DescriptionFullTime 1.0 FTE/80 Hours Biweekly
Night Shift
Every 3rd Weekend; 1 Major 1 Minor and 1 Split Holiday
Eligible for Shift Differential
General Summary
Assists in managing the daily operations and activities of professional nursing and nursing support staff on assigned unit. Oversees the successful delivery of quality patient care service excellence and patient experience. Provides direct individualized patient care at an experienced clinical nurse level as required.
ResponsibilitiesDuties and Responsibilities
- Partners with the Nurse Manager to ensure that the unit strategic plan vision and goals are aligned with the System/nursing strategic plan.
- Ensures adequate staffing levels and skill mix are maintained based on census and acuity.
- Maintains established policies and procedures per National Patient Safety Goals and agency and state regulations.
- Ensures that appropriate nursing standards of care are developed and implemented based on EBP and nursing research.
- Uses outcome driven data and Nursing Sensitive Indicators to drive and improve care.
- Analyzes Patient Experience data to identify areas for improvement and works within the unit SDM structure to reach targets.
- Facilitates and supports safe quality care at the bedside by providing exemplary direct patient care.
- Actively facilitates the performance appraisal process. Provides feedback and coaching to improve performance promote accountability and support the healthy work environment. Uses Just Culture to resolve any performance issues or patient care concerns.
- Partners with the Nurse Manager Nurse Educator and unitbased committees to ensure appropriate orientation competency and ability of all staff to provide safe competent care.
- Serves as a resource and positive role model/mentor to all staff. Supports and promotes SDM and encourages staff participation in shared decisionmaking.
- Collaborates with the care team to adjust nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
- Actively participates in the growth and professional development of all staff by encouraging and supporting advancement through the clinical ladder specialty certifications and supporting continuing education.
- Ensures the care provided is consistent with the mission and goals of the system meeting or exceeding quality outcomes and regulatory and financial goals.
- Collaborates with the leadership team to identify and address operational problems and other barriers impeding care.
- Variation of duties may result based on the assigned customer care unit(s). This may include differences in the specific clinical skills required of the RN. Unit based skill lists outline expectations beyond the house wide RN requirements. SYSNURSL Nursing Education Requirements Policy outlines current certification(s) required for specific areas of nursing practice and is considered to be part of thejob description.
- In addition to requirements specified in the license and certification section below current BLS certification for all areas of nursing practice is required.Current certification may be required for the following areas of nursing practice:Emergency Care Center ACLS PALSIntensive Care Center & MSCC Lead ACLS PALSL&D ACLS NRP Experienced L&D nurses will obtain within 6 months and new L&D nurses will obtain at 1 year of experienceNICU NRPPEDS PALSPCC/PACU/ENDO ACLS PALSProcedural ACLS
Common Expectations:
- Assists in selecting staff trains/orients personnel evaluates performance prepares work schedules and makes recommendations.
- Assists in developing budgets.
- Participates in patient and staff rounding uses information to improve the patient experience and staff satisfaction.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate age specific treatment. Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s).
- Demonstrates a commitment to patient visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and error proof systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
- Maintains a safe comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with hospital standards.
- Maintains established policies and procedures objectives quality assessment safety environmental and infection control standards.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs current literature inservice meetings and workshops.
- Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
QualificationsQualifications
Minimum Education:
- Bachelors Degree Nursing (BSN) Required
Work Experience:
- 2 years Relevant experience. Required and
- Charge Nurse experience. Required and
- Registered Nurse II and above. Required
Licenses:
- Licensed Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required or
- Registered Nurse Multi State License Upon Hire Required and
- Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required
Courses and Training:
- ACLS certification where applicable. Upon Hire Required
- Specialty certification when eligible. Upon Hire Required
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Competent clinical nurse.
- Excellent communication/interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in conflict resolution.
Benefits Offered:
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts
- Retirement savings plan
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Shortterm disability
- Education assistance
- Financial education and support including DailyPay
- Wellness and Wellbeing programs
Required Experience:
IC