Nurse Clinician II - IMU Med/Surg - CLC (Part-Time Nights)

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)•Webster, TX

About The Position

The Nurse Clinician II is an Advanced Beginner Clinician who provides patient care in accordance with the American Nurses Association Standards of Professional Practice and Professional Performance, the Texas Nurse Practice Act, and UTMB policies, procedures, and standards. The role requires the knowledge and skill to meet professional nursing standards without supervision, while recognizing when assistance is needed and seeking appropriate resources. Practice balances dependent and interdependent decision-making, with a focus on expanding knowledge and skills in the specialty area. The clinician supports specialty unit, nursing, and institutional initiatives and health system goals. The clinician assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents care for assigned patients; administers ordered medications and treatments; performs specialty-area technical procedures; and provides culturally congruent, competent care. The role also includes patient and family education, care coordination and delegation, collaboration with the interprofessional team, participation in unit-level leadership and quality improvement, and ongoing professional learning. The clinician promotes patient safety, accurate documentation, infection control, cost containment, and compliance with UTMB and unit requirements.

Requirements

Registered Nurse with six months of clinical RN experience and/or successful completion of the probationary NC I period documented on the nursing evaluation tool.
Current Registered Nurse license or valid permit to practice in Texas; must be maintained.
Current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document daily care for assigned patients.
Identify nursing diagnoses and patient-care needs; individualize and revise plans of care as needed.
Execute physician orders, administer medications and treatments, and provide culturally congruent, specialty-appropriate nursing care according to UTMB policies and standards.
Perform routine technical procedures and skills in the assigned specialty area.
Provide basic patient and family instruction based on identified learning needs, and use evidence-based resources and Teach-Back to evaluate and adapt teaching.
Coordinate and prioritize patient-care activities, maintain safe continuity of care through hand-offs and interdisciplinary rounding, and delegate appropriately.
Use technology competently in patient care, communication, and documentation.
Advocate for patients, provide culturally sensitive care, and seek resources or assistance when ethical or communication challenges arise.
Collaborate respectfully with the interprofessional team and recognize colleagues who demonstrate UTMB core values.
Participate in unit meetings and activities, shared leadership, quality-improvement activities, in-services, continuing education, and one journal club annually.
Complete the UTMB/Vizient Nurse Residency Program and its required evidence-based practice project.
Identify safety concerns, report them appropriately, address immediate concerns, and engage in unit quality and safety activities.
Complete specialty-specific competency orientation tools and ongoing competency and performance self-evaluations, including the annual self-evaluation.
Perform and report point-of-care testing.
Organize work to complete assignments on time and maintain a clean, safe environment using aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection-control measures.
Practice basic cost containment and maintain accurate, concise, and legible patient, unit, and hospital documentation.
Meet periodic UTMB and unit requirements for health screening, training, attendance, safety, and CPR, and adhere to internal controls and reporting structure.
Demonstrate self-care practices that support personal well-being, safety, and injury prevention.