Job Overview

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

POSITION PURPOSE:

Under general supervision of the Manager of Clinical and Professional Development, (in collaboration with nursing leadership) the Clinical Specialist functions as a Professional Development Practitioner in the acute care setting. The role works collaboratively with other Mercy team members to assure that care is evidence based and standardized across like-populations as appropriate. The Clinical Specialist practices environmental scanning to identify practice gaps. The Clinical Specialist is a member of the Mercy Medical Center Dubuque and Dyersville education team and is accountable for improving and maintaining nurse competence, enhancing professional nursing practice, and supporting achievement of career goals, and building on the educational and experiential bases of nurses across the novice to expert continuum for the ultimate objective of ensuring delivery of efficient, effective, safe, quality, and compassionate patient care. He/she cultivates an environment that promotes an appetite for lifelong learning by supporting the development of effective, quality, innovative, creative, and engaging continuing education activities, implementing evidence-based practice innovations, and continually evaluate further learning needs and/or practice changes. He/she supports a shared leadership philosophy and advances the professional practice model for patient care services.

Details:

Your best life. Our one purpose.

At MercyOne, we own our actions to achieve our larger goals. We invest in great people and ask that you make each experience your responsibility.

What we offer:

We care about your well-being, both physical and mental, which is why our benefit package includes:

• Wellness programs
• Education reimbursement
• Personalized health insurance plans including dental and vision
• Paid time off
• Long- and short-term leave
• Retirement planning
• Life insurance coverage

What you will do:

• Adheres to the principles of caring and expected behaviors outlined in Mercy Medical Center's Model of Caring and Trinity Health's Code of Conduct, fostering a climate where all customers are treated in a manner consistent with Mercy Medical Center's Mission and Values.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior.
• Performs other duties consistent with purpose of job as directed.

What we are looking for:

• The Clinical Specialist must hold an active license to practice nursing in the state of Iowa and maintain continuing education units per state licensure requirements.
• Experience and leadership in clinical and professional practice development is preferred. Certification by a nationally recognized nursing organization an appropriate specialty area recommended, as is membership in an appropriate professional nursing organization.
• Child and Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training is required within 6 months of hire.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) will be required within 30 days of hire and every 2 years thereafter.
• A master’s degree in a relevant discipline (or within 6 credit hours of completion), OR a complementary recent (within past 5 years) baccalaureate Practice within the legal scope of a licensed registered nurse as outlined in the Iowa Code, Chapter 152 (specifically the rules and regulations embedded in the Iowa Administrative Code, Chapters 6 & 7) and retain accountability for one’s own nursing practice.
• Contribute to the positive image of nursing and enhance the magnet culture of the organization by modeling professional behavior both in the organization and in the community.
• Assure that individual rights honored, and that care is delivered according to those rights and to individual wishes.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct and practice consistent with the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
• Assure appropriate orientation, education, credentialing, and continuing professional development of personnel in accordance with the Mercy Dubuque Medical Center Orientation and On-Going Competency Plan.
• Ensure accountability for professional practice in defined clinical service areas.
• Uphold the customer service standards in defined clinical service areas, assuring that patients and families and all customers are treated in a manner consistent with Mercy Mission and Values.
• Promote nurse participation in shared governance in defined area of service.

MercyOne Eastern Iowa provides exceptional, personalized care to Dubuque, Dyersville, Elkader, Clinton and surrounding areas providing more than 300 licensed beds. MercyOne Eastern Iowa operates four medical centers in Dubuque, Elkader, Dyersville and Clinton. Our facility in Clinton has branches in Fulton specializing in family medicine and Savanna Home Health & Hospice Care based in Illinois.

• MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
• MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center
• MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
• MercyOne Clinton Medical Center

With a history dating back more than 130 years, MercyOne Eastern Iowa has grown through expansions, acquisitions and consolidations to help provide exceptional, personalized care to our communities. Our four medical centers employ over 2,000 colleagues and medical staff improving access and creating an even higher level of care coordination to benefit patients and communities throughout the region.

Our Mission:

We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel, as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

Our Core Values:

• Reverence
• Commitment to Those Who are Poor
• Safety
• Justice
• Stewardship
• Integrity

Our Vision:

• We will be the most trusted health partner for life.

Our Actions:

As a Trinity Health colleague, I will:

• Listen to understand.
• Learn continuously.
• Keep it simple.
• Create solutions.
• Deliver outstanding service.
• Own and speak up for safety
• Expect, embrace and initiate change.
• Demonstrate exceptional teamwork.
• Trust and assume good intentions.
• Hold myself and others accountable for results.
• Communicate directly with respect and honesty.
• Serve every person with empathy, dignity and compassion.
• Champion diversity, equity and inclusion.

Our Promise:

• We Listen.
• We Partner.
• We Make it Easy.

MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center and all its affiliates are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, physical disability or any other classification protected under local, state or federal law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
 

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.