Nurse Clinician III; RN - Hemodialysis
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist
REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
RN with two years of clinical RN experience. Must possess and maintain a current license or valid permit to practice in Texas. Current BLS required.
REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS- RN
- BLS
Competent Clinician . Possesses knowledge and skill to meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Texas Nurse Practice Act . Experienced , knowledgeable and skilled in specialty area . Competently functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team . Practice is characterized by predominantly interdependent decision - making . Practice is problem focused and patient centered in the manner care is provided .
Able to manage unexpected or emergency situations that are commonly seen in assigned specialty population . Serves as a resource for Nurse Clinician I or II . Can manage commonly seen contingency situations that arise on the clinical unit . 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 .
- 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 based on identified learning needs (patient values, beliefs, barriers, and readiness to learn).
- Identifies potential impact of family dynamics*.
- Utilizes evidence-based resources to provide patient/family education.
- Uses Teach-Back to determine effectiveness and modifies strategies as needed.
- Plans, coordinates, and prioritizes patient care activities according to skill level and work complexity.
- Maintains safety and continuity of care using methods such as bedside shift report, hand-off tools/processes, inter-disciplinary rounding, etc.
- Demonstrates effective time management skills.
- Delegates appropriately, seeking guidance when needed.
- Demonstrates competent use of technology in the delivery of patient care.
- Identifies ethical situations and seeks assistance, if necessary, to resolve.
- Utilizes available resources when ethical issues arise.
- Delivers culturally sensitive care using resources to meet the needs of patient/family.
- Serves as a patient advocate, seeking guidance when necessary.
- 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.
- Recognizes 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.
- Recognizes informal and formal unit/hospital leaders and can educate colleagues regarding unit/hospital leadership.
- Recognizes unit, nursing, and institutional strategic initiatives and health system goals.
- Recognizes the importance of financial responsibility to promote fiscal health for the patient, unit and organization.
- Attends/participates in unit meetings/activities and supports the philosophy and goals of the unit department and organization.
- Participates in shared leadership at the unit level*.
- Participates in unit based quality improvement activities.
- Attends in-services and continuing education activities.
- Participates in one journal club annually*.
- Completes the…
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