Senior Clinical Nurse Medical Asset Support Team; O-Billet Non-Supervisory

This position supports nursing staff, advances nursing practices, and contributes to the IHSC Health Care Mission. Their duties include providing direct patient care at various IHSC facilities, offering clinical and administrative nursing support, and collaborating with the IHSC Chief Nurse in the Nursing Services Unit to implement initiatives aimed at enhancing clinical nursing care across IHSC.

3. b. As a member of the IHSC Nursing Services Unit team, they will assist with participating in the development/review of: i. Special projects to support the DAD of Clinical Services when not on TDY travel. ii. Developing and communicating a strategic vision of nursing care that includes communicating values and goals for a diverse group of nursing professionals. iii. Formulating short and long-range objectives for programs within the nursing division to ensure integration of them with overall objectives and plans of IHSC.

iv. Planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating nursing policy. v. Timely corrective action plans to resolve issues related to the delivery of nursing care and nursing personnel issues; federal staff performance or conduct issues are communicated to site NM for appropriate action; contractor performance is documented in real time using the Tier Reporting system in collaboration with site NM or HSA (in absence of NM).vi.

discipline specific nursing orientation schedules for each new nursing staff member, in collaboration with the Contract Coordinator (CC) (if contract nurse); may meet with the preceptor/preceptee to assess effectiveness of the orientation process initially or while on TDY to make recommendations for training based on the individual's learning style. vii. utilization and documentation of translation services within the medical record, to include providing corrective actions necessary to ensure appropriate use of translation services per IHSC policy.
4. Identifying, analyzing, advising, consulting, and reporting on nursing, theoretical, and factual data, conditions, and problems, as evidenced by: a. Demonstrating strong oral/written communication and interpersonal skills through the following: i. Performance of complex tasks requiring developed proficiency/ higher responsibility: serving as Clinical Coordinator/ Acting Nurse Manager/ Acting Regional Nurse Manager as assigned. ii. Demonstrates ability to work effectively with all members of the local health care teams to ensure the delivery of comprehensive quality care to all patients by providing input into nursing treatment plans, on-site primary nursing care, assisting with identification of special needs accommodations, and follow-up care as needed.

iii. During TDY assignments, serving on local leadership team (TRIAD) in the absence of NM and working in partnership with the HSA and Clinical Director (CD) (responsible health authority) together to establish the processes and procedures necessary to meet all applicable medical and operational standards. During absence of NM or as needed, communicates updates on NSU local, regional, and national goals/taskings to HSA and CD for collaboration.

Attends weekly TRIAD meetings if needed to represent NSU. iv. During TDY assignments demonstrates ongoing collaborative communication with local site leadership while serving as Nursing Services Unit liaison with HSA, Assistant Health Services Administrator (AHSA), Facility Healthcare Program Manager (FHPM), Infection Prevention Officer (IPO), Clinical Director (CD), and lead Advanced Practice Provider (APP). v. Maintaining awareness of any operational/quality issues in nursing and identifying strategies for correction of operational/quality issues for nursing at local site to NM, RNM or CN as needed, that includes development of/review of corrective action plans for those issues.vi.

During TDY assignments, participating in regular meetings, at request of local NM, with multidisciplinary treatment team members to discuss proposed revisions of treatment plans. vii. During TDY assignments, serving as a liaison for nursing, at request of local NM, while maintaining collaborative relationships with members of other healthcare disciplines. viii. During TDY assignments, provides comprehensive care and treatment plans; evaluates/collaborates as needed for patient care interventions with other health care professionals, using in-depth knowledge of the specific patient’s status, anticipating physiological and/or psychological appropriate or adverse responses, to facilitate optimal clinical outcomes.
5. Staying abreast of, and evaluating nursing subjects, analyses, and proposals in professional literature, as evidenced by the following: a. Demonstrating a working knowledge of Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Advisor programs and utilize this knowledge to evaluate onsite professional nursing practice. b. Effectively…