RN Lead, Registered Nurse Lead - Specialty Cardiology
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Longview
Posted on: April 21, 2024
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Job Description:
Description
Summary:
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.
Responsibilities:
Organizing and overseeing patient care delivery during an assigned
shift, ensuring proper staffing and smooth operations of a patient
care unit.
Coaching/counseling individual team members; 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;
assisting with communications with patients and families
Allocates team resources responsibly and equitably, delegates
appropriate levels of responsibility and authority, and provides
oversight and guidance.
Mediates and resolves conflicts among individuals, groups, and
departments.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process
Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical,
psychosocial, social, cultural,
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). Performs timely
reassessment and documentation
Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the
specific patient care need for designated unit's patient
population
Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process
Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to
facilitate patient flow
Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to
facilitate the discharge process
Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and
validating orders to ensure accuracy.
Standard III. 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
Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in
resourcing efforts.
Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and
regulations within the industry.
Standard IV. Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations
Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe
environment resulting in positive patient outcomes
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.
Standard V. Leadership
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
Mediates and resolves conflicts among individuals, groups, and
departments.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Clinical Policies and Standards
Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical
procedures
Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures
organizational compliance
Provides feedback for improvement of procedures
Assists in the development and implementation of specific
procedures
Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and
techniques
Health Information Documentation
Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient
documentation
Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and
updating patient records
Describes the flow of information between various stations or
units
Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic
documentation
Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their
accuracy
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
Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for
correcting
Explains considerations for entering and following standing
orders
Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and
considerations for each
Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation
Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts
for patients on unit and under own care
Reviews patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies
and alerts to mistakes or omissions
Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical
staff
Relates examples of misreadings or misinterpretations and lessons
learned
Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others
Patient Safety
Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient
groups or settings
Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those
groups and settings
Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family
members
Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of
problems
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.
Requirements:
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.
2 years of clinical patient care experience in a relevant
setting.
BLS required
RN License in state of employment or compact
Work Type:
Full Time
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