Staff Nurse CN II - Outpatient

Job Detail

• Job Title:

  Staff Nurse CN II - Outpatient

• Department:

  80780-Nephrology

• Location:

  Farmington

• FTE%:

  1

• Shift

• Search #:

  2026-032

• Closing Date:

  08/13/2025

• Recruiter:

  McNamara, Elizabeth

Additional Links:

• This position is Benefit eligible; click here for an overview of available benefits.
• This position is covered by the UHP Bargaining Unit; click here to review the current UHP Contract.
• This position is in salary group UHP-09; click here to review the current UHP Pay Plan

UConn Health is searching for a Staff Nurse (CNII) to join our team in the John Dempsey Hospital Nephrology Department and may be required to float to the Pulmonary Clinic.

SCHEDULE: Fulltime, 40 hours per week. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., with a 30 minute unpaid meal break.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Admission to IP units from clinic requiring initial admission assessment/paperwork/bed control/hand off to IP unit/physician/RN

• Nursing assessments

• Medication administration Epoen

• IV starts

• Chronic Kidney Disease management

• Assist with patient flow/rooming

• Outpatient follow care coordination. Maintain surveillance of patient population Xolair and other specialty medication administration including monitoring, scheduling, follow up

• Patient teaching including pre-dialysis education.

• Pre procedure teaching, education preparation Coordinate with MD's

• Nurse visits - ½ hr. visits for BP follow up, medication management - again coordinate with MD's - timely - Injections, flu, etc.

• 1st line of triage for all calls prior to MD intervention - work with MD, research all issues prior to presenting for resolution by MD

• Follow up with patients for lab results, testing results and required follow up - Huge educational component

• Critical values reports/monitoring

• Committee assignments as required by JCAHO - Med Safety Committee, Med Errors Committee, Shared Governance Circle Committee, Environments Rounds, Infection Control Committee, Patient Satisfaction liaison

• Daily equipment monitoring, medical supplies - JCAHO

• Direct supervision of MA staff - again this is a hospital based unit that must meet all JCAHO requirements for documentation.

• Pre authorization of all specialty medications with insurance companies as well as DME.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES :

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of nursing

• Knowledge of relevant health center policies and procedures

• Excellent demonstrated interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills

• Proven ability to establish priorities and manage effectively.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Candidates must possess and maintain or be eligible for a current RN license in the State of CT; graduation from an accredited nursing program.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Qualified applicants will have at least 2 years of Registered Nurse experience in either acute care or an outpatient/ambulatory clinic.

• Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification for healthcare providers. This is the only accepted credential.

• Other CPR/AED credentials may be accepted at hire but incumbents will be required to obtain American Heart Association (AHA) BLS & ACLS certification within six (6) months of hire and maintain throughout employment.

PREFERRED:

• Critical Care experience - specifically as related to Dialysis and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing

• EPIC experience

FULL TIME EQUIVALENT SALARY MINIMUM : $82,576 (more based on experience)

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.

Salary : $82,576