RN - Bone Health Clinic PT

GIBSON AREA HOSPITAL•Bloomington, IL

6d•$29 - $47•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) will work in the Bone Health Clinic and is responsible for performing assessments, collecting data, and formulating patient care plans. The role involves evaluating the effectiveness of care, demonstrating psychomotor skills, and educating patients and their significant others. The RN will also be responsible for documentation, adhering to safety protocols, and functioning efficiently in emergency situations. This position requires a strong knowledge base in nursing standards, patient care resources, and relevant drugs and lab values. The RN must demonstrate self-responsibility and accountability within the Illinois Practice Act, actively participate in staff development, and engage in continuing education for professional growth. They will seek validation of their knowledge and decision-making skills, manage legal aspects of practice, and contribute to unit and department goals. The role involves participating in standards development, Performance Improvement (PI) activities, and coordinating patient care. Effective organization, priority setting, and communication skills are essential. The RN will foster effective working relationships, utilize lines of authority appropriately, and remain flexible in staffing. Problem identification and decision-making skills are crucial, along with the ability to apply theory to clinical settings. The RN may assist LPNs and CNAs with patient care and manage a clinical nursing schedule for injections, IVs, and lab draws under the direction of an APP. Other duties as assigned, and potential travel to other clinics may be required.

Requirements

Current Illinois licensure.
Graduation from an approved nursing program.
Appropriate nursing practice/experience (within the past three years).
Visual acuity to observe patient assessment data and use manual/automated documentation tools.
Auditory acuity to hear patient verbal communication and gather data using auscultatory skills.
Manual dexterity of hands and feet to ambulate 8-12 hours per shift.
Physical strength to perform CPR (bed/floor), lift/push/pull 60-300— pounds; perform constant walking, twisting, turning, and stretching maneuvers in patient care and use of patient care equipment.
Keen mental faculties to perform assessment and decision making skills in the management of acutely ill patients.
Communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone.
Emotional stability conductive to dealing with high stress level for 8-12 hours at a time associated with caring for acute patients fast paced physical activity, rapidly changing patient conditions, emotional demands of maintaining effective working relationships with peers, managers, physicians, and other health care workers.

Nice To Haves

Clinical Skills
Bedside Manner
Infection Control
Nursing Skills
Physiological Knowledge
Administering Medication
Medical Teamwork
Multi-Tasking
Listening
Verbal Communication
Health Promotion and Maintenance

Responsibilities

Performs assessment and data collection in an ongoing systematic manner, focusing on the patients physiologic and cognitive status.
Formulates or individualizes a predefined, goal consistent and continuous manner by utilization of and adherence to pre-determined standards which define the structure, process, and desired patient outcomes of nursing process.
Evaluates effectiveness of care given by self and by all health care team members. Also, evaluates contribution of systems, environment, and instrumentation in processing patients toward desired outcomes.
Demonstrates competency in select psychomotor skills adhering to predefined written procedures.
Identifies patient learning needs and readiness for learning. Implements patients/significant other instruction to meet self-care needs as defined in standards of care and patient teaching protocols.
Performs documentation responsibilities following all existing structure standards and guidelines for forms used in the Division of Nursing and specialty assigned areas.
Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to patient rights as identified within the institution.
Functions with an awareness of and adherence to safety requirements as identified in existing standards.
Performs efficiently in emergency situations following established protocols, remaining calm, performing appropriate persons, and documenting events.
Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas and structure standards, patient care resources/references, protocols, pertinent drugs, standard of care, and significant lab values.
Demonstrates an awareness of self-responsibility and accountability for own professional practice within the Illinois Practice Act.
Participates actively in staff development activities by sharing knowledge with others and using appropriate teaching/learning strategies to assist peers.
Demonstrates self-directed learning and participation in continuing education to meet own professional development.
Seeks validation of knowledge base, skill level, and decision making as necessary and assertively requests guidance in areas of question.
Demonstrates awareness of legal issues in all aspects of professional practice and patient care and strives to manage situations in reduced-risk manner.
Participates in development and attainment of unit and department of nursing goals.
Participates in development of standards at both the generic and unit specific levels, demonstrates an attitude of acceptance/importance of standards in all professional practice strives to achieve minimal compliance levels and uses “professional modification” measures with sound clinical judgment.
Activity involves self in Performance Improvement (PI) activities at the generic and unit levels through use of data resources and compliance peer review monitoring.
Demonstrates willingness and ability to effectively coordinate patient care/unit activities among nursing staff, physicians, and support services in both the care manager and shift leader role.
Demonstrates effective organization and priority settings abilities in using self, human, and material resources in a time oriented and cost containment manner.
Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills by implementing existing communication methods (i.e. staff meetings, communication boards, etc.) and always attempting to receive and give information in a timely, concise, clear, and positive manner.
Formulates and uses effective working relationships with all health care team members, patients, and families.
Demonstrates appropriate use of lines of authority in clinical and operational matters when seeking direction, validating self-decision making, and resolving problematic issues.
Remains flexible in staffing patterns and in resolution of staffing conflicts; participates in temporary assignment measures in the division of nursing.
Demonstrates problem identification skills using PI tools/methods; demonstrates sound clinical and operational decision-making abilities based on current standards and resulting in prompt action/resolution.
Demonstrates an attitude of seeking knowledge and rationale for actions and shows ability to apply theory/data to the clinical settings.
Can help the LPN, CMA/CNA room and interview patients if needed.
Manages a clinical nursing schedule to administer injections, IV’s, lab draws under the direct order of the APP.
Other duties as assigned.
May travel to other clinic with physicians within the department.