CLINICAL NURSE II - MEDICAL/SURGICAL 7S

Clinical Nurse II - Medical/Surgical 7S

To provide quality, compassionate, holistic care to Med Surg patients with multiple health problems. We work with multidisciplinary team to accomplish our goals for those admitted to 7 South. The unit handles the Medical Oncology patients and other inpatients who may need chemotherapy. The nurses are required to participate in continuing education with clinical tools to provide evidenced-based care to our oncology patients and obtain a ONS chemotherapy Provider Card to administer chemotherapy.

Job Title: Clinical Nurse II

Department: Nursing (Med/Surg)

Job Summary:

The Clinical Nurse II is a professional care provider who is responsible and accountable for overall management of patient care on a specific shift as well as maintaining comprehensive knowledge of patient's condition. Provides safe, effective and individualized care using the nursing process. Performance of these duties require skills, effective working relationships, setting priorities, and demonstrated knowledge of standard operating policies and procedures.

Typical Duties:

• Provides general direction, guidance and coordination of patient care activities delivered by other levels of nursing staff
• Makes appropriate and timely decisions in a crisis of emergency situation
• Works and communicates effectively with a variety of individuals
• Applies knowledge of standard operating policies and procedures
• Identifies, plan of care for the total needs of patients considering their age specific requirements
• Operates safely clinical equipment necessary for providing patient care
• Initiates and performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation activities
• Applies the principles of Infection Control and Environment of Care
• Collects assessment date relative to the following factors; biophysical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual values, environmental, self-care capabilities, safety, infection control, learning needs, and ability to manage continuing care needs after discharge
• Performs reassessments according to divisional/unit standards and patient care needs
• Performs transfer assessments when patients are transferred in or out of the unit
• Ensures completion of transfer assessments
• Performs and ensures formulation and communication of an individualized plan of care derived from assessment data.
• Utilizes assessment data in formulating age specific plan of care consistent with: A) The therapies of other disciplines; B) Standards of nursing practice
• Involves patient/significant others, and collaborates with other health care team members in planning nursing care
• Utilized principles of growth and development across life span in formulating age specific needs of the patients: neonate/infant, child, adolescent, adult, geriatric
• Ensures collaboration and communication with patient/family and other health care team members are accomplished
• Ensures implementation of the nursing plan of care
• Performs interventions and ensures implementations are done in a competent, skillful and safe manner
• Ensures that patient's responses to interventions are evaluated and modified accordingly
• Ensures provision of interventions to meet patient identified discharge needs
• Ensures education in provided to patient and family based on assessed learning needs
• Ensures accurate documentation
• Ensures the staff records pertinent information
• Records accurately, concisely and legibly
• Signs documentation with legible full signature and classification
• Ensures comprehensive delivery of patient care
• Adheres to and ensures staff follows principles of: infection control, environment of care
• Demonstrates competence in the safe and effective use of clinical equipment and ensure staff does the same
• Evaluates effectiveness of plan of care and revised interventions as appropriate
• Demonstrates leadership/management ability; competent in making patient care/staff assignments
• Identifies staffing needs to ensure safe, quality patient care
• Facilitates timely admission of patients to the unit
• Ensures timely discharge of patients
• Plans, coordinates team/unit care problems in a timely manner
• Follows the chain of command in referring problems
• Demonstrates and promotes teamwork and effective interpersonal relationships with all health care team members, patients and families
• Demonstrates knowledge of hospital-wide services and makes appropriate referrals as indicated
• Participates and facilitates: quality assessment and improvement activities, unit policy/procedures, unit rounds, patient care team, conferences, end of shift report, CPR/fire drills
• Demonstrates awareness of patient/family rights and ethical/legal issues
• Ensures patient/family confidentiality and privacy are maintained
• Treats patient/family with respect and courtesy
• Takes appropriate actions address ethical concerns for self and staff
• Participates actively in staff orientation and staff development activities for the unit
• Performs as resource nurse/preceptor when necessary
• Facilitates attendance of staff to scheduled educational activities
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for processional practice, growth and development
• Maintains certification as required
• Seeks opportunities to improve professional knowledge and skills
• Takes accountability for accurate reporting of unusual occurrences, e.g., medication, errors, patient falls, etc.
• Renews professional license in a timely manner
• Attends safety, infection control in-services and maintains all certifications
• Demonstrates punctuality
• Maintains a good attendance record
• Adheres to departmental dress code policy
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be licensed as a registered nurse in the State of Illinois is required. ( Must provide proof at time of interview )
• Must possess an active Basic Life Support certification ( BLS ) or able to obtain one with two (2) weeks of starting is required. ( Must provide proof at time of interview )
• Must possess a current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support ( ACLS ) certification or able to obtain one with two (2) weeks of starting is required. ( Must provide proof at time of interview )
• Must possess at least One (1) year of current Medical/Surgical nursing experience within an acute care setting is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited college or university is preferred. ( Must provide official copy of transcript at time of interview )
• Bilingual is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary to communicate with all levels of staff and a patient population composed of diverse cultures and age groups
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Analytical skills and problem solving skills
• Mathematical skills relative to medicine, weights, etc.
• Emergency response skills
• Attention to detail
• Work to deadlines
• Demonstrate attention to detail, accuracy and precision
• Ability to convey information to a variety of people from different socio-economic backgrounds
• Flexibility and adaptability in performing duties
• Ability to consistently push, pull, twist, turn, bend, kneel, stoop, lift and reach above shoulder and stand for prolonged periods of time.

Veteran Preference:

When applying for employment with the Cook County Health & Hospitals System, preference is given to honorably discharged Veterans who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States for not less than 6 months of continuous service. To take advantage of this preference a Veteran must:

• Meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
• Identify self as a Veteran on the employment application by answering yes to the question, "Are you a Military Veteran?"
• Attach a copy of their DD 214, DD 215 or NGB 22 (Notice of Separation at time of application filing. Please note: If you have multiple DD214s, 215s, or NGB 22S, Please submit the one with the latest date. Coast Guard must submit a certified copy of the military separation from either the Department of Transportation (Before 9/11) or the Department of Homeland Security (After 9/11). Discharge papers must list and Honorable Discharge Status. Discharge papers not listing an Honorable Discharge Status are not acceptable OR A copy of a valid State ID Card or Driver's