Clinical Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Nurse Interns must be entering the senior year of a four-year baccalaureate program in nursing or last year of an associate degree program in nursing.
• Completed at least one acute care clinical rotation.
• Anticipate graduation within one year after completion of the intern program.
• Meet FHN job related health requirements.
• Have an above-average academic record.
• Pass a criminal background check.
• A minimum of a high school education or GED equivalent is required.
• BLS certification

Responsibilities

• Function in an assistive role under the supervision of the Registered Nurse retaining accountability for one's own actions and behaviors.
• Carry out the FHN Mission and promulgate the Vision of Patient Care Services.
• Continuously seek out opportunities to improve the quality of patient care delivery through innovative and creative problem solving.
• Support and participate in shared leadership and interdisciplinary care.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct and practice consistent with the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (2001).
• Contribute to the positive image of the nursing profession and enhance the culture of the organization by modeling professional behavior both in the organization and in the community.
• Personally adhere to the FHN PRIDE Standards & Expectations and Service Excellence Standards.
• Serve as a mentor to other students and nursing assistants.
• Embrace change and lifelong learning, taking personal accountability to seek out experiences that enhance the ability to maintain skills and competence in clinical practice and role performance.
• Seek feedback concerning one's own practice.
• Observe collaborative nursing practice with an experienced nurse mentor and assume shared responsibility for a patient assignment.
• Have general knowledge of nursing theory, techniques and interventions.
• Exhibit high standards of ethical conduct, honesty and integrity at all times.
• Record and report information such as vital signs, intake and output, weigh and any behavioral changes to appropriate supervisory personnel.
• Responsible for maintaining a clean, safe environment for the patient & staff.
• Eliciting Pain Scale rating; obtaining vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure, no invasive monitoring measures).
• Proper handling and use of patient care equipment, including patient safety devices.
• Basic patient hygiene.
• Safe patient mobilization and transfer.
• Supporting mealtime activities; recording intake & output; accurately record height and weight.
• Proper handling of lab specimens; obtaining patient's blood sugar, performing blood glucose monitoring.
• Following infection control principles & specific precautions; Applying cardiac monitor and recording 12-lead EKG; Performing "downtime" procedures: restock rooms, answer call lights, checking on patients, meeting basic needs; Communicating patient care information and needs with nurse mentor; Documenting care and observations in the medical record; Meet regulatory education requirements; Respect the age-specific needs of the patient population served; Appropriately call and respond to emergencies; Hold BLS certification; Meet nurse intern competency requirements and unit -specific competencies upon hire and annually, as appropriate to the practice area.