Clinical Nurse

The 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 using 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 that are relevant to the patient population.
  • Assesses the readiness to learn of patients, families, and caregivers.
  • Evaluates the developmental level of patients and factors affecting their ability to learn.
• Evaluation of Care:
  • Identifies expected patient outcomes and seeks guidance as needed for revisions to the plan of care.
  • Participates in discussions with interdisciplinary team members to evaluate patient care.
  • Communicates essential information to promote continuity of care.
• Implementation:
  • Demonstrates competence in the care of patients with complex needs, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects of care.
  • Performs bedside point-of-care testing as required for the patient care plan.
  • Utilizes organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures in the delivery of care.
  • Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient and family needs.
  • Consults with appropriate resources in a timely manner regarding complex care issues and discharge planning.
• Leadership:
  • Develops goals to promote professional growth or to address limitations with assistance.
  • Achieves goals within identified timeframes or renegotiates with the supervisor.
  • Facilitates intra- and 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 constructive feedback to co-workers.
  • Stays informed about public policy and regulatory guidelines that affect the healthcare environment.
  • Promotes a safe, clean, and secure environment for all.
• Patient Assessment:
  • Recognizes and prioritizes complex patient care situations.
  • Includes comprehensive assessments of physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
  • Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful information for communication with others.
  • Anticipates discharge needs for individual patients and families.
  • Develops supportive relationships with families to encourage their advocacy for the patient.
• Planning:
  • Collaborates with patients and families to prepare or update the care plan.
  • Utilizes available multidisciplinary resources in planning care.
  • Begins to employ a range of communication strategies in care planning.
  • Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic considerations in patient care planning.
  • Demonstrates the ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex needs.
• Research:
  • Reads relevant journals and studies that may enhance practice.
  • Brings relevant ideas and questions to the larger staff for assessment.

Skills and Experience

• Required Skills and Experience:
  • One (1) year of nursing experience.
• Preferred Skills and Experience:
  • N/A

Education

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