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Form of workCMA, LPN or RN, Urology Clinic
Waterloo, IA
$5K Sign-on Bonus
Full-time: M, Tu, Th 7:45am-4pm, W 7:15am-4pm, F 7:45am-1pm
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
- LPN program completion, Certified Medical Assistant or Associates Degree 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.
