Clinical Nurse

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

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 the readiness to learn of patients, families, and caregivers.
  • Evaluates developmental levels and factors affecting patients’ ability to learn.
• Evaluation of Care:
  • Identifies expected patient outcomes.
  • Seeks guidance for revisions of the plan of care as needed.
  • Engages with the interdisciplinary team for patient care evaluation.
  • Communicates relevant information to ensure continuity of care.
• Implementation:
  • Demonstrates competence in caring for patients with complex issues, considering physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects.
  • Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plans.
  • Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Organizes and prioritizes care based on patient and family needs.
  • Consults appropriate resources regarding patients with complex care issues and high-risk discharge planning.
• Leadership:
  • Develops goals for professional growth or to address limitations with assistance.
  • Achieves goals within identified time frames, renegotiating with supervisors as necessary.
  • Facilitates intra/interdepartmental collaboration.
  • Participates in the development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities.
  • Effectively utilizes communication systems and promotes cost-effective care.
  • Provides feedback to coworkers and maintains awareness of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting healthcare.
  • Promotes a safe, clean, and secure environment for all.
• Patient Assessment:
  • Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care.
  • Addresses physical, psychosocial, education, and safety needs.
  • Synthesizes assessment data prior to communication with others.
  • Anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families.
  • Develops relationships with families to empower them as advocates for their needs.
• Planning:
  • Collaborates with patients and families to prepare or update care plans.
  • Utilizes multidisciplinary resources in care planning.
  • Employs a variety of communication methods to convey planning information.
  • Handles cultural and ethnic considerations in patient care planning.
  • Demonstrates the ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex issues.
• Research:
  • Reads relevant journals to identify applicable studies or articles for practice enhancement.
  • Presents ideas and questions for group assessment among staff.

Required Skills & Experience

• One (1) year of nursing experience.
• Able to circulate for C-sections.
• Able to triage for OB.

Required Education

• Nursing Diploma or ADN/ASN from an accredited nursing school.

Preferred Education

• BSN or MSN from an accredited nursing school.

Required Certifications & Licensure

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.