Nurse Practitioner-RNFA -- Operating Room -- Memorial Hospital

Nurse Practitioner-RNFA – Operating Room – Memorial Hospital (Job )

Location:

US:

WV:

Charleston

Demonstrate advanced clinical skills to meet needs of patient groups; formulate plans of care that have long range effect on patient care; assist unit staff members to perform advanced skills; act as a role model which facilitates positive behavior in dynamic group setting; recognize need for change in nursing practice and initiate change process on unit; proactive to identify potential legal/ethical/safety issues and implement strategies to prevent problems.

Functions under direct supervision and direction of the surgeon in the expanded perioperative nursing role of first assistant. Performs all nursing activities in the pre-operative, intra-operative phase of the surgical procedures, but does not concurrently function as the scrub nurse.

• Patient Care

  Utilize assessment skills to identify common needs of patient groups on individual units. Formulate nursing diagnosis that have long range implications for individuals and groups on individual units. Recognize subtle changes in patient condition and implement revised plan of care for groups of patients on individual units. Formulate expected outcomes of care that are individualized and have long range effects on patient care.
  
  Act as a resource to assist others on units to develop organizations and prioritizing skills.

  Evaluate care based on patient progress, standards of care and Quality Improvement process at the unit level. Act as a role model for effective communication at the unit level. Act as a resource to assist others on units to protect patient rights. Act as a resource to assist others on units to provide privacy and maintain confidentiality.

• Knowledge and Skills

  Assess educational needs of unit staff. Assist other staff members in identifying personal learning needs.

  Proficient in advanced skills and able to assist others to perform advanced skills. Proactive in development of unit resources and identify additional outside resources.

  Act as a resource to assist others to handle inappropriate practice. Proactive in dealing with unit specific and/or common ethical issues.

• Professional Relationships/Leadership

  Perform as a group leader and evaluate group process at unit level. Assist others in developing group process skills. Act as role model which facilitates positive behavior in dynamic group setting.

  Utilize anticipatory problem solving through effective communication, assertiveness and conflict resolution. Monitor nursing practices that impact unit finances and implements appropriate control measures. Demonstrates cognitive, psychomotor and affective behaviors necessary to function in a collaborative relationship with the operating surgeon and other members of the health team.

• Quality Improvement/Research

  Assist with/responsible for QI calendar for unit specific patient population. Independently change own practice. According to QI/research findings at unit level. Facilitate change in unit nursing practice R/T current research literature.

• Work Practices

  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.

• Other Duties

  Perform related duties as assigned.

Patient Group Knowledge (Only applies to positions with direct patient contact)

The employee must possess/obtain (by the end of the orientation period) and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment or care as defined by the department’s identified patient ages. Specifically the employee must be able to demonstrate competency in:
1) ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs;
2) knowledge of growth and development; and
3) understanding of the range of treatment needed by the patients.

Competency Statement

Must demonstrate competency through an initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform tasks and additional duties as specified in the job description and the unit/department specific competency…