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Registered Nurse Clinic - Eyerly Ball

UnityPoint Health, Des Moines, IA, United States


Overview
Serves as a member of the Outpatient Clinic multidisciplinary team in the medical department to assess, plan, develop, coordinate and provide assessment, treatment, and support services to clients with severe and persistent mental illness. Provides direct care services to clients in rooming clients, completing prior authorizations, managing refills, administering injections, drawing blood for laboratory assessment, and directly supporting prescribers with a variety of client care needs.

Benefits

Paid time off, parental leave, 401(k) matching and an employee recognition program.

Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability, and pet insurance.

Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement, and adoption assistance.

Responsibilities

Direct Service and Support: Provides direct support to prescriber (ARNP or Psychiatrist) in serving clients; collects basic vitals, and completes medication reconciliation at each appointment; responds to phone calls and coordinates with providers; ensures access to medication and refills; arranges lab work; administers IM injections; may provide nursing visit; follows up on orders and lab results; properly destroys medications; mediates conflicts; provides crisis intervention; may assist provider in transcribing, evaluating, and recording psychotropic medications; educates and supports client families and advocates for client rights.

Documentation: Aids in evaluation and charting of psychotropic medication effectiveness; documents in compliance with regulatory, billing, and agency standards; accurately enters client information in electronic health record, paper files, and shared drives.

Coordination: Refers to and communicates with primary care, pharmacies, Integrated Health Home, residential services, and community‑based services; assists or leads coordination of inpatient recommendations; presents information and responds to questions from clients, medical professionals, management staff, and the public.

Qualifications

Education:

Graduate of accredited nursing program. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Experience:

Prefer 1 year experience in mental health field.

License(s)/Certification(s):

Registered Nurse currently in good standing and licensed by the State of Iowa.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Professional, ethical, accountable, interpersonal skills, teamwork, communication (written & verbal), planning and organizing skills, flexibility, managing priorities/deadlines; client‑focused; Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Outlook, Electronic Health Record; speak, read, and write fluent English with ability to write legible entries in case notes and complete required written assignments.

Other:

Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.

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