Clinical Nurse

Job Summary

The Clinical Nurse provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. This role is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting, reporting to the Nurse Manager/Director.

Essential Duties

• Education:
  • Participates in identifying and meeting personal learning needs.
  • Attends educational programs based on identified learning needs.
  • Utilizes patient education materials relevant to the patient population with assistance.
  • Assesses readiness to learn among patients, families, and caregivers.
  • Evaluates the developmental level of patients and considers factors affecting their ability to learn.
• Evaluation of Care:
  • Identifies expected patient outcomes and seeks guidance for revising care plans as needed.
  • Engages in discussions with interdisciplinary team members to evaluate patient care.
  • Communicates relevant information to ensure continuity of care.
• Implementation:
  • Demonstrates competence in caring for patients with complex problems, focusing on physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects of care.
  • Performs bedside point of care testing as required by patient care plans.
  • Adheres to organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures in care delivery.
  • Organizes and prioritizes care based on patient and family needs.
  • Consults appropriate resources in a timely manner regarding complex care issues and discharge planning.
• Leadership:
  • With assistance, develops professional growth goals or identifies limitations to address.
  • Achieves objectives within agreed timeframes or renegotiates with supervisors.
  • Fosters intra/interdepartmental collaboration.
  • Engages in the development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities.
  • Utilizes communication systems effectively.
  • Promotes cost-effective care practices and provides feedback to colleagues.
  • Stays informed about public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting healthcare.
  • Contributes to a safe, clean, and secure environment for all.
• Patient Assessment:
  • Recognizes data from complex situations to determine care priorities.
  • Considers physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs in assessments.
  • Synthesizes assessment data into a coherent summary for effective communication.
  • Anticipates discharge needs of patients and families.
  • Develops relationships with families that empower advocacy for their needs and those of the patient.
• Planning:
  • Collaborates with patients and families to create or update care plans.
  • Utilizes available multidisciplinary resources in the planning process.
  • Employs a full range of communication methods to convey planning information.
  • Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in care planning.
  • Demonstrates the ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex needs.
• Research:
  • Engages with scholarly journals to discover relevant studies or articles for practice improvement.
  • Brings new ideas and questions to staff discussions for evaluation of applicability.

Required Skills & Experience

• One (1) year of nursing experience is required.

Education

• Required Education:
  • Nursing Diploma or
  • ADN or ASN from an accredited nursing school.
• Preferred Education:
  • BSN or MSN from an accredited nursing school.