RN (FT) | Infectious Diseases | Ames | 2026-081

McFarland Clinic is currently accepting RN candidate applications for its Infectious Disease department. Candidates should be service-oriented, a team player, and be able to provide extraordinary care, every day to our patients.

Responsibilities

include greeting and preparing patients for visits; obtaining vital signs; performing nursing assessments; preparing patients, equipment, and exam rooms; assisting providers during examinations and procedures; communicating clinical findings; implementing and evaluating individualized plans of care; coordinating testing, referrals, and admissions; triaging patient calls; educating patients and families; placing provider-directed orders; and documenting all encounters in the EHR. Provide comprehensive clinical and administrative support to ensure high-quality patient care and efficient clinic operations.

• Provides specialty nursing care for patients with infectious diseases through advanced clinical knowledge, technical skills, and care coordination.
• Collaborates closely with infectious disease physicians, pharmacists, infusion teams, public health officials, and other specialists to deliver evidence-based care for patients with complex infections.
• Utilizes and develops expertise in infectious disease diagnostics and treatments while actively participating in multidisciplinary care for conditions such as HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and other acute and chronic infections, gaining hands-on experience in coordinated, specialty driven patient management.
• Provides patient education.
• Coordinates care for patients with multiple internal and external resources.
• Position comes with competitive clinic pay and valuable benefits package.

• Education
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.

• Certificate/License
• Possession of a State Registered Nurse license.
• Current Basic Life Support certification for Health Care Providers.
• Mandatory Reporting of Dependent Adult and Child Abuse.

Days

Monday - Friday with flexibility

Hours

• 8:00
• AM - 5:00 PM

• Experience
• Previous hospital or clinic experience preferred.
• Knowledge of IV antibiotics and management preferred.