RN, Registered Nurse Lead - Emergency Department - FullTime

Description

Summary :

Supports and coordinates day-to-day activities of nursingpersonnel in patient care units, provides direction to ClinicalStaff, implements work of assigned units, and coordinatesactivities with other patient care units and related departments.

Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to onlong-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to copewith and manage contingencies of clinical nursing.

Makesappropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers tohelp manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities :

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUSCompetencies : Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader ofLeaders.
• Organizing and overseeing patient caredelivery during an assigned shift, ensuring proper staffing andsmooth operations of a patient care unit.
• Coaching / counseling individual team members; monitoring andproviding feedback on performance and addressing trainingneeds.
• Documenting daily staffing, operational, andadministrative records; maintaining compliance with governmentalpolicies and procedures.
• Providing direction andsupport to nursing staff demonstrating and promoting respect forthe dignity and rights of every patient;

assisting withcommunications with patients and families

• Allocatesteam resources responsibly and equitably, delegates appropriatelevels of responsibility and authority, and provides oversight andguidance.
• Mediates and resolves conflicts amongindividuals, groups, and departments.

CORECOMPETENCIES

Standard I : Utilizes the NursingProcess

• Uses critical thinking skills to assess thebasic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, Spiritual, anddevelopment needs of patient and families
• Communicatesfindings to appropriate healthcare team members
• Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meetindividual patient needs using evidence-based practice.

Implementspatient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documentsprogression of treatment and teaching goals

• Evaluatesthe care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient’sresponse to the care and treatment(s)
• Performs timelyreassessment and documentation
• Must be able to performunit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care needfor designated unit's patient population

Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient FlowProcess

• Anticipates and plans foradmission / discharge / transfer needs to facilitate patient flow
• Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools tofacilitate the discharge process
• Coaches on tools andtechniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders toensure accuracy

Standard III. UnitOperations

• Plans, directs and evaluates the overallnursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during anassigned shift
• Demonstrates good stewardship in theproper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies
• Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates inresourcing efforts.
• Educates and trains others on theoperations, ethics, and regulations within the industry

Standard IV. Safe Practice / QualityCare / Regulations

• Incorporates patient safetypractices / guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting inpositive patient outcomes
• Demonstrates accountabilityfor nursing research and quality improvement activities
• Provides evidence-based nursing care
• Communicates patient information effectively across the continuumof care
• Educates and trains others on the operations,ethics, and regulations within the industry.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local healthcare-related laws andregulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practicesand activities

Standard V. Leadership

• Serves as a subject matter expert for patient care
• Gives continuing feedback, recognizes achievement, andrecommends improvement as a patient care subject matterexpert.
• Supports proper allocation of team resources,delegates appropriate levels of responsibility and authority, andprovides support and guidance for high-quality patient care
• Mediates and resolves conflicts among individuals, groups,and departments

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Clinical Policies and Standards

• Follows aspecific set of standards and associated clinical procedures
• Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensuresorganizational compliance
• Provides feedback forimprovement of procedures
• Assists in the developmentand implementation of specific procedures
• Works withcontrol and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques

Health Information Documentation

• Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patientdocumentation
• Walk through the steps and proceduresfor receiving, validating and updating patient records
• Describes the flow of information between various stations orunits
• Discusses the functions, features and documentflow of electronic documentation
• Transcribes verbalorders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy
• Explains health information documentation best practices andtheir rationale across health care practices

Medical Equipment

• Describes experience with basicmedical equipment used in own unit or facility
• Usesstandard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves commonequipment problems
• Educates patients about theappropriate use of home medical equipment
• Ensures thatall equipment and related supplies are in proper working orderprior to use to ensure patient safety
• Inspects,troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment

Medical Order Processing

• Shares experiences withprocessing medical orders for one or more groups of patients orconditions
• Describes functions and features of thesystem used to enter, validate, update and forward medicalorders
• Discusses common errors, their sources andprocedures for correcting
• Explains considerations forentering and following standing orders
• Differentiatesbetween standing orders and preprinted orders and considerationsfor each

Patient Chart Reading andInterpretation

• Describes experiences in reading andinterpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under owncare
• Reviews patients’ charts for completion andaccuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions
• Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medicalstaff
• Relates examples of misreadings ormisinterpretations and lessons learned
• Reviews,discusses and validates own interpretation with others

Patient Safety

• Shares experienceswith ensuring safety for one or more patient groups orsettings
• Explains key features of safety guidelinesand procedures for those groups and settings
• Listensand responds to safety inquiries from patients and familymembers
• Recognizes and addresses physiological andpsychological signs of problems
• Describesconsiderations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versusharm to others
• Utilizes appropriate systems todocument misses and near misses, participates in immediateinvestigating, analysis, and reporting in real-time

Requirements : Education / Skills

Education / Skills

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing,preferred.

Experience

2 years of clinical patient care experience ina relevant setting.

Licenses, Registrations, orCertifications

• BLSrequired
• RN License in state ofemployment or compact

Work Schedule : Work Type :

Work Type : Full Time

Full Time

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