Nurse Clinician ; RN - Ortho​/Trauma

Required Education & Experience

GN/RN with current license or valid permit to practice professional nursing in Texas. Completion of an accredited basic nursing education program. Current BLS required.

• RN
• BLS

Novice Clinician – entry level professional nurse, who is precepted, guided and mentored; possesses a basic general knowledge base and is focused on developing knowledge and skills with guidance and direction; meets standards for professional practice as specified in the Texas Nurse Practice Act; requires assistance, direction and/or supervision in the provision of patient care;
With supervision of preceptor(s), the clinician provides safe, basic nursing care in routine and predictable situations. Practice may vary widely as the novice clinician transitions from new graduate, who requires assistance and direction to competent, independent clinician; provides patient care through nursing practices based upon the American Nurses Association Standards of Professional Practice and Professional Performance. Values specialty unit, nursing, and institutional strategic initiatives and health system goals.

All functions are guided and directed by more experienced RNs to the degree needed by the novice practitioner based upon experience, complexity, and knowledge regarding the specific function.

• Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents the daily care of assigned patients.
• Identifies nursing diagnoses/patient care needs. Develops and individualizes care plan and revises plan of care as needed.
• Executes physician's orders for all assigned patients. Administers medications and treatments and delivers culturally congruent and specialty appropriate competent nursing care in accordance with UTMB's policies, procedures, and standards in a caring and compassionate manner.
• Performs routine technical procedures/skills in specialty area assigned.

• Provides basic patient/family instruction and healthcare teaching.
• Identifies potential impact of family dynamics.
• Learns to identify unique learning needs based on values, beliefs, barriers and readiness to learn.
• Learns to access evidence-based resources to provide patient/family education.
• Learns to utilize evidence-based teaching strategies such as Teach‑Back, AskMe3®, return demonstration, etc.

• Learns to plan, coordinate and prioritize patient care activities, progressing to more complex assignments as competencies increase.
• Maintains safety and continuity of care using methods such as bedside shift report, hand‑off tools/processes, inter‑disciplinary care rounds, etc.
• Learns to demonstrate effective time management skills.
• Identifies appropriate and approved technology in the delivery of patient care.
• Relies on preceptor(s), colleagues, EHR to direct them to evidence-based clinical resources to guide patient care.
• Seeks guidance and appropriate direction when considering decision about delegation; learning to effectively and respectfully communicate and delegate complexity.

• Identifies ethical situations and seeks assistance to resolve.
• Learns how to access available resources (ethics consultation) when ethical issues arise.
• Demonstrates emerging awareness of culturally sensitive care.

• Supports healthy work environment by demonstrating respectful verbal and non-verbal communication with all members of the healthcare team. Seeks assistance for support with challenging communication.
• Learns to recognize colleagues when they go above and beyond in demonstrating UTMB’s core values.
• Plans, coordinates, and prioritizes patient care activities in collaboration with inter‑professional team.
• Identifies a potential professional mentor to develop skills and abilities.

• Recognizes informal and formal unit/hospital leaders.
• Recognizes unit, nursing, and institutional strategic initiatives and health system goals.
• Learns…