Unit Nurse Leader - Full Time (M-F)
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Longview
Posted on: April 25, 2024
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Job Description:
Supports and coordinates day-to-day activities of nursing
personnel in patient care units, provides direction to Clinical
Staff, implements work of assigned units, and coordinates
activities with other patient care units and related departments.
Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on
long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope
with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes
appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers to
help manage the clinical situation.
Organizing and overseeing patient care delivery during an assigned
shift, ensuring proper staffing and smooth operations of a patient
care unit.
monitoring and providing feedback on performance and addressing
training needs.
Documenting daily staffing, operational, and administrative
records; maintaining compliance with governmental policies and
procedures.
Providing direction and support to nursing staff demonstrating and
promoting respect for the dignity and rights of every patient;
Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process
Spiritual, and development needs of patient and families
Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members
Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet
individual patient needs using evidence-based practice. Implements
patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents
progression of treatment and teaching goals
Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the
patient's response to the care and treatment(s). Must be able to
perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient
care need for designated unit's patient population
Unit Operations
Plans, directs and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions
in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift
Demonstrates good stewardship in the proper use and maintenance of
equipment and Supplies
Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and
regulations within the industry.
Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations
Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality
improvement activities
Provides evidence-based nursing care
Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum
of care
Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and
regulations within the industry.
Knowledge of federal, state, and local healthcare-related laws and
regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices
and activities.
Serves as a subject matter expert for patient care
Gives continuing feedback, recognizes achievement, and recommends
improvement as a patient care subject matter expert.
Supports proper allocation of team resources, delegates appropriate
levels of responsibility and authority, and provides support and
guidance for high-quality patient care
Clinical Policies and Standards
Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures
organizational compliance
Assists in the development and implementation of specific
procedures
Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and
techniques
Health Information Documentation
Describes the flow of information between various stations or
units
Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic
documentation
Explains health information documentation best practices and their
rationale across health care practices.
Medical Equipment
Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit
or facility
Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common
equipment problems
Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical
equipment
Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper
working order prior to use to ensure patient safety
Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment
Medical Order Processing
Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more
groups of patients or conditions
Describes functions and features of the system used to enter,
validate, update and forward medical orders
Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts
for patients on unit and under own care
Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical
staff
Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to
self, versus harm to others Utilizes appropriate systems to
document misses and near misses, participates in immediate
investigating, analysis, and reporting in real-time.
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.
2 years of clinical patient care experience in a relevant
setting.
Full Time
If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our
website or need assistance completing the application process,
please contact us at (844) 257-6925.
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