schedule: 40 hours per week
About the Company
Mercy is an independent, community-based organization supporting the Cedar Rapids area for over 120 years.
