RN, Registered Nurse Lead - General Surgery

Description

CHRISTUS

Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline overlooking Corpus

Christi Bay is the largest and foremost acute care

medical facility in the region, with a full range of diagnostic and

surgical specialty services in cardiac, cancer, and stroke care. It

is the leading emergency facility in the area with a Level II

Trauma Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with

physicians and nurses specially trained in emergency

services.

The Pavilion

and North Tower house a state-of-the-art emergency department, ICU,

Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites

teaching facility in affiliation with the Texas A&M University

System Health and Science Center College of

Medicine

Accredited Chest Pain

Center

Accredited Joint Commission

Stroke Team

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 : Meets

expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies : Leader of

Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.

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

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

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

Job

Requirements : Education / Skills

Bachelor

of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

2 years of clinical

patient care experience in a relevant setting

Licenses, Registrations, or

Certifications

BLS

required

RN License in state of employment or

compact

In accordance with the

CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration

Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the

required certifications for their respective positions within the

designated time frame.

Work

Schedule : 6 : 30AM - 3PM

Work Type : Full Time