Registered Nurse, Observation Emergency Department

Registered Nurse, Observation Emergency Department

Senior Clinical Nurse II, Full time, Nights,

General Summary

This role is designed for the nurse who has achieved expertise and leadership in the clinical and professional role. Leads and evaluates evidence based practice, actively participates and/or leads organizational initiatives, mentors and coaches nurses and other disciplines, exemplifies the role of the professional nurse and demonstrates active involvement in clinical and professional nursing beyond the walls of the unit and/or organization.

Utilizes the institution’s care delivery and professional practice models as the frame of reference for practicing as a professional nurse. Participates in activities to develop own practice, and to support group practice goals at the unit level. Is accountable to patient, family and team members for care provided and to the nurse manager for totality of work performance. Is accountable to hold to the Service Standards and to the Nursing Mission, Vision and Values.

Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. These are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

Clinical Practice:

1. Advances clinical practice in the unit and beyond through translation of evidence into practice.

2. Serves as clinical expert and professional resource for the nurses beyond the unit level; mentors and coaches other nurses to advance in their development.

3. Provides nursing leadership in the development and implementation of patient population/organizational level evidence based protocols/procedures.

4. Develops CNI, CNII, and SCNIs to effectively function in unit based roles.

5. Advances excellence in collaboration with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care on the patient’s continuum; models independent advocacy for patient/family needs.

6. Enhances practice consistent with division/organizational operations to ensure safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, patient centered care.

Professional Development:

1. Actively engaged in advancing nursing practice and care delivery beyond the unit level.

2. Mentors and coaches unit leaders or those assuming leadership roles to achieve and maintain competency required for the patient population served.

3. Develops, implements, and evaluates unit based staff development activities beyond the unit level.

4. Demonstrates the ability to serve as trained preceptor and coaches CNIs, CNIIs, and SCNIs beyond the unit level.

5. Leads development, implementation, and evaluation of education activities beyond the unit level.

6. Completes CE’s on an annual basis based on facility minimum requirements.

7. Active member of a professional organization, attends at least one meeting annually.

Service Quality/Safety:

1. Analyze and interpret organizational level outcomes associated with National Hospital Quality Measures, National Patient Safety Goals, Quality Indicators, Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators and Facility Annual Operating Plan.

2. Develops, implements, and evaluates organizational efforts to improve quality, safety, service and satisfaction measures.

3. Provides unit leadership and produces some or all elements of research/EBP/QI beyond the unit level.

4. Ensures high quality, safe and efficient, patient centered care with focus on exceeding service expectations beyond the unit level.

5. Participates in the evaluation and improvement of compliance with regulatory requirements at the organizational level. Leads activities at the unit level.

Patient Safety:

1. Takes action to correct observed risks to…