Part Time - Registered Nurse/RN - Clinical Resource Team (CRT)

About the Role

Plans, coordinates, and directs quality, compassionate care by maintaining standards of professional nursing practice and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients and families. Provides leadership to other team members by articulating and delegating expected standards of care, supervising and encouraging team members, and supporting their contributions. Supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US, Ortho Techs, and other non-licensed staff.

Responsibilities

• Assesses condition on each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis, including but not limited to physical condition, psychological status, social status, spiritual and cultural needs, pain assessment/management, nutritional and functional status, developmental or age-related factors, and discharge planning needs.
• Plans, provides, and documents patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological, developmental, and age-related factors, after identifying barriers to learning.
• Evaluates and regularly reevaluates patient care; coordinates care planning with patient, family, providers, and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered outcomes.
• Assigns and delegates nursing care to team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the capabilities of the team members.
• Applies safety principles when performing care and accurately documents observations, care provided, and changes in care plan.
• Participates in transition rounds, care planning/problem identification, and team shift reports.
• Assists in performance improvement (PI) activities by serving on PI teams as warranted, assisting with PI measures, and supporting and implementing changes necessary for improvement.
• Performs initial and annual competency per job class.
• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction, and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Adheres to the DCH Behavioral Standards, including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues, and self.
• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors, and employees.
• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors, and employees.
• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors, and employees.
• Uses electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and intranet.
• Adheres to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current Alabama RN license required.
• Two (2) years of RN experience preferred, with at least one (1) year of RN experience in the hospital setting.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred.
• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

Working Conditions

Work Context

• Demonstrate leadership skills.
• Requires decision-making that will affect others.
• Responsible for achieving outcomes.
• Must be able to communicate clearly and accurately.
• Ability to delegate to team members and students.
• Must be able to receive delegation.
• Address conflict and stressful situations.
• Communicate with different personalities and engage in face-to-face discussions.
• Deal with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities.
• Must be able to use electronic mail, telephone, and texting.
• Must be able to work in groups.
• Must be able to perform structured and unstructured work.
• Must meet time pressure and deadlines.
• Includes possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals, and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions.
• Requires wearing common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, masks, gowns, etc.

Physical Factors

• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking.
• Must be able to reach reasonable distances in any direction.
• Must be able to stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit, and stoop.
• Must be able to run in an emergency.
• Must have the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, and carry objects.
• Must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner and feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape, and size with fingertips.
• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must possess stamina to work prolonged shifts.
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.