RN-Advanced Clinician Nurse OR Women's
Baptist Memorial Health Care · Memphis, TN · 2 wk ago
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Job Summary
Responsibilities
Provides direct and indirect patient care in the assigned care setting.
Communicates and collaborates with physicians, leadership, co-workers, and other multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes.
Utilizes critical thinking, nursing processes, decision making, compassion, integrity, respect, and empathy to provide high quality patient care.
Preserves the patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and restores health whenever possible.
Able to perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization.
- Assesses the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition.
- Has knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed.
- Provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic self-care activities.
- Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
- Demonstrates ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services.
- Communicates/collaborates with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care.
- Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.
- Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with social services regarding both hospital and post discharge needs.
- Promotes patient safety by reducing the risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care.
- Promotes cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items.
- Prioritizes patient care effectively and efficiently.
Specifications
- Four 10 hour shifts per week.
- Will have weeknight call and weekend call circulator requirements.
Experience
- Minimum Required: 3 years’ experience in current unit or in specialty area; OR 4 years’ experience in acute care hospital setting or comparable specialty area; AND provides evidence of 6 clinical nursing education contact hours attained during the previous 12 months.
Education
- Minimum Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Training
- Preferred/Desired: Minimum Required Special Skills: Computer literacy.
Licensure
- Minimum Required: RN; BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE.
Specialty Certification
- Preferred/Desired: ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification.