RN - Rheumatology - FT

GIBSON AREA HOSPITAL•Gibson City, IL

6d•$34 - $42•Onsite

About The Position

The staff RN is a professional practitioner who functions as both a caregiver and care manager. In the caregiver role, the RN assumes responsibility for a group of patients for a designated period implementing the Nursing Process and therapeutic use of self. In the dominant role of care manager, the RN directs and oversees the care of other caregivers (nurses and non-nurses) via delegation, coordination, supervision, validation, and evaluation. The Rheumatology nurse travels to outreach clinics in support of the physician. The Rheumatology nurse should be proficient in the prior authorization process. The Rheumatology nurse will work closely with the Infusion Clinic and the Prior Authorization team. The Rheumatology nurse will take the lead in coordination of care with regard to imaging, laboratory testing, medication infusion, and communication between departments. The Rheumatology nurse will manage inventory for joint injections/aspirations, and will be responsible for assembling joint aspiration/injection kits for the physician.

Requirements

Graduation from NLN accredited school of nursing
Current Illinois licensure
Appropriate nursing practice/experience (in past 3 years), or evidence of successful refresher program.

Responsibilities

Performs assessment and data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on the patient's physiologic and cognitive status.
Formulates or individualizes a predefined, goal consistent and continuous manner by utilization of and adherence to pre-determined standards that 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 patient/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 specially 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 patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.
Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of structure standards, patient care resources/references, protocols, pertinent drugs, standards 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 a 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 minimum compliance levels and uses "professional modification" measures with sound clinical judgment.
Actively involves self in Performance Improvement (PI) activities at the generic and unit levels through use of data sources and compliance peer review monitoring.
Demonstrates willingness and ability to 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 existing 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.
Other duties as assigned.