Description

• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care.  
• Makes recommendations for the improvement of clinical care and the health of the workplace and welcomes and participates in change initiatives. 
• Leads by investing and building healthy relationships among staff, colleagues and other disciplines.
• Shows the ability to set priorities and demonstrates an understanding of shared governance and promotes at the unit level. 
•  Serves as an engaged member of a team supporting colleagues in service to patients and families and may participate in task forces or other initiatives.
• Assumes 24-hour responsibility for delivery of safe, competent, and quality resident care, and efficient operations of the nursing unit through supervision and evaluation of all nursing staff.
• Completes required/requested reports, evaluations, and assignments accurately and timely. 
•  Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner, interacting and communicating with dignity and respect
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the health care team.
• Demonstrates awareness of cultural diversity, horizontal violence and impairment in the health professions.
• Cares for patients, staff, and self by supporting and promoting a culture of safety in the workplace, recognizing hazards, reporting and investigating incidents in a timely manner in accordance with policies, regulations, and prudent practices.
• Actively engages in clinical development of staff under areas of responsibility.
• Requests opportunities to learn safe, accountable and autonomous practice from more experienced nurse leaders.
• Seeks, accepts and utilizes performance feedback from peers, preceptors and other leaders as a learning opportunity and to improve practice. 
•  Demonstrates enthusiasm for continuous learning and identifies and creates a plan for the continuation of learning and development.
• Identifies patient and family needs for education and provides needed information. 
•  Seeks professional development and involvement through membership in a professional nursing organization and/or reading professional literature on a regular basis.
• Identifies ethical situations within patient care or within the workplace and seeks assistance.
• Professionally accepts assignments.
• Applies policies and procedures in fair and consistent manner. Ensures nursing care is delivered in accordance with Pennsylvania Practice Act, established Standards of Care, Policies and Procedures, and regulations. 
•  Ensures resident care is documented appropriately in the residents' medical record and addresses any areas of non-compliance issues timely.
• Ensures efficient and thorough hand-off of information from shift to shift to promote communication of residents' status and needs.
• Facilitates communication between all nursing personnel, other departments/disciplines, and physicians and ensures necessary follow-up actions are taken.
• Ensures appropriate and timely implementation of physician's orders and timely notification of physician/CRNP/PA of any changes in resident condition.
• Communicates necessary information to family/responsible person.
• Applies basic nursing knowledge and skills within the framework of Relationship Based Care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family.
• Communicates effectively, both verbally and in documentation.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, spiritual issues within the episode of care.
• Learns to incorporate national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction.
• Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that consider individual patient needs.
• Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice. 
•  Seeks guidance and asks questions to continuously improve nursing practice.
• Creates a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patient, families, staff, and colleagues.
• Demonstrates a basic knowledge of research, how it affects practice and who/what resources are available to assist with evidence based practice by asking questions, demonstrating interest, participating in unit-based journal clubs.
• Clinical practice demonstrates knowledge of how quality and innovation impacts patient satisfaction, safety, and clinical quality outcomes.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement on the clinical area. 
• Utilizes nursing process in managing the care of residents including assessment, interdisciplinary planning, and implementation, evaluation of resident care, teaching and discharge planning utilizing evidence-bases standards of nursing practices.
• Provides basic psychosocial support and counseling. Collaborates with physician and care team to ensure quality resident care.
• Reports and records all changes observed in condition or behavior of residents in accordance with documentation practices and policies.
• Complies with established medication use policies, safety policies and procedures including standard infection control practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum Three years of nursing experience required
• One year of progressive leadership experience required (e.g., charge nurse, Nursing Resource Coordinator)
• BSN required, either at time of hire/transfer, or must be enrolled in a program within one year of hire/transfer date and completed within three years of enrollment.

• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Act 34
• OAPSA

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