? Provide expert nursing care to gastroenterology patients in the outpatient clinics.
? Provide telephone triage, patient teaching, direct patient care including injections, documentation with follow-up and coordination with ancillary services and related departments.
? Provide functional supervision to allied health staff.
? Assist with patient flow as necessary and appropriate.
? Work with licensed providers to develop and carry out clinical standards of care for various patient diagnoses.
? Participate as a professional member of an interdisciplinary treatment team.
? Teach patients and families pertinent information regarding the patient condition and treatment plans.
? Coordinate infusion therapies.
? Assist in orientation of team members as appropriate, including observation and participation of patient care activities.
? Actively participate and support performance improvement activities related to self, clinic, department, and institutional goals and objectives.
? Take live patient calls associated with Nurse Answer line.
? Other responsibilities as assigned.
? Required Qualifications
? Current license to practice nursing in the State of Michigan (RN).
? Three (3) years recent experience as a registered nurse, caring for adults with acute or chronic conditions.
? Proficiency with MiChart inbasket management and documentation of patient encounters in electronic health record, e.g., Epic.
? One (1) year, within the last 5 years of RN experience in ambulatory care setting
? Experience in telehealth nursing.
? BSN
? One (1) year, within the last five years, caring for the gastroenterology patient population.
? One (1) year, within the last five years, caring for the hepatology patient population.
? One (1) year, within the last two years, of electronic lab monitoring for patients on immunosuppressive medications.
Salary & Nursing Framework Level:
This UMPNC RN posting is posted as Nursing Framework LEVEL C.
Actual Nursing Framework LEVEL and salary will be determined at time of hire.
Nursing Framework levels range from Level A to Level F.
Expectations:
Demonstrated ability of effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication with internal and external customers.
? Demonstrated adaptability to changing needs and priorities on clinic, department, and institutional goals/objectives.
? Demonstrated accountability and dependability, e.g., completion of work, mandatories, goal setting within established timelines.
? Excellent attendance record as evidenced by references and evaluations.
? Demonstrated ability to prioritize and problem solve effectively and efficiently.
? Demonstrated ability to seek constructive approaches to resolving workplace issues.
? Demonstrated willingness to support and participate in change based on unit, department, and institutional goals and objectives.
This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Michigan Nurses Association and the U-M Professional Nurse Council union, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.
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