STAFF NURSE III - BURN

Staff Nurse III

The Staff Nurse III performs all functions of Staff Nurse II, providing professional nursing care to patients. This position functions independently as a practitioner, demonstrating superior problem-solving decision-making and critical thinking skills.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

The essential functions and responsibilities include:

• Performs all functions of Staff Nurse II, providing professional nursing care to patients. Functions independently as a practitioner, demonstrating superior problem-solving decision-making and critical thinking skills.
• Provides direct patient care as needed. Is a technical expert and resource or able to provide access to expert care as needed.
• Functions as a clinical expert, clinical consultant and resource to nursing unit staff to facilitate consistent quality patient care.
• Coordinates unit level quality management and performance improvement activities with direction. Initiates processes to resolve clinical problems to include PI projects with direction.
• Monitors and evaluates care and practice for self and others, collects data to ensure effectiveness of interventions.
• Coordinates assignment, unit staffing and scheduling based on established standards. Facilitates optimal utilization of resources to meet patient needs by ensuring employees have the tools and information to function efficiently.
• Facilitates efficient patient throughput, which includes appropriate bed placement based on diagnosis, acuity and staffing requirements in collaboration with staffing coordination.
• Ensures discharge planning occurs in collaboration with case management and area management.
• Functions as a clinical coach, serves as a resource for other clinical coaches and area preceptors. Participates in planning orientation and development of staff.
• Supports consistent regulatory readiness for unit/area via rounding, counseling/coaching and monitoring. Is aware standards and regulations applicable to clinical unit.
• Functions as a charge nurse and shift coordinator, able to problem-solve unit and area level operations issues, collaborating with management as defined.
• A resource for unit/area emergencies, disasters or other emergent situations by responding, facilitating communication and resources with management/administrative support. This may include responding to codes or other identified high acuity events.
• Participates in the evaluation of staff by providing input, supporting development and coaching and counseling of staff.
• Coordinates special programs within area of expertise as delegated.

Job Requirements

The job requirements include:

• Current Indiana License as a Registered Nurse
• Graduation from a nationally accredited college or university
• Current BLS certification
• Current ACLS certification
• Additional certifications and specialty skills related to designated area of practice
• Minimum of three to five years of clinical nursing experience as a registered nurse
• BSN preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

The knowledge, skills and abilities include:

• Advanced skills in:
• Clinical nursing practice, use of equipment/instruments relevant to unit/area care, according to policies, procedures and standards.
• Effective interpersonal communication and team skills which include listening, interviewing techniques with patients, families and staff.
• Assessment, reassessment and monitoring of patients.
• Concise, accurate, legible documentation.
• Problem solving techniques, critical thinking skills, decision-making
• Knowledge and skills necessary to:
• Provide care appropriate to meet the age and cultural needs of the patients served.
• Demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span
• Ability to assess data/interpret appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age specific needs as well as clinical indications.
• Knowledge of:
• Fundamental nursing theories and current clinical concepts of care.
• Disease processes and related treatments/care/medications
• Departmental/hospital policies/protocol
• Infection control procedures and protocols
• Treatments/medications
• Diagnostic/therapeutic procedures and interventions
• Ability to:
• Function as a member of the health care team
• Support and develop staff
• Delegate responsibilities/duties as appropriate
• Follow oral and written instructions
• Record and interpret information accurately
• Assess and respond to patient status or needs
• Perform CPR and other technical skills related to unit/department/assignment
• Work independently with little supervision
• Work effectively under stress/pressure and in crisis situations.
• Establish care/work priorities
• Display good judgment.