RN Mentor

Baptist Health•Jacksonville, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN - Mentor shall be tasked to develop and implement a model for mentorship for nursing staff. The Mentor will serve as a role model, leader, consultant, collaborator, educator, and clinician. The Mentor shall collaborate with unit Educators, Preceptors, and Nursing Leadership to assess the needs of clinical nurses. This individual shall participate in the delivery of new clinical staff orientation. As a member of the nursing team, the Mentor will establish a setting that supports professional nursing practice and empowers nurses to provide safe, effective, compassionate, and efficient nursing care in collaboration with all health care disciplines. This individual will make rounds to meet with clinical nurses to provide guidance and oversee less experienced nurses and to help facilitate their career development while providing training to aspiring nurses, nursing students, or licensed staff to help ensure provision of safe care and ease transition from advanced beginner to competent clinical nurse. The Mentor shall prepare and deliver nursing related education lectures and case studies to assigned nurses. Additionally, the Mentor will provide patient care in areas where needed to assist the unit and nursing team. The Mentor will also collaborate with Directors and Management to determine other necessary functions which will optimize patient outcomes and mentorship for the nursing team. This position may have additional duties assigned that are within scope of the role.

Requirements

Degree in Nursing required, BSN preferred, MSN highly preferred.
Minimum 5 years of medical surgical, intensive care, or specialty nursing clinical and/or teaching experience in acute care.
Active RN licensure.
BLS required.
Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.
Clinical expertise in the specialty area.
Ability to prioritize care for an individual patient or a group of patients.
Ability to delegate care appropriately and monitor outcomes of delegated care.
Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands.
Ability to perform independently and as a member of the healthcare team.
Ability to adapt quickly to changing situations.
Ability to maintain concentration with frequent interruptions.
Ability to function in a demanding and stressful environment.
Demonstrates effective organizational, interpersonal, critical thinking/problem-solving and decisionmaking.
Ability to implement change.
Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
MSN highly preferred
Additional certifications (ACLS, PALS, NRP, other specialty certifications) may be required depending upon unit assigned

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a model for mentorship for nursing staff.
Serve as a role model, leader, consultant, collaborator, educator, and clinician.
Collaborate with unit Educators, Preceptors, and Nursing Leadership to assess the needs of clinical nurses.
Participate in the delivery of new clinical staff orientation.
Establish a setting that supports professional nursing practice and empowers nurses to provide safe, effective, compassionate, and efficient nursing care in collaboration with all health care disciplines.
Make rounds to meet with clinical nurses to provide guidance and oversee less experienced nurses and to help facilitate their career development.
Provide training to aspiring nurses, nursing students, or licensed staff to help ensure provision of safe care and ease transition from advanced beginner to competent clinical nurse.
Prepare and deliver nursing related education lectures and case studies to assigned nurses.
Provide patient care in areas where needed to assist the unit and nursing team.
Collaborate with Directors and Management to determine other necessary functions which will optimize patient outcomes and mentorship for the nursing team.
Perform additional duties assigned that are within scope of the role.