Registered Nurse PACT, YUMA CBOC

Responsibilities

• Possesses the knowledge and skills to effectively apply all aspects of the nursing process within a collaborative-interdisciplinary practice setting to facilitate the effective care of patients.
• Able to assess, monitor, and treat patient responses to life-threatening health problems.
• Responsible for collaboration with administrative and clinical staff in actively managing and planning for actual and potential needs of patient population groups.
• Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient transition through the continuum of care, patient and family education, patient self-management after discharge, and supporting factors that impact customer satisfaction.
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Leads teams, contributes to team huddles, and actively collaborates in all phases of patient care planning.
• Reviews team metrics and assists team in developing a plan to improve patient outcomes.
• Learns and integrates nursing protocols in daily practice to work to the top of education and competency.
• Completes two-day discharge calls, coordinates discharge follow-up from the hospital, Emergency Department (ED), or other setting.
• Provides patient and family education with a focus on self-management, shared decision-making, and prevention and wellness that is based on the individual patient's goals.
• Recognizes urgent or emergent patient care situations and initiates appropriate emergency interventions as directed.
• Completes daily population health nursing visits to improve patient wellness.
• Participates in team performance improvement and sustainment activities to optimize team efficiency and care delivery to patients.
• Performs virtual care modality visits (VVC).

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency, Graduate of a school of professional nursing, Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse, Possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
• Dimension Requirements: Practice - Veteran/Patient Driven Care - Leadership - Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research.