Clin Nurse III
About The Position
Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. The role requires clinical expertise to resolve complex patient, management, and physician problems without supervision, while delivering care appropriate to the age-specific needs of the population served. The nurse assesses patients and families, develops and evaluates plans of care with their involvement, and recommends interventions. The role also includes precepting and education, supervising designated support staff, contributing to unit orientation and process improvement, and following policies, procedures, and safety standards.
Requirements
- Minimum of three years of professional experience.
- Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure.
- CPR certification required.
- Education must be sufficient to meet the standards for the required license and/or certification; no minimum education level is specified.
Responsibilities
- Correlate patient history and support systems within hospital care or nursing home care.
- Assess the needs of patients and families.
- Develop and initiate plans of care involving patients and families; recommend interventions and evaluate plans of care.
- Resolve complex patient, management, and physician problems without supervision.
- Deliver care appropriate to the age-specific needs of the population served.
- Lead process improvement initiatives in the unit or participate on a facility team.
- Precept new employees or students, or attend a formal preceptor workshop and be willing to precept.
- Review preceptee clinical performance with the unit leader or clinical instructor.
- Provide four contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education.
- Contribute to the development and evaluation of the unit orientation program.
- Supervise LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters.
- Follow policies, procedures, and safety standards.
- Complete required annual education assignments.
- Work toward goals and objectives and participate in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
