Job Title: Clinical Nurse Profession: RN Specialty: Stepdown Duration: 13 Weeks Shift: Day Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum 2 years RN experience, 2 years of cardiology, tele, VAD experience, 1 year travel experience for travel positions License: NYS RN License Certifications: BLS Must-Have: EPIC experience highly preferred 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 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 while 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, families, and all members of the interdisciplinary patient care team. Manages assignments within the care delivery model of modified primary nursing and demonstrates effective allocation of material resources. Role models the tenets of Relationship Centered Care through facilitation of various actions including admission welcome, bedside shift report, purposeful hourly rounding, medication review, and discharge wrap up. 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 enhance understanding of patients' perceptions of care. Initiates service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns and escalates to appropriate management or patient relations as needed. Demonstrates caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening through dialogue, body language, and actions. Supports staff in utilizing evidence-based practices to improve understanding of patients' perceptions of care. Practices safe and efficient patient-centered care while 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 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. Escalates potential safety hazards or gaps from best practices following institutional chain of command protocol. Utilizes institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives. Performs charge nurse duties as assigned. Coordinates with management to ensure supplies are utilized appropriately and inventory is sufficient for patient care. Escalates material or staffing resource deficits when necessary. Documents in an accurate and thorough manner in compliance with hospital, regulatory, and legal 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. Acquires knowledge and skills relative to the role, patient population, clinical specialty, and local and/or global health community needs. Participates in shared decision-making through specialty practice councils, nursing department committees, and unit initiatives.
