Job Title: Clinical Nurse Profession: Registered Nurse Specialty: Stepdown Duration: 9 Shift: Night Shift Hours per Shift: 12.5 Experience: Two years of cardiology, tele, VAD experience; Minimum two years RN experience; One year travel experience for Travel positions not required for Per Diem positions License: Active RN License Certifications: BLS Must-Have: Vents, drips, and drains experience 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 their significant others. Delivers patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model 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 (RCC) through facilitation of various patient care actions. 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 clinical nurse manager or nursing shift manager as needed. Demonstrates caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening through dialogue, body language, and actions. Supports staff use of evidence-based practices to enhance understanding of patients' perceptions of care. Conducts purposeful hourly rounding on assigned patients addressing the 4 Ps. 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 and evidence-based practices and 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 required compliance measures. Implements principles of high reliability to identify and avoid high-risk behaviors to provide a safe environment for patients.
