Operating Room - Clinical Nurse 2

Clinical Nurse

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Job Description

A Clinical Nurse performs the nursing process while providing direct patient care in a safe and effective manner that promotes quality patient outcomes. The Clinical Nurse performs these functions as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Experience

• BSN with 3 years of Operating Room experience (4,500 hrs) OR ADN with 5 years of Operating Room experience (7,500 hrs)

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN

Education

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing

Certification Summary

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
• BLS certification required within 30 days of hire
• PALS or PEARS Certification within one year of hire date, as required by department
• CNOR Certification required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• No minimally required knowledge, skills, or abilities

Job Responsibilities

Practice

• Performs the nursing process across the continuum to deliver age and developmentally appropriate patient-family-centered care.
• Integrates values and language preferences into healthcare delivery through a culturally sensitive process.
• Utilizes clinical decision support tools and resources to recognize issues, prioritize care and modify plan of care as needed.
• Utilizes appropriate documentation tools to record, measure and retrieve healthcare data.
• Provides patient and family education appropriate for the identified learning needs.
• Utilizes resources to plan and provide nursing care that is safe, effective, and financially responsible.
• Demonstrates adaptability and proficiency in holistically managing direct care for complex patients. Anticipates and prioritizes patient care plan to deal with unexpected problems and make long range plans in a swift, efficient, and holistic manner.

Development

• Participates in lifelong learning to maintain knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
• Incorporates new knowledge into nursing practice to support desired outcomes.
• Maintains professional records that provide evidence of competence and learning.
• Self-evaluates professional practice in relation to performance, development, resiliency, and goals.
• Takes action to achieve goals identified during performance review, resulting in change in practice and role performance.
• Demonstrates a spirit of inquiry and actively seeks understanding. Seeks and shares knowledge (informal and formal continuing professional development) to broaden own and others' perspectives and care expectations for clinical situations.

Engagement

• Provides oversight for nursing care given by unlicensed personnel while retaining accountability for the quality of care given to the patient.
• Engages in ethical practices utilizing principles from The Code of Ethics for Nurses.
• Maintains therapeutic and professional relationships with appropriate role boundaries.
• Contributes to a supportive and healthy work environment.
• Consults, contributes to and coordinates care with members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Demonstrates investment in others through the teaching/coaching/helper roles.
• Demonstrates support of Shared Leadership through awareness of initiatives and providing input.
• Serves as a resource to others at the unit level to enhance direct patient care (such as but not limited to preceptor, charge nurse, team lead, or mentor). Involved in activities that support direct patient care and/or the work environment (such as councils, projects, etc.)
• Effectively facilitates timely admission, transfer, and discharge process for patient assignment, ensuring safe and efficient patient flow through collaboration with physicians, interdisciplinary team, hospital leadership and staff. Removes or escalates barriers to appropriate leader

Outcomes

• Integrates evidence and research findings into clinical judgement and nursing practice.
• Participates in monitoring activities within the work environment to maintain a culture of safety.
• Identifies and communicates hazards and errors.
• Participates in quality and process improvement activities to improve patient outcome and workflows.
• Ensures equipment is in working order to provide safe patient care.
• Demonstrates commitment and flexibility through times of change.
• Applies knowledge and sound interpretation of policies and procedures. Identifies practice challenges and contributes to the improvement plan.

Professional Mandatory Requirements

• Completes orientation and Initial Assessment of Competency successfully by determined due date.
• Completes mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements as defined by unit and system by due date.
• 75% attendance at staff meetings, if applicable.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

2220 North Druid Hills Road

Job Family

Nursing-Bedside