Job Profile Summary
This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Clinical Nurse duties: Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the care needs of a designated group of patients or provides nursing care and identified clinical support tasks within the scope of practice for achievement of the patient’s plan of care as directed. Provides professional nursing care to patients. Requires a nursing license. A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs. The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education. A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Typically responsible for: managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision, coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems.
Job Overview
This position is responsible for the development of nursing staff within a specified area of practice and for impacting patient outcomes through consultation on patient care issues in addition to perioperative registered nursing (RN) duties. This role encompasses the following areas: clinical practice, professional development, collaboration/consultation, staff development, leadership and evidence based practice.
Job Description
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Bachelors Degree in Nursing.
2. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
3. Registered Nurse (RN) license.
4. Two (2) years of nursing experience with one year in clinical specialty.
5. Certifications (i.e. ACLS, PALS) relevant to the department and type of care being provided may be required.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Three (3) years of nursing experience with one year in clinical specialty
Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
1. Interprets, supports, and practices the mission and philosophy of hospital and the Operating Room.
2. Serves as a clinical resource, consultant and role model for nursing staff providing support in the practice of perioperative nursing.
3. Provides support and expertise to the Department of Surgery in the care and education of staff, physicians and patients within area of specialty.
4. Integrates knowledge, research findings and experience to enhance nursing practice and to promote excellence in patient care.
5. Maintain flexibility and adapts to a variety of workload assignments.
6. Uses expert clinical skills to provide ongoing assessment and evaluation of nursing care.
7. Develops, monitors, and evaluates QI projects on a unit and hospital level using quality outcome indicators. Plans one QA project per year, related to service area.
8. Serves on a committee at the unit, surgical services or hospital level.
9. Validates and benchmarks nursing practice within specialty area.
10. Responds to service related needs for new products and equipment, and following established processes for acquisition of these.
11. Responsible for service related resource materials, including preference cards and nursing help manuals.
12. Maintains competency in organizational, departmental, and outside agency safety standards relative to job requirements. Meets all hospital/ operating room mandatory requirements.
13. Promotes clinical expertise using various methods such as networking, professional development and literature review.
14. Networks with management, other hospitals, physicians, peers, and Manager of Quality Outcomes for role…