RN- 5P Med/Surg - PM
About the role
This position has the authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for the delivery of nursing care through the use of the nursing process. The incumbent accepts accountability, applies competent clinical knowledge skills, and uses independent nursing judgment for care provided by self and by health care providers to whom care is delegated to achieve quality patient care outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Prioritizes patient’s diagnosis, problems, and issues, and mutual goals to meet the needs of the patient and healthcare team.
- Serves as resource for patient & family learning needs.
- Captures and documents patient care activities in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Coordinates with the interprofessional team to manage changing priorities.
- Functions as independent team member to provide safe, quality care for consumer/patient.
- Mentors colleagues in the acquisition of clinical knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgement.
- Participates in the development and continuous improvement of systems that support the patient care planning process.
- Leads interprofessional teams to collaborate and consult effectively.
- Designs innovations to improve outcomes.
- Assists other nurses to develop research skills.
- Participates in collaborative planning to provide safe, high-quality, patient-centered health care.
- Participates in the development, implementation, and review of and adherence to policies that promote patient health and safety.
- Affirms the rights of healthcare consumers to inform decision making and self-determination.
- Demonstrates leadership skills within the community/healthcare arena.
- Engages the healthcare consumer and other interprofessional team members in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection.
- Integrates knowledge from global and environmental factors into the assessment process.
- Identifies resources/actions to appropriately address cultural situations.
- Recognizes personal bias.
- Disseminates educational findings, experiences with colleagues.
Qualifications
- Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
- Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
- Experience: Two (2) years of registered nursing experience.
Skills
- Interpersonal skills to positively and effectively communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
- Motivation and drive for continuous development of self.
- Cooperatively interacts with the health care team to support and contribute to the shared group goals.
- Uses competent clinical practice and critical thinking skills to efficiently deliver patient care with all health care providers while maximizing efficient use of resources.
- Ability to be flexible in response to changes in work volume, staff and scheduling changes.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.
Benefits
Not specified.
Pay
Not specified.
Schedule
Not specified.
Additional Information
The CAPE program is a system-wide clinical advancement program (clinical ladder) to enhance professional development, provide a reward system for quality clinical performance, promote quality nursing, and improve job satisfaction for inpatient direct care nurses. To apply for the next level, the CAPE nurse must meet the requirements of their current level. They must also meet the required years of nursing experience, degree, and certification to apply for the next level. In addition, nurses who are approved for levels 3, 4, 5, or 6 must complete and submit five competencies on an annual basis to maintain their current level.
Full time position, 36 hours per week, 7p-7a shift. Requires rotating weekends and holidays as needed.