Nurse Clinician II/III, Outpatent - Texas City Primary and Specialty Care

UTMB Health•Texas City, TX

35d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an open-pooled position. Applicants' education/experience will be considered and the position may be filled at a lower or higher level, as appropriate. The role involves providing patient care through nursing based practices according to the American Nurses Association Standards of Professional Practice and Professional Performance, valuing specialty unit, nursing, and institutional strategic initiatives and health system goals. The primary duties will be all in-basket support, with availability to work the closer shift from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. The position requires proficient and independent assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation of daily patient care. This includes identifying patient care needs, formulating nursing diagnoses, developing and individualizing care plans, and executing physician's orders. The role also involves administering medications and treatments, delivering culturally congruent and specialty-appropriate competent nursing care in accordance with UTMB's policies, procedures, and standards in a caring and compassionate manner, and performing routine and complex technical procedures/skills in the assigned specialty area.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license or valid permit to practice in Texas.
Current BLS required.
Nurse Clinician II: RN with six months of clinical RN experience and/or successful completion of probationary NC I period documented on nursing e-performance evaluation tool.
Nurse Clinician III: RN with two years of clinical RN experience.

Nice To Haves

Possesses knowledge and skill necessary to meet nursing standards for professional practice specified in Texas Nurse Practice Act without supervision (for Nurse Clinician II).
Recognizes when assistance is needed and seeks appropriate resources (for Nurse Clinician II).
Practice is characterized by a balance of independent decision making (for Nurse Clinician II).
Focus is on expanding knowledge and skills for specialty area (for Nurse Clinician II).
Proficient Clinician (for Nurse Clinician III).
Possesses knowledge and skill to meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Texas Nurse Practice Act (for Nurse Clinician III).
Experienced, knowledgeable and skilled in specialty area (for Nurse Clinician III).
Competently functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team (for Nurse Clinician III).
Practice is characterized by predominantly independent decision-making (for Nurse Clinician III).
Practice is problem focused and patient centered in the manner care is provided (for Nurse Clinician III).
Able to manage unexpected or emergency situations that are commonly seen in assigned specialty population (for Nurse Clinician III).

Responsibilities

Provide patient care through nursing based practices according to the American Nurses Association Standards of Professional Practice and Professional Performance.
Value specialty unit, nursing, and institutional strategic initiatives and health system goals.
Provide all in-basket support.
Be available to work the closer shift (8:30 am - 5:30 pm).
Proficiently and independently assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document the daily care of assigned patients.
Proficiently identify patient care needs, formulate appropriate nursing diagnoses, develop and individualize care plans, and revise care plans as needed.
Proficiently execute physician's orders for all assigned patients.
Administer medications and treatments.
Deliver culturally congruent and specialty-appropriate competent nursing care in accordance with UTMB's policies, procedures, and standards in a caring and compassionate manner.
Proficiently and independently perform routine and complex technical procedures/skills in the assigned specialty area.
Serve as a resource for Nurse Clinician I or II (for Nurse Clinician III).
Manage commonly seen contingency situations that arise on the clinical unit (for Nurse Clinician III).