Clinic RN, Northwestern Associates in Surgery, Full-Time (Mon-Fri)

NMC is currently recruiting a Clinic RN in our general surgery clinic. The position is full-time (80 hours bi-weekly), Mon-Fri 8a-5p. Northwestern Medical Center’s mission is to provide exceptional health care to our community. Join our high reliability team! With “people” as one of our core values, valuing our employees is a top priority for Northwestern. We care about our employees, their families, and their overall health & well-being. We are proud to offer a generous benefits package, with recognized national carriers, designed to help our people stay healthy, balance work & life responsibilities, protect your assets & plan for a secure financial future. IND123

Hourly range: $34/hour USD to $53.56/hour USD

Clinic Registered Nurse

JOB SUMMARY:

The RN provides safe nursing care in a timely manner to patients, within the scope of an RN as defined by the Vermont State Board of Nursing.

PRE-REQUISITES:

Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or enrolled in an accredited Direct Entry to Master of Science in Nursing Program with current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Vermont (VT RN license or Compact State RN)

Experience: Minimum of two years of nursing experience, preferably in surgical, perioperative, medical-surgical, or ambulatory care settings. Previous clinical experience caring for general surgery patients, including pre-operative and post-operative assessment, patient education, wound care, and recovery management preferred. Current BLS certification required; ACLS certification encouraged. Demonstrated competency in surgical patient care, recognition of post-operative complications, and patient education related to surgical procedures and recovery is preferred.

Certifications: BLS required

RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports To: Department Leader

Other Contacts: Providers and their staff, patients and their families, hospital staff & community resource staff

SCOPE:

Machinery or Equipment Used: Computer, basic office equipment, exercise equipment, patient monitoring and care and resuscitation equipment

Physical Demands: Extensive sitting, walking, typing, listening, bending, finger dexterity, standing, reaching, color vision, talking, and eye/hand coordination

Working Conditions: Medical clinic environment with patients at high risk of cardiac arrest or arrythmias. Subject to high stress of multiple calls, interruptions, demands and crisis situations

Required Protective Equipment: PPE as situation and patient condition dictates

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Incorporates appropriate assessment and intervention skills in all interactions and delivery of nursing care including:

• Provides comprehensive patient orientation to ensure patient safety
• Performs admission assessment
• Develops outcome goals based on best practice and patient response
• Evaluates patient's progress through program by use of lab data, ECG interp and patient's exercise tolerance
• Equipment use and management

2. Communicates with patients, team members, and management in an accurate and timely manner evidenced by:

• Talks with and listens to patients/team members
• Reports pertinent, concise information
• Complete timely clinical documentation/order entry
• Protects confidentiality of patient/colleagues

3. Applies critical thinking skills and considers alternatives

• Organizes multitask workload
• Prioritizes tasks/work
• Appropriately seeks assistance
• Collects/integrates data from multiple sources
• Organizes/delivers care for multiple patient assignment

4. Develops and maintain human care relationships

• Integrates the influence of the human experience of health, illness and/or healing
• Adapts care management for diverse populations and environment
• Advocates for needs of patients
• Provides care in ethical and legal manner
• Refers concerns/issues to appropriate resources

5. Manages self and resources effectively

• Acknowledges limits of experience and capability
• Identifies learning needs and seeks resources
• Utilizes equipment and supplies appropriately
• Maintain clean, orderly environment of care
• Ensures traffic control in “sensitive areas”
• Seeks out and accepts feedback

6. Applies leadership skills

• Interacts with others in professional manner
• Manages conflict
• Coordinates care within multi-disciplinary team
• Utilizes process improvement techniques to evaluate and improve program

7. Incorporates teaching in delivery of care with a focus on health promotion

• Provides appropriate information to patient
• Assesses for barriers to learning
• Uses colleagues as a learning resource
• Provides counseling about health behaviors
• Supports the preceptorship program, job shadow and student experiences

8. Applies knowledge integration skills for the patient population served within clinic

• Provides age specific care
• Applies knowledge of expected norms in planning care
• Applies new data to improve care
• Integrates technical, psychological, social, intellectual and physical skills

9. Demonstrates the unit specific skills requisite for patient population served

• See unit specific competencies