Advanced Clinician - Wound - Sharp Memorial Hospital, Variable, PT 0.8 Variable

Sharp HealthCare•San Diego, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families. This role involves clinical advancement, utilizing systematic planning, appropriate methods, and timely exchange of information with the multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care. The clinician demonstrates leadership in identifying, resolving, and evaluating system/practice/work flow issues, and is sought out for critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. They possess an intuitive grasp of clinical situations, focusing on problem-solution without wasteful consideration of alternatives, and can identify high-priority potential crises before significant clinical changes are evident. The role also includes utilizing the nursing process and a critical thinking approach to provide patient care that incorporates the mind, body, and spirit; is individualized, goal-directed, and consistent with current standards of safety. The clinician serves as a recognized resource, leader, and problem-solver for staff, acting as a clinical expert and contributing to the professional development and education of other staff members. They integrate care with a multidisciplinary team to facilitate patients' access to needed resources from pre-admission to discharge, apply nursing principles in the provision of science-based comprehensive care delivery, and assume a leadership role in interdisciplinary conferences. The clinician also delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes, coaches team members on delegated tasks, and uses judgment to assess the appropriateness of physician's orders, initiating, redirecting, and resolving issues. They assist staff in developing communication skills, guide staff in new patient situations, and mentor others to improve clinical practice. The role involves establishing a therapeutic relationship with patients and families, serving as a resource for regulatory issues, identifying ethical dilemmas, and using complex strategies to interact with challenging patients and families. Additionally, they provide age-appropriate patient education and are a resource for developing teaching plans and modifying teaching strategies.

Requirements

Graduate of nursing school.
2 Years recent pertinent clinical experience as defined by the CBA.
California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing -REQUIRED
AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Nice To Haves

Advanced competencies in all areas of the unit skills.
Serves as a role model for professional behavior through participation in committees.
Assumes the responsibility of resource role and teaching role.
Assumes the responsibilities of charge nurse and preceptor for new graduates and/or new orientees to unit.
Demonstrates leadership skills, which allow the nurse to positively influence the practice of others.
Provides expert direct patient care and integrates care with multidisciplinary team to facilitate patient access to needed resources from pre-admission to discharge.
Demonstrates expert nursing principles that directly result in improved outcomes as assessed by patients, family, physicians and staff.
Transfers knowledge and mentors others to improve clinical practice.
Demonstrates complex problem solving and the use of critical thinking skills.
Recognizes inconsistencies in patient care and manages potential complications.
Applies knowledge, expertise and leadership to achieve outcomes for unit/department/hospital/organization/community.
Complies with all regulatory and accreditation standards.
May participate in the process of evidence-based research utilization.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills.
Serves as a role model for professional behavior through participation in committees.

Responsibilities

Provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.
Utilize systematic planning, appropriate methods, and timely exchange of information with the multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care.
Demonstrate leadership in the identification, resolution, and evaluation of system/practice/work flow issues.
Apply critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Identify high-priority potential crises before significant clinical changes are evident.
Utilize the nursing process and a critical thinking approach to provide patient care that incorporates the mind, body, and spirit; is individualized, goal-directed, and consistent with current standards of safety.
Serve as a recognized resource, leader, and problem-solver for staff in and outside of the unit.
Act as a clinical expert and contribute to the professional development and education of other staff members.
Integrate care with a multidisciplinary team to facilitate patients' access to needed resources from pre-admission to discharge.
Apply nursing principles in the provision of science-based comprehensive care delivery to identified patient population.
Assume a leadership role in interdisciplinary conferences by initiating, facilitating, and communicating.
Use critical thinking skills to individualize information, analyze it, and draw conclusions.
Think creatively to generate and evaluate ideas for making decisions and solving problems for the patient/family.
Document per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures.
Support the documentation process by helping others understand regulatory and legal requirements and implications.
Delegate/assign and communicate expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team.
Coach health care team members on how to determine if a delegated task is appropriately assigned, how to accept a delegated task, and each individual's accountability for performing and completing the task.
Use judgment and problem-solving skills to assess the appropriateness of physician's orders, and to initiate, redirect, and resolve issues.
Assist staff in developing communication skills that result in customer satisfaction.
Guide staff in new patient situations and/or those unfamiliar to the nurse or not commonly seen in the department.
Transfer knowledge and mentor others to improve clinical practice.
Apply expert nursing principles that will directly result in improved outcomes as assessed by patient, family, physicians, and staff.
Assist with matching patients' needs with staff ability and/or developmental needs.
Organize and clearly present a formal class or presentation by using words, examples, pictures, or graphics.
Establish a therapeutic relationship with patient and family.
Serve as a resource to staff for regulatory issues including EMTALA, Durable Power of Attorney, Organ Donations, Consents, and Withdrawal of Life Support.
Identify ethical dilemmas and take appropriate steps to resolve issues in a timely manner.
Use alternative and complex strategies to interact with and create a therapeutic relationship with patients' and families' who are perceived as challenging by others, and teach these strategies to other health care providers.
Provide age-appropriate patient education that facilitates recovery, self-care, end-of-life care, and health maintenance, health promotion, and wellness.
Serve as a resource for others in developing teaching plans and modifying teaching strategies.
Demonstrate advanced competencies in all areas of the unit skills.
Serve as a role model for professional behavior through participation in committees.
Assume the responsibility of resource role and teaching role.
Assume the responsibilities of charge nurse and preceptor for new graduates and/or new orientees to the unit.
Demonstrate leadership skills, which allow the nurse to positively influence the practice of others.
Provide expert direct patient care and integrate care with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate patient access to needed resources from pre-admission to discharge.
Demonstrate expert nursing principles that directly result in improved outcomes as assessed by patients, family, physicians, and staff.
Transfer knowledge and mentor others to improve clinical practice.
Demonstrate complex problem-solving and the use of critical thinking skills.
Recognize inconsistencies in patient care and manage potential complications.
Apply knowledge, expertise, and leadership to achieve outcomes for unit/department/hospital/organization/community.
Comply with all regulatory and accreditation standards.
May participate in the process of evidence-based research utilization.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
Serve as a role model for professional behavior through participation in committees.