Job: Endocrine Nurse Specialist - Job #: 61613BR

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Job Title

Endocrine Nurse Specialist

Building Code

SL-Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center

Address

2900 W Oklahoma Ave

City

Milwaukee

# Hours Per Pay Period (Bi-weekly)

80

Schedule

Mon -Friday as Assigned

Req # (optional)

61613BR

Explore a Career In

Endocrinology

Job Description

Imagine yourself working with this team… Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center is currently seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to work in our highly collaborative and leading edge environment.

Due to our commitment to shared governance and shared decision-making, the Registered Nurse Specialty Clinic provides and coordinates nursing care in collaboration with the health team for patients requiring specialty services. This includes the assessment of patient and caregiver(s); establishment of the nursing care plan; teaching; evaluation of clinical outcomes; and assistance in program development including system processes to provide cost-effective quality care.
. Imagine yourself… Providing ongoing care (assess, plan, intervention, and evaluation), according to the age specific and developmental needs of the patient. Assessing educational needs and providing teaching and counseling to the patient and their family. Integrating health promotion and preventive aspects of care. Assuming primary responsibility for caseloads consisting of patients in specialty area.
Anticipating and recognizing changes in a patient's status and need for care. Determining priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs. Providing on-going assessment of patient's response to services and teaching and applies interventions as appropriate. Updating and revising care plan as needed. Communicating with physicians to confirm, correlate, and update patient's plan of care. Providing status update to physician on a regular basis.
Providing telephone consultation/triage to patient, family, and/or significant others according to protocol and established guidelines.
Participating in community education programs and continuous quality improvement activities.
Assisting in development and implementation of staff orientation and educational activities.

General Qualifications

*Current Registered Nurse (RN) license granted by the State of Wisconsin.
* Knowledge of nursing equivalent to that which would be acquired by completing a regionally accredited associate's degree program.
*Knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform this job are typically acquired through two years of progressively responsible experience in acute care nursing that includes experiences in an applicable clinical specialty (such as: cardiology, urology or orthopedics).
*Ability to work independently and make sound judgments.
*Exceptional organization and communication skills (oral and written).
*Ability to multi-task with frequent interruptions.


This position is open due to a military leave:

No

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