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Professional Registered Nurse Opportunity
The professional registered nurse has the authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for the delivery of nursing care through the use of the nursing process. The Registered Nurse accepts accountability, applies competent clinical knowledge skills, and uses independent nursing judgment for care provided by self and by health care providers to whom care is delegated to achieve quality patient care outcomes. The Registered Nurse must demonstrate the knowledge and skills at the advanced beginner level necessary to provide care that is relevant to the patient(s) under their care, as well as apply principles of growth and development over the life span. This role provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting.
Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Two (2) years of registered nursing experience.
Bachelors degree in Nursing (BSN) or higher.

Prioritizes patient's diagnosis, problems, and issues, and mutual goals to meet the needs of the patient and healthcare team.
Serves as resource for patient & family learning needs.
Functions as independent team member to provide safe, quality care for consumer/patient.
Participates in the development and continuous improvement of systems that support the patient care planning process.
Assists other nurses to develop research skills.
Participates in collaborative planning to provide safe, high-quality, patient-centered health care.
Participates in the development, implementation, and review of and adherence to policies that promote patient health and safety.
Advocates for healthcare consumers rights to inform decision making and self-determination.
Demonstrates leadership skills within the community/healthcare arena.
Engages the healthcare consumer and other interprofessional team members in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection.
Integrates knowledge from global and environmental factors into the assessment process.
Recognizes personal bias.
Achieves higher level of education/training, demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning.
Identifies appropriate resources for ethical dilemmas and advances ethical nursing practice.
Required competencies to include demonstration of regularly being a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends minimizing the need for employees to manually lift patients, and limit safe patient handling to 35 pounds. All transfers, lifts and re-positioning will be completed utilizing the lift equipment and/or other patient handling aids as indicated by the patient's profile and appropriate algorithms.
Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing 40+lbs.
Visual acuity must be within normal range.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Working around infectious diseases.
Working with hands in water.
Working with electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.
Cooperatively interacts with the health care team to support and contribute to the shared group goals.
Uses competent clinical practice and critical thinking skills to efficiently deliver patient care with all health care providers while maximizing efficient use of resources.
Ability to be flexible in response to changes in work volume, staff and scheduling changes.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
The CAPE program is a system-wide clinical advancement program (clinical ladder) to enhance professional development, provide a reward system for quality clinical performance, promote quality nursing, and improve job satisfaction for inpatient direct care nurses.
To apply for the next level, the CAPE nurse must meet the requirements of their current level. They must also meet the required years of nursing experience, degree, and certification to apply for the next level. In addition, nurses who are approved for levels 3, 4, 5, or 6 must complete and submit five competencies on an annual basis to maintain their current level.
Level 1
All graduate nurses with less than 12 months of experience enter at Level one with a diploma, ADN, BSN, or higher
Level 2
Level 3
Required competencies to include demonstration of regularly being a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students
Available to those with a BSN or higher or nurses with ADN/diploma with 5 years of experience
Required competencies to include demonstration of regularly being a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students
Required competencies to include demonstration of participation in QI and/or shared governance at the unit level
Available to those with an MSN or higher with 4 years of experience, or nurses with a BSN with 4 years of experience and a health-related Master's Degree, or nurses with a BSN and 5 years of experience
Required competencies to include demonstration of regularly being a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students
Consideration is given to other health-related advanced degrees that would assist with direct patient care at the bedside
Required competencies to include demonstration of regularly being a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students
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