Description

The key components of the Quality-Caring Model are interwoven throughout the delivery of care within nursing and nurses are expected to utilize the and a framework for providing excellent nursing care to their patients, developing collegial relationships with the healthcare team, and implementing self-care and self reflective behaviors to restore balance to ones' self.

Core Competencies Adheres to infection prevention guidelines Adheres to policies, procedures, and standards of practice to deliver safe and optimal care Assesses patient history, physiological, and psychosocial status Communicates with the patient, family, medical staff and others during the continuum of care Complies with Joint Commission’s national patient safety goals Complies with organizational quality dashboard/benchmarking goals Interprets common variables affecting patient care and follows reporting process Maintains regulatory compliance consistent with quality standards and ethical obligations of the profession Participates in activities in alignment with the Magnet Model Participates in organizational activities Participates in Peer Review Participates in professional development activities Performs as a preceptor in an active and engaged manner Provides age-specific individualized care that supports protection from harm and complies with patient safety centered interventions/bundles Provides patient and family education throughout the care of patient Uses critical thinking to formulate and carry out a care plan according to patient needs Utilizes resources in an economical manner Utilizes safe administration of medications Utilizes Safe Patient Handling

Department Specific Competencies

Utilizes professional, respectful, effective communication to delegate and direct unit activities and patient assignments

Ensures optimal customer service/patient experience by role modeling excellent customer service.

Meets with patient and family regarding feedback and follows up on their issues; Implements planned service recovery strategies, if indicated, appropriately documenting the incident and informing appropriate departments

Ensures prompt patient call light response to patient needs as appropriate.

Initiates, directs, assigns, and coordinates duties to be performed by staff responding to drills, emergencies, or disasters.

Utilizes chain of command to report adverse clinical or behavioral changes or outcomes

Models compassion, understanding, problem solving and conflict resolution skills in coaching and mentoring staff to assist patients and families having difficulty coping with their illness and/or hospitalization and maintains good public relations

Participates with unit manager and other unit members in developing action plans to achieve identified performance improvement objectives: implementation of patient safety goals and research protocols/evidence based practice, cost reduction/control, improving quality of care, efficient and timely patient throughput and improving the patient experience.

Assesses ongoing unit and patient needs.

Oversees coordination, communication and facilitation of the patient plan of care in a timely manner, while involving the physicians, staff and other healthcare team members

Follows up on and evaluates staff performance and provides feedback to the unit manager on issues or exemplary practice

Develops a plan with the unit manager and/or the nurse staffing office to meet unit staffing needs based on the acuity of the patients in the department

Determines unit priorities for shift with regard to patient care, patient flow, staffing and distribution interrelated with acuity and staff competency levels. Adjusts patient care assignment based on patient needs/acuities, staff competencies, skill mix, patient flow requirements and staffing matrix. Facilitates staff breaks before end of shift.

Serves as liaison between other nursing departments to expedite admissions/transfers; receives report and facilitates transition

Takes a patient assignment as needed and provides meal and break relief coverage Ensures nursing coverage meets the staffing matrix and ratio standards.

Assists in the promotion of professional growth and development by attending all mandatory courses, classes, inservices, functions as a clinical expert and resource while on the unit.

Provides in the moment coaching and modeling of effective problem solving, conflict resolution, communication and team-building skills and maintains a harmonious and collaborative atmosphere on the unit.

Applies the nursing process to develop a plan of care for the bariatric surgery patient including patient education for pre operative and post operative care and expected outcomes of care.

Focuses on providing safe and compassionate care to bariatric patients seeking treatment and ensures that proper equipment and furniture are available to meet the needs of the patients and their families.

Compensation Range

$62.35 - $83.19/ Hour