About This Role
This night-shift post on the Mother/Baby unit at Women & Children's Hospital involves coordinating and participating in unit operations at a Clinical Nurse II level. The role focuses on utilizing the nursing process within a framework of customer service and continuous quality improvement.
Responsibilities
- Perform the duties and responsibilities of a Clinical Nurse II
- Demonstrate consistent use of the nursing process in daily practice and manage more complex patients with minimal assistance
- Identify personal learning needs to be competent in the area of practice
- Independently perform advanced skills
- Begin to assist others to develop skills using the teaching/learning process
- Initiate and effectively demonstrate behaviors which result in positive patient outcomes through group process
- Identify need to change own practice based on PI/QI outcomes
- Expand understanding of the research process and its specific application to nursing practice
- Perform staffing functions as delegated by the nurse manager
- Adjust the schedule according to census and acuity
- Assess unit workload (including Medicus acuity), staff qualifications, and other appropriate factors
- Make assignments accordingly and reassess throughout shifts
- Authorize overtime
- Assess quality/quantity of work in an ongoing manner
- Assure policy and procedure compliance
- Give feedback and assistance as needed
- Orient and educate both new and current employees
- Review documentation of education and follow up as needed
- Encourage/coach employees regarding opportunities for continuing education
- Complete performance management and discipline procedures as delegated by the nurse manager
- Demonstrate positive and professional customer service and co-worker relations
- Assist nurse manager in managing within budget or other guidelines
- Maintain and document all applicable required education
- Participate in the continuous quality improvement activities of the department and institution
- Perform work in a cost-effective manner
- Perform work in accordance with all departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including but not limited to, overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations
- Perform work in alignment with the overall mission and strategic plan of the organization
- Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures, as applicable
- Perform related duties as assigned
Requirements
- Associate's Degree (Required) or Formal Nursing Program
