Registered Nurse

Position Title: RN

Department: Vascular Surgery

Purpose: Provides and directs safe, effective, and culturally competent patient care for adult clinic patients. Key
accountabilities include: assessment and documentation, planning and scheduling, implementation and
evaluation of care using critical thinking and evidence-based practice; adherence to Professional Practice
Standards as defined by ANA; and active participation in quality monitoring and performance
improvement activities.

Report To: Manager

Supervisory Responsibility: Direction: The job requires some accountability for scheduling, assigning or coordinating work.
Employees check the quality of work and provide guidance, instruction, training and direction to
others. Although the job does not require formal or official supervisory responsibility, the
incumbent serves as group leader or acts in an informal "assistant supervisory" or "lead" role. In
addition, the employee may be expected to provide information or suggestions on human
resources matters.

Materials Responsibility: Limited: Work requires limited responsibility for material resources. Examples of resources
could include supplies, equipment, inventories, small budgets, and other similar material assets.
The employee has a limited amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors is also
limited in terms of damage, waste or financial loss. Problems associated with material resources
are not complex. The volume of resources may vary, but the level of difficulty in dealing with
these resources is uncomplicated.

Key Relationship: Co-workers/Health System Employees, Outside Agencies/Other Health Care Providers,
General Public/Visitors/Volunteers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff,
Students/Interns/Residents/Outside Instructors, Patients, Families, and Significant
Others, Vendors/Clients, Third Party Payors/Insurance Companies, Auditors/Review
Agencies

POSITION SPECIFICATION

Education: Associate's Degree

Field Of Study: Nursing

Training Preferred: Surgical experience relevant to particular clinic setting

Licensure/Registration: Registered Nurse in Iowa or Illinois required upon hire. Second state license required in 12
months.

Experience: Less than 1 year experience required.

Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization. Communications are of
moderate difficulty and sensitivity. Contact with others may involve detailed & lengthy dialogues
& exchanges of information. Requires a moderate amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions
involve dealing with moderately complicated problem situations or stressful encounters.

Working Conditions: There is limited exposure to moderately adverse and undesirable environmental conditions.
There are some health and safety risks. Position may require safety equipment and precautions.
The amount of time the employee may experience these moderate conditions is limited to 10% or
less of their work day.

Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: Yes

Miscellaneous:

Location: GENESIS Health System · Vascular Surgery
Schedule: Part-Time/Benefit Eligible .9 FTE, Day, M-Th 8:30-5, F 9-1