Description
The RN Clinical Expanded Role I is responsible for implementing and supporting special clinical projects and assignments as designated by the manager, according to the needs of the department.
This position acts as a resource to the RN Staff position as a knowledge expert to improve patient care.
Job Essentials
- Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social and psychological status, including cognitive, communicative and developmental skills as appropriate.
- Plan: Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care.
- Implement: Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination and collaboration as appropriate.
- Evaluate: Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient and family satisfaction.
- Professionalism: Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others.
- Clinical Coordination: Provides clinical expertise in assigned specialty area.
- Consultation / Liaison: Serves as a department and/or specialty care area representative on committees or task forces relating to area of expertise.
- Education: Acts as a resource, consultant and mentor to staff within department or specialty care area.
- Research: Utilizes current research to recommend improvements to nursing practice and to support the development of standards for nursing care of specialty patients.
Physical Requirements
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
- Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients.
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.
Requirements
- Current RN License in state of practice
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
- Current ACLS Certification
- 1 year of clinical nursing experience
- Experience in assigned clinical area
- Mentoring experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution
- Leadership experience
- Current PALS Certification