Job Title: Clinical Nurse
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: Emergency Department
Duration: 12 weeks
Shift: 11:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Hours per Shift: 34.5
Experience: 2 years of Trauma Level II & Pediatric ED experience, 2 years of RN experience, 1 year of travel experience for travel positions (not required for per diem positions)
License: NYS RN License
Certifications: BLS, PALS, ACLS, TNCC, NIHSS Certification required
Must-Have: Excellent organizational skills
Description:
The Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others.
Delivers patient care by incorporating the principles of Relationship Centered Care and through the application of the nursing process based upon theory, research, evidence-based practice, and approved organizational nursing standards.
Assesses and evaluates patient care needs and applies critical thinking skills in patient care management.
Integrates relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care.
Collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care.
Prioritizes all aspects of patient care, including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning after hospital care while delegating to others as appropriate.
Educates patients and caregivers about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease while anticipating needs and readiness to learn.
Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, family, and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team.
Manages assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrates efficient allocation of material resources.
Role models the principles of Relationship Centered Care through facilitation of patient interactions and engagement.
Considers the patient's values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs, and knowledge in all aspects of care.
Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.
Uses evidence-based practices to understand patients' perceptions of care.
Initiates service recovery for patients and family members with concerns and escalates as needed.
Demonstrates caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening through dialogue, body language, and actions.
Practices safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement.
Demonstrates clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the patient population served.
Implements process improvement strategies based on institutional evidence-based procedures.
Engages in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research studies.
Contributes to quality and safety practices and compliance measures.
Implements principles of high reliability to avoid high risk behaviors, providing a safe environment for patients.
Escalates potential safety hazards or gaps from best practice following institutional protocols.
Documents nursing practice accurately and thoroughly to support quality and performance improvement initiatives.
Facilitates patient throughput on a shift basis.
Contributes to the environment of care to support clinical colleagues, patients, and their families.
Advances clinical competence in nursing practice to progress from novice to expert.
Projects a professional image and communicates with styles that demonstrate respect, compassion, and empathy.
Incorporates ethical principles into decision making for patient and family.
Encourages and demonstrates a spirit of scholarship and life-long learning.
Acquires knowledge and skills related to the role, patient population, clinical specialty, and health community needs.
Participates in shared decision making through practice councils, nursing department committees, and unit initiatives.