Clinical Med-Surg Nurse Specialist (Hiring Immediately)

Description

Summary :

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices

independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a

situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-

range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage

contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates

to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital San Marcos, which originated in 1923 as Hays

County Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Memorial Hospital, opened at its current

Wonder World Drive location in 1983. Our staff of more than 700 Associates

works with more than 300 active and consulting physicians to provide quality

services to patients and their families. For more than 20 consecutive years,

we have been named The Best Hospital in Hays County in the annual Best of

Hays publication released by the San Marcos Daily Record. In addition to

interventional cardiac services, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital San Marcos is

a Certified Chest Pain Center and an accredited Primary Stroke Center. We lead

the region in da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery and offers a variety of

specialty care services including medical imaging, rehabilitation, hospice,

women’s services and more.

Responsibilities :

Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies : Leader of

Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.

Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing

care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning,

intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.

Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and

social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of

practice.

Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments;

monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.

• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members

andor care givers; identify issues and resources.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Standard I : Utilizes the Nursing Process

Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial,

social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patient and families

• Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members
• Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual

patient needs using evidence-based practice

Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents

progression of treatment and teaching goals

Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient

response to the care and treatment(s)

• Performs timely reassessment and documentation
• Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific

patient care need for the designated units patient population

Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process

Anticipates and plans for admissiondischargetransfer needs to facilitate

patient flow

Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the

discharge process

Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating

orders to ensure accuracy

Standard III. Unit Operations

Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a

particular nursing unit during an assigned shift

Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and

Supplies

Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing

efforts.

Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within

the industry

Standard IV. Safe PracticeQuality CareRegulations

Incorporates patient safety practicesguidelines to promote a safe

environment resulting in positive patient outcomes

Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement

activities

• Provides evidence-based nursing care
• Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care
• Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within

the industry

Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and

regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and

activities

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Clinical Policies and Standards

• Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures
• Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational

compliance

• Provides feedback for improvement of procedures
• Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures
• Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques

Health Information Documentation

Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient

documentation

Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating

patient records

• Describes the flow of information between various stations or units
• Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic

documentation

• Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy
• Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale

across health care practices

Medical Equipment

Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or

facility

Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment

problems

• Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment
• Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order

prior to use to ensure patient safety

Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment

Medical Order Processing

Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of

patients or conditions

Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate,

update and forward medical orders

• Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting
• Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders
• Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and

considerations for each

Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation

Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for

patients on unit and under own care

Reviews patients’ charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts

to mistakes or omissions

• Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff
• Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned
• Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others

Patient Safety

Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or

settings

Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups

and settings

• Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members
• Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems
• Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus

harm to others

Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses,

participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time

Requirements : EducationSkills

EducationSkills

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• BLS required
• RN License in

state of employment or compact

Work Schedule : 7AM - 7PM

7AM - 7PM

Work Type : Full Time

Full Time

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