Nurse Clinician III; RN - Hughes Unit

Nurse Clinician III (RN) - Hughes Unit

** Gatesville, Texas, United States*
* 1 additional location

Waco, Texas, United States

Nursing & Care Management

UTMB Health

Requisition # 2507255

** REQUIRED

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

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* RN with two years of clinical RN experience. Must possess and maintain a current license or valid permit to practice in Texas. Current BLS required.

** REQUIRED

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

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* + RN

+ BLS

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* JOB SUMMARY:

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* Competent Clinician.

Possessesknowledgeandskilltomeetstandardsforcompetentprofessionalnursingpracticeasspecifiedinthe Texas Nurse Practice Act .Experienced,knowledgeableandskilledinspecialtyarea.

Competentlyfunctionsasamemberoftheinterdisciplinaryteam.

Practiceischaracterizedbypredominantlyinterdependentdecision-making.

Practiceisproblemfocusedandpatientcenteredinthemannercareisprovided.

Abletomanageunexpectedoremergencysituationsthatarecommonlyseeninassignedspecialtypopulation.

Servesasaresourcefor Nurse Clinician Ior II.Canmanagecommonlyseencontingencysituationsthatariseontheclinicalunit.

Providespatientcarethroughnursingpracticesbaseduponthe American Nurses Association Standards of Professional Practice ,and Professional

Performance.

Valuesspecialtyunit,nursing,andinstitutionalstrategicinitiativesandhealthsystemgoals.

** ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS*
* ** 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 in a caring and compassionate manner.

+ 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 (patient values, beliefs, barriers, and readiness to learn).

+ 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, etc.

+ 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 Cares*
* + Identifies ethical situations and seeks assistance, if necessary, to resolve.

+ 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 team.

** Leadership*
* + Recognizes informal and formal unit/hospital leaders and can educate colleagues regarding unit/hospital leadership.

+ Recognizes unit, nursing, and institutional strategic initiatives and health system goals.

+ Recognizes the importance of financial responsibility to promote fiscal health for the patient, unit and organization.

** Education, Evidence-Based Practice & Research*
* + Attends/participates in unit meetings/activities and supports the philosophy and goals of the unit department and organization.

+ Participates in shared leadership at the unit level*.

+ Participates in unit based quality improvement activities.

+ Attends in-services and continuing education activities.

+ Participates in one journal club annually*.

+ Completes the UTMB/Vizient Nurse Residency Program and completes an evidence based practice project as required*.

+ Demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning (evidence-based practice, specialty certification, advanced degree, etc.).

+ Demonstrates ability to accept and adopt change by seeking knowledge and needed information.

+ Demonstrates knowledge of how to access and utilize evidence-based resources to guide patient care.

** Quality, Resources & Safety*
* + Identifies patient safety concerns and reports appropriately; addresses immediate safety concerns appropriately.

+ Identifies unit quality metrics/outcomes data and improvement activities;…