Iowa City, IA30+ days ago
Facilitates changes in nursing care based on systematic assessment and evaluation • Functions independently and/or as a member of an interdisciplinary team to plan, deliver, or evaluate health care for a defined patient population • Determines nursing care requirements and develops programs for a specific patient population, with regard to patient condition and age • Provides leadership for direct patient care programs in area of specialization • Collaborates with nursing staff/nursing administration to monitor and evaluate the quality of patient care • Serves in a consultative resource capacity to staff by providing expert knowledge and role modeling behavioral skills that impact clinical practice and patient outcomes • Promotes health maintenance that spans the continuum of health from outpatient to inpatient settings and back to the home care arena • Provides advanced nursing care for individuals, families, groups, both within UI Health Care and community • Provides anticipatory guidance and counseling to patients/families. • Provides leadership for and participates in unit, divisional, departmental, and/or interdepartmental committees • Serves as change agent on unit, clinical, departmental and hospital levels • Assumes responsibility for administrative activities and special projects as delegated by the Clinical Director/Medical Director • Contributes towards the achievement of divisional and departmental goals as delegated • Serves in a consultative and resource capacity to other divisions, departments, and the community as needed • Contributes to professional sharing of expertise and nursing knowledge with others • Contributes to the development of the body of nursing knowledge • Participates in professional nursing activities in the department, hospital, community and professional organization • Performs other special projects as assigned.