Nurse Clinician I (RN) - ICU Angleton

UnitedHealth Group•Angleton, TX

56d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an entry-level professional nurse position, often referred to as a Novice Clinician. The role involves being precepted, guided, and mentored while developing a foundational knowledge base and essential nursing skills. The clinician will provide safe, basic nursing care in routine and predictable situations under the supervision of preceptors. Practice will evolve as the novice transitions from a new graduate requiring assistance to a competent, independent clinician. The role adheres to the Texas Nurse Practice Act and the American Nurses Association Standards of Professional Practice and Professional Performance, aligning with specialty unit, nursing, and institutional strategic initiatives and health system goals.

Requirements

GN/RN with current license or valid permit to practice professional nursing in Texas.
Completion of an accredited basic nursing education program.
Current BLS required.
RN license.
BLS certification.

Nice To Haves

Developing knowledge and skills with guidance and direction.
Assistance, direction, and/or supervision in the provision of patient care.
Guidance and direction from more experienced RNs.
Basic patient/family instruction and healthcare teaching.
Identification of potential impact of family dynamics.
Learning to identify unique learning needs based on values, beliefs, barriers and readiness to learn.
Learning to access evidence-based resources to provide patient/family education.
Learning to utilize evidence-based teaching strategies such as Teach-Back, AskMe3®, return demonstration, etc.
Learning to plan, coordinate and prioritize patient care activities, progressing to more complex assignments as competencies increase.
Maintaining safety and continuity of care using methods such as bedside shift report, hand-off tools/processes, inter-disciplinary care rounds, etc.
Learning to demonstrate effective time management skills.
Identifying appropriate and approved technology in the delivery of patient care.
Reliance on preceptor(s), colleagues, EHR to direct them to evidence-based clinical resources to guide patient care.
Seeking guidance and appropriate direction when considering decision about delegation; learning to effectively and respectfully communicate and delegate complexity.
Identifying ethical situations and seeking assistance to resolve.
Learning how to access available resources (ethics consultation) when ethical issues arise.
Demonstrating emerging awareness of culturally sensitive care.
Supporting healthy work environment by demonstrating respectful verbal and non-verbal communication with all members of the healthcare team.
Seeking assistance for support with challenging communication.
Learning to recognize colleagues when they go above and beyond in demonstrating UTMB’s core values.
Planning, coordinating, and prioritizing patient care activities in collaboration with inter-professional team.
Identifying a potential professional mentor to develop skills and abilities.
Recognizing informal and formal unit/hospital leaders.
Recognizing unit, nursing, and institutional strategic initiatives and health system goals.
Learning the importance of financial responsibility to promote fiscal health for the patient, unit and organization.
Attending/participating in unit meetings/activities and supporting the philosophy and goals of the unit department and organization.
Participating in shared leadership at the unit level.
Participating in unit-based quality improvement activities.
Attending in-service and continuing education activities.
Attending the UTMB Vizient/AACN™ Nurse Residency Program and completing an evidence-based practice project in order to successfully complete the program.
Demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning (evidence-based practice, specialty certification, advanced degree, etc.).
Appropriately posing questions to understand current processes and being open to change.
Reliance on preceptor(s), colleagues, EHR to direct them to evidence-based clinical resources to guide patient care.
Learning to recognize, assess and report patient safety concerns.
Able to locate unit quality metrics/outcomes data and identify improvement activities.
Learning strategies for self-care to support transition to practice, personal safety and injury prevention.

Responsibilities

Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents the daily care of assigned patients with guidance and direction.
Identifies nursing diagnoses/patient care needs and develops/individualizes care plans, revising them as needed.
Executes physician's orders for all assigned patients.
Administers medications and treatments, delivering culturally congruent and specialty-appropriate competent nursing care in accordance with UTMB's policies, procedures, and standards.
Performs routine technical procedures/skills in the assigned specialty area.
Provides basic patient/family instruction and healthcare teaching with guidance and direction.
Learns to plan, coordinate, and prioritize patient care activities, progressing to more complex assignments as competencies increase.
Maintains safety and continuity of care using methods such as bedside shift report and hand-off tools.
Learns to demonstrate effective time management skills.
Identifies appropriate and approved technology in the delivery of patient care.
Seeks guidance and appropriate direction when considering delegation decisions.
Identifies ethical situations and seeks assistance to resolve them.
Demonstrates emerging awareness of culturally sensitive care.
Supports a healthy work environment by demonstrating respectful communication with all members of the healthcare team.
Plans, coordinates, and prioritizes patient care activities in collaboration with the inter-professional team.
Recognizes informal and formal unit/hospital leaders.
Attends/participates in unit meetings/activities and supports the philosophy and goals of the unit, department, and organization.
Participates in shared leadership at the unit level.
Participates in unit-based quality improvement activities.
Attends in-service and continuing education activities.
Attends the UTMB Vizient/AACN™ Nurse Residency Program and completes an evidence-based practice project.
Demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning.
Learns to recognize, assess, and report patient safety concerns.
Able to locate unit quality metrics/outcomes data and identify improvement activities.
Learns strategies for self-care to support transition to practice, personal safety, and injury prevention.
Completes required specialty specific Competency Based Orientation (CBO) tools.
Actively participates in ongoing self-evaluation of competency.
Completes the annual self-evaluation on time for competency and performance evaluation.
Performs and reports point of care testing (POCT).
Prioritizes and organizes work so that required assignments are completed within a specified time frame.
Provides and maintains a clean, safe environment and performs and/or assists others to perform proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures and infection control measures.
Practices basic cost containment for patients and the unit.
Consistently completes accurate, concise and legible documentation for all patient, unit and hospital records.
Competently utilizes electronic forms of communication and documentation.
Meets periodic UTMB and unit specific compliance requirements for health screening, training, attendance, safety, and CPR.
Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.