Dermatology Nurse Clinician

Quick Facts

• Role: Dermatology Nurse Clinician (Full time, Days)

• Setting: Multidisciplinary clinical environment

Description

The Nurse Clinician will provide nursing assessments and interventions for dermatology patients in both phone and in-person settings. The role includes pre-attending care, triage of incoming calls, documentation, patient education, and collaboration with physicians and other departments. You will also perform routine nursing duties and complex specialty-related procedures within scope.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and clean work environment; ensure OSHA compliance and report deficiencies

• Assume responsibility for appropriate care and supervision of medical equipment

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and document findings in the medical record

• Independently perform routine nursing duties (including phlebotomy, medication administration, and vital signs)

• Demonstrate clinical competency in specialty procedures (including conscious sedation, chemotherapy administration, inseminations, implantable pain pump filling/adjustment, and excision and drainage of wounds)

• Interpret abnormalities from tests/procedures and take appropriate remedial action

• Communicate and collaborate with clinical and administrative departments and outside facilities as needed

• Triage and prioritize telephone calls using clinical assessment skills; document assessments

• Manage urgent/emergent medical situations and operate emergency equipment per protocols

• Serve as a resource for staff and physicians; delegate tasks according to Illinois law and protocols

• Comply with patient care policies and recommend process improvements

• Initiate and coordinate patient education; support staff teaching and community outreach programs

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Nursing

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

• State Licensed Registered Nurse for the state of employment

• Basic CPR certification

• 2 years of relevant clinical experience in an acute or ambulatory care environment

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events

• Eligibility for benefits depends on employment classification; sign-on bonus eligibility may apply in certain cases