RN - Ambulatory

Profession: Nursing

Specialty: Ambulatory

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Days, Monday
- Friday with every other weekend

Hours per Shift: 8 hours

Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of pediatric ambulatory experience.

License: Current RN License.

Certifications: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Must-Have: Proficiency in the operation of clinical equipment/machines, computers, and technology within the nursing practice setting.

Description:

The Clinical Nurse II practices as a full partner on the health care team.

The nurse consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model.

The Clinical Nurse II possesses the knowledge, skills, and attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice.

The nurse independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process.

The Clinical Nurse II accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients.

Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to adult.

The nurse demonstrates competence in patient and family-centered care, evidence-based practice, safety, continuous quality improvement, teamwork, technology/informatics, professionalism, and leadership.

The Clinical Nurse II works closely with the inter-professional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum.

The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate considerations of assigned patients.

The Clinical Nurse II seeks feedback and assumes leadership roles while providing feedback to improve clinical practice.

The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals.

The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies.

The Clinical Nurse II recognizes the patient or the patient's designee as the source of control and partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care.

The nurse manages more complex patient care assignments appropriate to skill level.

The Clinical Nurse II participates in building consensus and resolving conflict in the context of patient care.

The nurse uses clinical experience and historical patient responses to develop and refine practice.

The Clinical Nurse II is able to speak to the patient about advanced care planning, values, and end-of-life care before the need for an acute decision arises.

The nurse evaluates and considers implementing alternative approaches to establish a healing environment.

The Clinical Nurse II engages in problem-solving to address complex issues regarding the delivery of high-quality, patient-and-family-centered care.

The nurse ensures systems within the area of practice support patient-centered care.

The Clinical Nurse II evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences for optimal health care delivery.

The nurse utilizes the evidence-based practice process: generating clinical questions, searching and evaluating evidence, considering expert clinical knowledge, and applying it to practice.

The Clinical Nurse II recognizes and communicates the need for revisions of policies, procedures, practice guidelines, or measures for clinical practice evaluation.

The nurse locates current evidence and resources related to clinical practice.

The Clinical Nurse II minimizes the risk of harm to patients, families, providers, and self through system effectiveness and individual performance.

The nurse serves as a resource for safety concerns.

The Clinical Nurse II demonstrates skills in problem-solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation.

The nurse participates in analyzing errors and designing system improvements.

The nurse judiciously uses materials and supplies in the provision of direct and indirect patient care.

The Clinical Nurse II may guide, assist, and direct unlicensed assistive personnel as defined by applicable policies and procedures.

Fertility experience is preferred but not mandatory.

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required.