Clinical Support Nurse
Company: The Miriam Hospital
Location: Providence
Posted on: April 17, 2024
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Job Description:
Summary:
This clinical Support RN position is within the Float pool at
Miriam Hospital. This role requires a minimum of 12 months
experience in critical care or emergency medicine. The schedule
consists of 3 12-hour shifts.
Under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager (or designee)
and within hospital and departmental policies and procedures the
clinical support nurse provides nursing expertise to the inpatient
units targeting high-risk and decompensating patients on the
med/surg floors facilitates timely transfer of patients to a higher
level of care and assists the Nursing Supervisor with appropriate
utilization of resources. All essential functions performed in this
position reflect the age specific needs of the patients.
-Responsibilities:
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Lifespan employees are
expected to embrace Lifespan's mission of "Delivering health with
care" and successfully role model Lifespan's values of Compassion
Accountability Respect and Excellence as these guide our everyday
actions with patients customers and one another. Recognizes and
reports deviations from patient or established norms. Identifies
deviations from established norms not related to chief patients
complaints. Reports patients responses to treatment(s) and
documents nursing interventions. Provides basic comfort and support
according to patient needs. Fosters patient(s) and family
participation in achieving optimum level of patients functioning
and performing activities of daily living. Sets priorities in
individual patients assignments. Seeks guidance and resources when
necessary in management of patient care. Identifies and assesses
emergency situations. Initiates appropriate response and
intervention. Plans for potential needs during emergency
situations. Defines nursing diagnosis and expected patients
outcomes. May modify nursing plan of care based on diagnosis and/or
outcomes. Documents on appropriate nursing assessment forms.
Implements nursing interventions and evaluates based on patients
outcomes. Modifies plan of care accordingly including
documentation. The Clinical Support Nurse maintains knowledge of
contemporary professional nursing practice within the legal
framework of the Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act. Attends training
and retraining as needed to maintain current knowledge of hospital
and patients care practices and procedures. Utilizes established
protocols and collaborates with the health team to facilitate
therapeutic interventions and attainment of desired patient
outcomes. Participates in quality improvement processes and risk
management activities. Attends unit-based or hospital meetings to
facilitate patient care management. Functions in a cooperative and
productive manner in the work environment. Integrates complete
physical assessment with nursing assessment and records reviews in
developing a comprehensive and individualized plan of care. Follows
all documentation guidelines per policy and procedure. Maintains
quality assurance safety environmental and infection control in
accordance with established hospital department policies procedures
and objectives. Maintains safe environment for patients visitors
and staff. Demonstrates self-direction in maintaining and advancing
clinical and professional competency. Demonstrates knowledge and
skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life
span with consideration of aging processes human development stages
and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.
Collaborates with Nursing Supervisor to provide support to nursing
units. Makes rounds to evaluate nursing care. Initiates corrective
measures as indicated. Provides functional guidance and education
to RNs CNAs and other licensed personnel as required. Responds to
Code Blue Rapid Response Team and similar hospital emergencies.
Proactively rounds on high-risk patients and assists in
facilitation of transfers to higher level of care. Conducts audits
for universal protocol procedures in the medical-surgical areas as
needed. Completes occurrence reports as required. Initiates
follow-up or corrective interventions as indicated. Consults with
Clinical Manager or Charge Nurse regarding unit routines and any
professional development opportunities identified. May assume shift
charge responsibility on an assigned unit. Responsibility includes
maintaining an overview of unit activities and delegating work
responsibilities with equitable assignments. Makes bed and patient
assignments and assigns primary patients to staff. Performs other
duties as necessary. -Other information:
BASIC KNOWLEDGE: Graduate of a school of nursing Baccalaureate in
Nursing preferred with current license to practice as a Registered
Nurse in the State of Rhode Island Conformity to the Code of
Professional Nurses. Understanding of the provisions of the Nurse
Practice Act of the state of Rhode Island. Demonstrates knowledge
and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the
life span with consideration of aging processes human development
stages and sensitivity to cultural diversity in each step of the
care process. Current ACLS BLS and NIH Stroke certification is
required. Current certification in related specialty or
certification within two years. EXPERIENCE: Five years of
progressively responsible clinical experience in medical/surgical
nursing two years critical care or emergency department experience
preferred. Demonstrated clinical leadership as Charge Nurse or
Preceptor. WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Prolonged
standing and walking. Exposed to all patient elements. May be
required to lift/turn patients and equipment. Repeated bending
squatting stooping. INDEPENDENT ACTION: Plans and organizes
priorities for effective patient care within the scope of existing
departmental policies generally refers specific problems to
supervisor where clarification of departmental policies and
procedures may be required. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: None.
-Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race color religion sex national origin age
ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or
expression disability protected veteran or marital status. - -
Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. -Location: The Miriam
Hospital USA:RI:Providence -Work Type: Full Time -Shift: Shift 3
-Union: Non-Union
Keywords: The Miriam Hospital, East Providence , Clinical Support Nurse, Healthcare , Providence, Rhode Island
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