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Description

ROLE DESCRIPTION

At our Cincinnati Children's Liberty Campus, critical care experienced nurses are imperative to our patients' safety. Liberty is one of Cincinnati Children's Hospital satelitte campuses, caring for general pediatric hospital medicine patients, our ventilator depandent population in the Transitional Care Center, and hematology/oncology patients. Liberty does not have an onsite ICU, therefore we rely on the expertise of critical care experienced nurses to be a resource when a patient is decompensating or there is an emergency situtation. This role does not regularly care for critcally ill children, patient assignments are on our hospital medicine unit. Skills are maintained through education and high fidelity simulations.

REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

Compliance - Patient Services Staff

• Sustain a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards. Support leadership in Compliance efforts to meet and sustain the regulatory compliance efforts of the department and hospital. Be mindful and judicious in monitoring safety and departmental policies and procedures. Ensure all individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled in a timely basis. Work with department managers, nurse council and magnet representatives to identify and share safety best practices. Be mindful of CCHMCs processes and compliance with CMS standards and freely communicate safety and compliance concerns to leadership team members.

Interprofessional Practice:

• Demonstrates consistent integration of the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) in all aspects of practice.

Patient Care - Age Specific and Culturally Diverse

• Consistently integrates age specific and culturally diverse concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning.

Clinical judgment when performing caring practices

• Collects clinical data; follow algorithms, decision trees, and protocols. Matches formal knowledge with clinical events to make appropriate decisions; uses available resources as needed. Documents plan of care, care delivered, and patient and family outcomes. Focuses on the usual and customary needs of the patient and family; anticipates future needs; bases care on standards and protocols; maintains a safe physical environment; acknowledges death as a potential outcome. Consistently integrates age specific concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning. Using self-management support, develops care goals and actions through partnerships with patients and families. Facilitates patient and family learning by providing structured education based on the plan of care goals, and the needs of the patient and family; uses teach back to evaluate effectiveness.

Uses systems thinking

• Sees the pieces or components; sees patient and family within the isolated environment of the unit; sees self as key resource to support the family through the healthcare experience through care coordination. Sustains a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards. Supports leadership in efforts to meet and sustain the regulatory compliance efforts of the department and hospital. Monitors and complies with safety and departmental policies and procedures. Ensures individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled in a timely basis. Is mindful of CCHMCs processes and compliance with CMS standards and freely communicates safety and compliance concerns to leadership team members.

Clinical inquiry & performance review to improve practice

• Follows standards and guidelines; implements clinical changes and research-based practices developed by others; recognizes the need for further learning to improve patient care; recognizes routine or obvious changing patient situation (e.g., deterioration, crisis); in unusual care situations, seeks help when needed to identify patient problem. Uses self-appraisal performance review and peer review, including annual goal setting, for assurance of competence and professional development to promote safe and ethical practice using the nursing process. Demonstrates openness to coaching and mentoring from others. Facilitates learning by assisting with peer and student learning experiences. Works with department managers, nurse council and magnet representatives to identify, share, implement and evaluate safety best practices.

Exhibits advocacy, moral agency and response to diversity

• Works on behalf of patient and family; assesses personal values; aware of ethical conflicts/issues that may surface in clinical setting; makes ethical/moral decisions based on rules; represents patient when patient cannot represent self; aware of patients' rights. Assesses cultural diversity. Recognizes the potential impact of culture on the patient/family experience, and incorporates culturally diverse concepts into patient care.

Collaborates with team using shared decision making

• Is receptive to the contributions of the interdisciplinary team in team meetings and discussion regarding patient issues. Participates in shared governance at the point-of-care as a member of unit-based councils or by demonstrating awareness and contributing to shared decision making (reading minutes, giving feedback and implementing council decisions).

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Required:

• 1 year of independent nursing practice in a critical care or emergency department setting
• BSN from ACEN or CCNE accredited institution or MSN
• Associate/Diploma prepared RNs from ACEN or CCNE accredited institution with 2 years exp.
• If hired as an external candidate without BSN or MSN, must enroll in a BSN or MSN program within 1 year of hire date and complete program within 5 years of hire date
• Other state licensure may be required for specific positions
• H-1B visa sponsorship is not available

Preferred:

???BSN from ACEN or CCNE accredited institution or MSN

Unique Skills:

Development

• Knowledge of growth and development

Family-centered care

• Understands and support family-centered care

Clinical Knowledge

• Professional knowledge and clinical ability sufficient to provide quality care

Diversity Appreciation

• Understanding and showing respect and appreciation for the uniqueness of all individuals; leveraging differences in others' perspectives and ideas; appreciating cultural differences and adjusting one's approach to successfully integrate with others who are different from oneself

Self-development

• Persistently seeking feedback from others as well as opportunities to update and master job-relevant knowledge; volunteering for training and development opportunities; changing behavior in response to feedback and experience

Emotional Resilience

• Remaining composed and calm when faced with setbacks, disappointments, rejection, crises, stress or pressure; readily putting aside concerns to get the job done; taking a problem solving rather than an emotional approach when faced with a difficult situation; being even-tempered and non-defensive

Self-Awareness

• Accurately identifying one's strengths and weaknesses; using this knowledge to identify necessary resources

Communication

• Excellent verbal, written and/or interpersonal communication skills

Physical Capability

• Capable of bending, lifting (up to 110 lbs) and standing; demonstrate physical ability to perform necessary tasks.