Nurse Clinician II (RN) - SICU (Nights)

About the role

Advanced Beginner Clinician. Possesses knowledge and skill necessary to meet nursing standards for professional practice specified in Texas Nurse Practice Act without supervision. Recognizes when assistance is needed and seeks appropriate resources. Practice is characterized by a balance of dependent and interdependent decision making. Focus is on expanding knowledge and skills for specialty area. Provides patient care through nursing-based practices upon the American Nurses Association Standards of Professional Practice and Professional Performance. Values specialty unit, nursing, and institutional strategic initiatives and health system goals.

Responsibilities

• Professional Practice: Nursing Process – Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents the daily care of assigned patients; identifies nursing diagnoses/patient care needs; develops and individualizes care plan and revises plan of care as needed; executes physician's orders for all assigned patients; administers medications and treatments and delivers culturally congruent and specialty appropriate competent nursing care in accordance with UTMB's policies, procedures, and standards; performs routine technical procedures/skills in specialty area assigned.
• Patient/Family Teaching & Health Promotion – Provides basic patient/family instruction and healthcare teaching based on identified learning needs; identifies potential impact of family dynamics; utilizes evidence-based resources to provide patient/family education; uses Teach-Back to determine effectiveness and modifies strategies as needed.
• Care Coordination & Delegation – Plans, coordinates, and prioritizes patient care activities according to skill level and work complexity; maintains safety and continuity of care using methods such as bedside shift report, hand-off tools/processes, inter-disciplinary rounding; demonstrates effective time management skills; delegates appropriately, seeking guidance when needed; demonstrates competent use of technology in the delivery of patient care.
• Professional Performance Ethics (legal/regulatory), Advocacy & Culturally Congruent Care – Identifies ethical situations and seeks assistance if necessary; utilizes available resources when ethical issues arise; delivers culturally sensitive care using resources to meet the needs of patient/family; serves as a patient advocate, seeking guidance when necessary.
• Communication & Collaboration – Supports healthy work environment by demonstrating respectful verbal and non-verbal communication with all members of the healthcare team; seeks assistance for support with challenging communication; recognizes colleagues when they go above and beyond in demonstrating UTMB's core values; plans, coordinates, and prioritizes patient care activities in collaboration with inter-professional