Advocate Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current RN licensure in the appropriate state.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required. External hires or internal promotions without a BSN must enroll in a BSN program within one year of the hire or transfer date and complete it within three years of enrollment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required in accordance with policy guidelines.
• Appropriate professional certification, clinical or leadership, required within one year of eligibility for the certification examination.
• Must speak and understand English fluently.
• Must be able to lift and support 35 pounds while handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Minimum two years of nursing experience preferred.
• Previous management experience preferred.
• Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required by the department's nurse leader.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum two years of nursing experience.
• Previous management experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the manager in using systematic approaches to enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, nursing service administration, and care delivery.
• Assist with interviewing, selecting, and supervising nursing personnel.
• Coordinate communication throughout shifts through staff meetings or huddles to exchange information and promote dialogue among teammates.
• Collaborate with the manager to support understanding of and compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and policies related to healthcare services and practice.
• Conduct patient, teammate, and physician rounds at prescribed frequencies to assess satisfaction, appropriateness of care, and department operations.
• Delegate elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers within applicable legal and policy parameters.
• Assist in identifying expected outcomes to guide continuity of care and department operations.
• Assist in evaluating progress toward goals and expected outcomes and share relevant information with teammates involved in the care or situation.
• Provide nursing care; assist with treatments, therapies, and procedures; and administer medications as necessary.
• Coordinate patient flow, throughput, and staffing by continuously assessing volume and acuity needs and using available resources to support appropriate staffing.
• Assist with coordination of patient care and outcomes, allocation of human and fiscal resources, communications, program development and oversight, staff development and retention, performance appraisal, performance improvement, service recovery, and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain clinical and professional competency appropriate to the population of patients served.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Adoption assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
• Financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Potential shift and on-call premium pay
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance