UTMB Faculty Group Practice · 1 month ago
Nurse Clinician II (RN) - Inpatient Med/Surg Unit - Internal Medicine (Days)
Galveston, Texas, United States
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expUTMB Health is a healthcare provider seeking a Nurse Clinician II for their Inpatient Med/Surg Unit. The role involves providing patient care, coordinating care activities, and participating in professional development while adhering to nursing standards and practices.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents the daily care of assigned patients
Identifies nursing diagnoses/patient care needs. Develops and individualizes care plan and revises plan of care as needed
Executes physician's orders for all assigned patients. Administers medications and treatments and delivers culturally congruent and specialty appropriate competent nursing care in accordance with UTMB's policies, procedures, and standards in a caring and compassionate manner
Performs routine technical procedures/skills in specialty area assigned
Provides basic patient/family instruction and healthcare teaching based on identified learning needs (patient values, beliefs, barriers, and readiness to learn)
Identifies potential impact of family dynamics
Utilizes evidence-based resources to provide patient/family education
Uses Teach-Back to determine effectiveness and modifies strategies as needed
Plans, coordinates, and prioritizes patient care activities according to skill level and work complexity
Maintains safety and continuity of care using methods such as bedside shift report, hand-off tools/processes, inter-disciplinary rounding, etc
Demonstrates effective time management skills
Delegates appropriately, seeking guidance when needed
Demonstrates competent use of technology in the delivery of patient care
Identifies ethical situations and seeks assistance, if necessary, to resolve
Utilizes available resources when ethical issues arise
Delivers culturally sensitive care using resources to meet the needs of patient/family
Serves as a patient advocate, seeking guidance when necessary
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
Recognizes colleagues when they go above and beyond in demonstrating UTMB’s core values
Plans, coordinates, and prioritizes patient care activities in collaboration with inter-professional team
Recognizes informal and formal unit/hospital leaders and can educate colleagues regarding unit/hospital leadership
Recognizes unit, nursing, and institutional strategic initiatives and health system goals
Recognizes the importance of financial responsibility to promote fiscal health for the patient, unit and organization
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-services and continuing education activities
Participates in one journal club annually
Completes the UTMB/Vizient™ Nurse Residency Program and completes an evidence-based practice project as required
Demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning (evidence-based practice, specialty certification, advanced degree, etc.)
Demonstrates ability to accept and adopt change by seeking knowledge and needed information
Demonstrates knowledge of how to access and utilize evidence-based resources to guide patient care
Identifies patient safety concerns and reports appropriately; addresses immediate safety concerns appropriately
Identifies unit quality metrics/outcomes data and improvement activities; actively engages in discussion, activities related to unit goals
Demonstrates self-care through practices that support personal well-being, personal safety and injury prevention
Completes required specialty specific Competency Based Orientation (CBO) tools by the initial performance evaluation due date for placement in employee file
Actively participates in ongoing self-evaluation of competency using Competency Based Orientation (CBO) tools and e-performance nursing appraisal
Completes the annual self-evaluation on time for competency and performance evaluation
Performs and reports point of care testing (POCT)
Prioritizes and organizes work so that required assignments are completed within a specified time frame
Provides and maintains a clean, safe environment and performs and/or assists others to perform proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures and infection control measures
Practices basic cost containment for patients and the unit
Consistently completes accurate, concise and legible documentation for all patient, unit and hospital records (including care delivery and telephone patient related interactions)
Competently utilizes electronic forms of communication and documentation
Meets periodic UTMB and unit specific compliance requirements for health screening, training, attendance, safety, and CPR
Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure
Qualification
Required
RN with six months of clinical RN experience and/or successful completion of probationary NC I period documented on nursing evaluation tool
Must possess and maintain a current Registered Nurse license or valid permit to practice in Texas
Current BLS required
RN
BLS
Company
UTMB Faculty Group Practice
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Faculty Group Practice (FGP) is comprised of over 950 faculty physicians and advanced practice providers who drive UTMB’s mission of improving health by delivering innovative education and training, pursuing cutting-edge research, and providing the highest quality patient care.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase