Sr. Staff Nurse

Sr. Staff Nurse

Employees in this classification are responsible for providing professional nursing care in an assigned specialty or subspecialty clinic. They perform a variety of general and specialized nursing duties as part of a total health care team to provide the patient with complete evaluations. Employees in this position generally assist the head nurse in the supervision of other clinic personnel and may substitute for this person in the event of his/her absence.

May supervise and instruct subordinate nursing personnel. Receives supervision from head nurse or physician, functions independently within guidelines. May supervise ancillary nursing personnel in the performance of certain tasks, and assists in training personnel. Work is performed under usual clinic conditions and requires a high degree of contact with patients, families, and other clinic personnel and outside professionals.

Requisition  

Optional Attachments:
Professional/Personal Reference

Travel Required:

Up to 25%

Pay Grade Maximum: 47.67

• Assists in determining the physical and mental health status, needs, and preferences of culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse patients and their families.
• Communicates patient data using EMR to support decision-making to improve patient care.
• Implements teaching plans for patients and their families with health learning needs.
• Participates in the identification of patient needs for referral to resources and facilitates continuity of care.
• Assists with or performs exams and procedures and documents intervention in EMR.
• Takes and records accurate vital signs and
• Communicates with patients via telephone per clinic protocols.
• Prepares and operates necessary equipment and instruments for examinations, treatments and procedures.
• Sterilizes and disinfects medical equipment.
• Stocks and Inspect inventory of supplies in examination and treatment rooms.
• Completes Annual Nursing Core Competency Training and Skills Fair.
• Appropriately triage incoming symptom-based calls and measurements.
• Reports data, identifies and reports alterations in patient responses to assist in the identification of problems and formulation of goals/ outcomes and patient-centered plans of care in collaboration with patients, their families, and the interdisciplinary health care team.

Grant Funded? No

Pay Grade Minimum: 21.28

Pay Basis:
Hourly

Work Location:

Lubbock

• Clinic nursing experience.

Department:
Internal Med Dept Lbk Genl

Required Attachments:
Resume / CV

Job Type: Full Time

Pay Statement:
Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website at https://app
4.ttuhsc.edu/payplan.

• Assigned to work in symptom-based call pool
• Assigned to cover other areas as deemed by nursing supervisors
• Assigned to work with an allergist if needed, as well as do allergy testing, injections, and allergy serum mixing.

Shift: Day

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.

Graduate from an approved accredited nursing program; current RN license in the State of Texas or have the ability to transfer license to Texas. A minimum of two years of Staff Nurse experience in a specialty area.

Does this position work in a research laboratory? No

Navy Enlisted Classification Code: 290X

Army Military Occupational Specialty Code: 66B, 66C, 66E, 66G, 66H, 66N, 66S, 66T

Air Force Specialty Code: 46AX, 46FX, 46NX, 46PX, 46SX

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