Position Summary:
Responsible for the delivery of nursing care within the assigned unit scope of practice following hospital policies and procedures, nursing process guidelines, standards of care, and standards of practice.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
1.
Assesses each assigned patient, documents and evaluates their response to plan of care, and takes appropriate corrective action.
2.
Plans and implements the patient's plan of care/standard of care and provides patient teaching using the plan of care/standard of care.
3.
Oversees all ancillary personnel for technical tasks.
4.
Seeks to improve quality of service by continuously developing individual and unit competencies within scope of practice.
5.
Integrates into practice the research of best practice benchmarking and clinical pathways, participates and cooperates with ongoing studies and clinical trials promotion and dissemination of research through professional forums including presentations and publications.
6.
Measures, identifies and implements strategies to improve clinical practice outcomes and patient safety initiatives, and designs and monitors system nursing improvement plans.
7.
Analyzes data to determine outcomes of infection prevention, nursing sensitive indicators, clinical effectiveness, standardization of processes, and patient safety measures and initiatives including AOA standards, CMS guidelines, and National Patient Safety goals.
8.
Assumes the role of contact nurse as defined on each unit.
9.
Performs other related responsibilities as necessary.
Qualifications:
Required:
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Experience in specialty area will be considered. Experience specific to the unit/position may be required to maintain overall competency level of unit, as required by regulatory agency.
Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.
American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification as Healthcare Provider.
Within six months of hire into department, OCN required for RNs in Oncology. ACLS required for RNs in Critical Care, Emergency, Endoscopy, 2 East (Orthopedics), Cardiac Cath Lab, Cardiac Rehab, 3 West, 3 Chi, Telemetry Floats. NRP required for RNs in Labor and Delivery; and PALS required for RNs in 5 South (Pediatrics); PALS and TNCC within one year for Emergency Department.
Preferred:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
1.
Knowledge of the ANA nursing standards of clinical nursing practice and MGL nursing services standards of patient care.
2.
Demonstrates the ability to accurately assess patient condition.
Demonstrates the ability to develop, implement, and evaluate individualized patient's plan of care/standards of care for the patient population served.
Demonstrates the ability to complete patient charts and related documentation in compliance with hospital standards and chart audit criteria.
Evaluates patient educational needs; develops and implements appropriate teaching strategies.
6.
Performs responsibilities in a manner that creates an environment that supports professional autonomy, informed decision making, and opportunities for life-long learning for patient, family, and staff.
7.
Enhances individual and unit professional growth and development through participation in Unit Based Council (UBC), workshops, reading current literature and incorporating research
and best practice standards
into scope of nursing practice.
8.
Exhibits knowledge and competency that is reflective of discharge planning, support groups, social service/mental health, disease management, professional education, continuation of higher education and certification.
- Maintains professional licensure, certifications, unit-specific competencies as required by hospital and specialty area.
