Position Summary:

The Registered Nurse works in a collaborative and cooperative relationship with other members of the health care team, plans and implements patient and family education and is responsible for assessing the needs and initiating appropriate intervention for patients.

In this fast-paced, highly procedural department, urology nurses utilize many hands-on skills including:

Sterile technique, catheterization of both men and women, assisting with diverse in-office urologic procedures, administering intravesical immunotherapy/chemotherapy bladder cancer treatments, phlebotomy, urinalysis, and urine microscopy. Urology nurses utilize critical thinking skills on issues from kidney stones to cancer in order to triage complex patient issues both in person and over the phone.

A urology nurse must be compassionate when dealing with private and personal issues and must be an excellent educator to provide patients with detailed information pertinent to urology diagnoses. Must have excellent communication skills to be aware of healthcare provider and patient needs, and must be a facilitator of recommendations for follow up care. Urology nurses also participate in data collection for the clinic to help ensure quality, patient-centered care is delivered. Ability to function within a highly skilled and supportive team is crucial to success in this department.

Minimum Qualifications:

Current Montana Licensure (Registered Nurse)

American Heart Association BLS

Competence in and a willingness and ability to practice modified primary nursing

Preferred: Certified Urologic Registered Nurse

Preferred: Outpatient clinic experience preferred

Preferred: Knowledge of electronic health record operating systems preferred

Essential Job Functions:

Collects Comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health or the situation (Assessment)

Analyzes the assessment data to determine diagnoses or issues (Diagnosis)

Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or the situation

Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes (Plan of Care)

Implements the identified plan of care

Employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment

Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice

Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice

Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations

Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues

Collaborates with patient, family and others in the conduct of nursing practice

Integrates ethical provisions in all areas of practice

Integrates research findings into practice

Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Demonstrates sound judgement, patience, and maintains a professional demeanor at all times

Ability to work in a busy and stressful environment

Creativity, problem analysis and decision making

Ability to work varied shifts

Exercises tact, discretion, sensitivity and maintains confidentiality

Self-directed, completes assignments accurately, thoroughly and with minimal oversight

Strong emotional intelligence, interpersonal and teamwork skills

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job classification. They are not to be construed as a contract of any type nor an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by individuals so classified.

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