CLIN NURSE IV-CCU

Covenant Health•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse IV provides professional nursing care in a designated Critical Care unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. This clinical expert follows evidence-based nursing standards and practices, serves as a leader and role model, and uses advanced clinical skills to care for complex critically ill patients. Incumbents are expected to accept assignments at other Covenant Health facilities as needed to meet Critical Care needs. The role includes assessing patients and families, developing and evaluating plans of care, promoting patient safety, coaching and supporting new employees and students, contributing to education and unit orientation, and serving as a resource to peers. The position is full-time, 72 hours per pay period, on the day shift.

Requirements

At least two years of RN experience in an Intensive/Critical Care setting.
Maintain Tennessee State Registered Nurse licensure.
Maintain Critical Care Certification (CCRN or equivalent).
CPR certification is 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 or nursing home care.
Assess the needs of patients and families.
Develop and initiate plans of care with patient and family involvement.
Recommend and implement evidence-based bundles, protocols, and procedural interventions to promote patient safety and reduce harm events.
Evaluate plans of care.
Resolve complex patient, management, and physician problems using clinical expertise and knowledge without supervision.
Perform critical skills and deliver care appropriate to the age-specific needs of the population served.
Act as a formally trained coach for new employees and students, and review preceptee clinical performance with the unit leader or clinical instructor.
Provide six contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education.
Contribute to the development and evaluation of the unit orientation program.
Serve as a resource to peers and supervise non-licensed caregivers.
Intervene proactively to improve patient care and safety as needed.
Cross-train to other departments and serve as a resource person and role model to peers.
Participate as a member of an established committee or process improvement team, with 75% participation in meetings.
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.