CLIN NURSE III - BSN (PW & FSR)

Position Summary

Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit; Coordinates care planning with other disciplines; Has the ability to lead and educate other nurses.

Responsibilities

• Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital care/nursing home care.
• Affirms needs of patient and family.
• Develops and initiates plan of care, involving patient and family.
• Recommends interventions.
• Evaluates plan of care.
• Exhibits clinical expertise and knowledge is such that individual can resolve complex patient/management/physician problems without supervision.
• Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.
• Leads process improvement initiatives in their department or participates on a facility team.
• Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession and serves as a mentor to nursing students and other nurses.
• Applies leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of high-quality nursing care and healthcare team coordination.
• Precepts new employees/students or attends formal preceptor workshop and is willing to precept.
• Reviews clinical performance of preceptee with unit leader or clinical instructor.
• Provides four contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education.
• Contributes to development and evaluation of unit orientation program.
• Provides ongoing guidance and support to new nurses, with an emphasis on multicultural care.
• Supervises LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters.
• Directs and delegates support personnel in implementing the patient’s plan of care, provides guidance, and immediately intervenes with deviation standards of care.
• Has the ability to work across sister units within the facility.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards.
• Completes required education assignments annually.
• Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Minimum Experience: Minimum of three (3) years professional experience.
• Licensure Requirement: Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure.
• CPR required: RN license RNRN