Job Title: Clinical Nurse
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: Intensive Care Unit
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM (Every Other Weekend + 4th Shift Per Month)
Hours per Shift: 12.5
Experience: Minimum 2 years of critical care/tele experience, 1 year travel experience preferred
License: NYS RN License
Certifications: BLS, ACLS
Must-Have: Neuro Surgical ICU experience, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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 tenets 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 and delegating to others as appropriate.
Educates patients and caregivers while anticipating needs and readiness to learn about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease.
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 allocation of material resources effectively.
Role models the tenets of Relationship Centered Care through various actions including Admission Welcome, Bedside shift Report, and Purposeful Hourly Rounding.
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 increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care.
Initiates service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns and escalates to relevant personnel 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 ensure and procedures.
Engages in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes.
Contributes to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures.
Implements principles of high reliability to identify and avoid high-risk behaviors to provide a safe environment for patients.
Utilizes institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives.
Performs charge nurse duties as assigned.
Coordinates with nursing leadership to ensure supplies are appropriately utilized and inventory is sufficient for patient care.
Escalates material or staffing resource deficits as needed.
Documents in an accurate and thorough manner in compliance with relevant requirements and standards of care.
Facilitates patient throughput on a shift basis.
Advances clinical competence in nursing practice to progress from novice to expert.
Projects a professional image to colleagues and communicates with styles and methods that demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, and empathy.
Incorporates ethical principles into decision-making for patients and families.
Encourages and demonstrates a spirit of scholarship, inquiry, life-long learning, and innovation for self and others.
Participates in shared decision-making through specialty practice councils, nursing department committees, and unit initiatives.
EPIC experience highly preferred.
Average Unit Census: 8 Beds per Unit.
Staffing Guidelines: 1:2.
Schedule: 3x12, every other weekend, variable shifts.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred; Associate degree in nursing considered only with relevant experience and/or active matriculation in a BSN Program.