Minimum Education
BSN (Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience
2 years RN experience (Required)
Required Licenses and Certifications
CPR Certification (Required)
Functional Accountabilities
Professional Practice/Research
- Participate in Shared Leadership.
- Contribute to CNMC’s Magnet Journey .
- Ensure that nursing practice is based on evidence of best practice.
- Accountable for participating in the Division of Nursing’s Performance Improvement process (division or unit level).
- Participate in community activities.
Assessment and Planning
- Gather physical and psychosocial data on patient/family.
- Based on assessment, contribute to and develop individualized plan of care with patient and family.
- Identify ways to improve operations through quality improvement and assist in implementation of solutions across acute care units.
Plan of Care
- Complete appropriate documentation.
- Organize and complete patient assignment in a timely manner seeking assistance as needed
- Delegate appropriately and effectively; make appropriate decisions and use sound judgment based on national nursing standards and Practice Act.
- Identify and document the patient and family’s physical and emotional responses to care delivered.
- Accountable to establish, implement, communicate and evaluate the interdisciplinary plan of care with outcomes.
- Utilize assessment data gathered from patient and family to ensure completion of data base and plan of care within identified timeframes.
Patient/Family Advocacy
- Identify learning needs and contribute to teaching of patient/family based on plan of care.
- Seek assistance to meet patient’s educational needs.
- Accountable to deliver patient care and service in a manner that is sensitive to diversity.
- Communication reflects development of plan of care and ability to advocate to meet patients’ needs.
Safety
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
Teamwork/Communication
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things
Safety
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance