Advanced Practice Nurse Clinic

Independently assesses plans implements and evaluates the nursing care of patients from admission through discharge. In collaboration with the patient and family provides theory-based professional nursing care and coordinates care delivery with the physician and other members of the health care team.
Provides direct patient care and evaluates outcomes based on an assessment of physical emotional bio-physical and spiritual needs. Incorporates the principals of patient-centered care.
Clearly and accurately documents pertinent information in the patient's medical record. Consistently demonstrates effective documentation practices and develops strategies to ensure complete documentation of patient care.
Completes timely initial and ongoing patient assessments considering the physiological psychosocial spiritual cultural and developmental needs of patients and families. Serves as a resource in planning care for complex patients.
Contributes to optimal patient outcomes as coordinator of a unit-based healthcare team. Supervises the provision of nursing care to assigned patients. Facilitates collaboration among other health team members fostering effective communication with other disciplines.
Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards. Evaluates the patient's response to treatment and progress toward identified goals and revise plan of care as appropriate. Monitors medical condition intervenes using critical thinking and reports patient changes to appropriate personnel.
Identifies health teaching needs of patients and families. Develops implements and evaluates a health teaching program to meet the identified needs. In collaboration with the patient family and other members of the healthcare team systematically develops revises and coordinates the patient's plan of care. Formulates nursing diagnosis as necessary. Assists others in developing revising and coordinating patient's plan of care.
In coordinating the delivery of patient care delegates activities to unlicensed staff in accordance with system policies principles of Patient-Centered Care and the Maryland Nurse Practice Act. Supervises the performance of the delegated nursing task by the unlicensed staff. Identifies and acts upon opportunities to improve the environment of care.
Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and hospital in community outreach efforts.
Participates in multi-disciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required

1-2 years RN experience or RN experience plus 5 years LPN experience and recent acute nursing experience required

RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Upon Hire required and
CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days required and
Additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department or business unit.
Basic computer skills preferred.