Nurse Clinician I, Outpatient - CBC Pediatric Webster

Minimum Qualifications:  

GN/RN with current license or valid permit to practice professional nursing in Texas. Completion of an accredited basic nursing education program. Current BLS required.

Job Summary:

Novice Clinician – entry level professional nurse, who is precepted, guided and mentored; possesses a basic general knowledge base and is focused on developing knowledge and skills with guidance and direction; meets standards for professional practice as specified in the Texas Nurse Practice Act; requires assistance, direction and/or supervision in the provision of patient care; With supervision of preceptor(s), the clinician provides safe, basic nursing care in routine and predictable situations. Practice may vary widely as the novice clinician transitions from new graduate, who requires assistance and direction to competent, independent clinician; provides patient care through nursing practices based upon the American Nurses Association Standards of Professional Practice and Professional Performance. Values specialty unit, nursing, and institutional strategic initiatives and health system goals

 Job Duties:

Nursing Process 

• assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents the care of assigned patients 

• identifies patient care needs, formulates appropriate nursing diagnoses, develops and individualizes care plan, and revises plan of care as needed 

• executes physician orders for all assigned patients; administers medications and treatments and delivers culturally congruent nursing care in accordance with UTMB's policies, procedures, and standards in a caring, compassionate manner 

• performs routine technical procedures/skills in specialty area assigned 

   

   

  Patient/Family Teaching & Health Promotion 

   

   

• provides basic patient/family instruction and healthcare teaching 

• identifies potential impact of family dynamics 

• learns to identify unique learning needs based on values, beliefs, barriers and readiness to learn 

• learns to access evidence-based resources to provide patient/family education

• learns to utilize evidence-based teaching strategies such as Teach-Back, AskMe3®, return demonstration, etc. 

   

   

  Care Coordination 

   

   

• learns to plan, coordinate and prioritize patient care activities, progressing to more complex assignments as competencies increase 

• maintains safety and continuity of care using methods such as, hand-off tools/processes, inter-disciplinary, 

• learns to demonstrate effective time management skills 

• identifies appropriate and approved technology in the delivery of patient care 

• relies on preceptor(s), colleagues, EHR to direct them to evidence-based clinical resources to guide patient care 

• seeks guidance and appropriate direction when considering decision about delegation; learning to effectively and respectfully communicate and delegate 

   

   

  Professional Performance - Ethics (legal/regulatory), Advocacy & Culturally Congruent Care 

   

   

• identifies ethical situations and seeks assistance to resolve. 

• learns how to access available resources (ethics consultation) when ethical issues arise. 

• demonstrates emerging awareness of culturally sensitive care. Communication & Collaboration With guidance and direction, 

• supports healthy work environment by demonstrating respectful verbal and non-verbal communication with all members of the healthcare team. Seeks assistance for support with challenging communication. 

• learns how to recognize colleagues when they go above and beyond demonstrating UTMB’s core values. 

• plans, coordinates, and prioritizes patient care activities in collaboration with interprofessional team. 

• identifies a potential professional mentor to develop skills and abilities.

   

   

  Leadership 

   

   

• Recognizes informal and formal unit/hospital leaders 

• Aware of clinic, nursing, and institutional strategic initiatives and health system goals 

• Learns the importance of financial responsibility to promote fiscal health for the patient, clinic and organization 

   

   

  Education, Evidence-based Practice & Research 

   

   

• Attends/participates in unit meetings/activities and supports the philosophy and goals of the unit department and organization 

• Participates in shared leadership at the unit level 

• Participates in unit based quality improvement activities 

• Attends in-service and continuing education activities 

• Attends the UTMB Vizient/AACN™ Nurse Residency Program and completes an evidence-based practice project in order to successfully complete the program. 

• Demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning (evidence-based practice, specialty certification, advanced degree, etc.) 

• Appropriately poses questions to understand current processes and is open to change 

• Relies on preceptor(s), colleagues, EHR to direct them to evidence-based clinical resources to guide patient care 

   

   

  Quality, Resources & Safety 

   

   

• Learns to recognize, assess and report patient safety concerns 

• Able to locate unit quality metrics/outcomes data and identify improvement activities 

• Learns strategies for self-care to support transition to practice, personal safety and injury prevention 

• Participate in EOC audits and maintains compliance standards related to environment of care 

• Knowledgeable of Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals.

Salary Range:  Actual salary commensurate with experience.

Work Schedule:

Full-time, Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm. 40 hours per week.