RN Charge Endocrinology
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Temple
Posted on: March 18, 2023
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Job Description:
LOCATION:Temple Endocrinology Clinic
JOB SUMMARY
The Registered Nurse Clinic (RN) Charge is a licensed professional
who uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate
patient care delivery by the health care team. In the capacity of
Charge Nurse, works in the best interests of BSWH and accepts
increased responsibility to support and carry out BSWH's mission
and goals. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient,
identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems,
develops and implements an individualized plan of care, and
evaluates the patient's response. The RN promotes safe passage for
their patients by using knowledge of patient needs and the
healthcare environment to assist patients to transition through the
healthcare encounter without any preventable complications or
delays. The RN delegates interventions to health care personnel
based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, each patient's condition
and the competencies of the employee. The Charge Nurse holds nurses
accountable for providing appropriate care including, where
appropriate, taking disciplinary or other corrective action with
support from the designated manager.
The RN Clinic Charge is to be used for charge RNs in ambulatory
departments, clinics or outpatient departments that provide
services Monday - Friday during normal business hours.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE
Clinical Judgment: Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate
clinical assessments according to practice standards. Identifies
and prioritizes patient and family needs. Develops, implements and
evaluates the nursing plan of care. Modifies plan to meet clinical
outcomes. Responsibly directs employees and, where appropriate,
addresses their grievances and concerns and/or recommends and
meaningfully participates in decisions on those matters.
Clinical Inquiry: Systematically evaluates the quality and
effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited to,
nursing sensitive indicators. Supports evidence-based practice
changes through research utilization and experiential learning.
Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives. Words
and actions are congruent and holds others accountable for the
same.
Caring Practices: Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe and
therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff. Develops
therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains
appropriate boundaries. Manages both emotional and physical pain
with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and preventing
unnecessary suffering.
Response to Diversity: Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a
patient's and family's unique differences, such as culture,
spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle,
socioeconomic status, age, and values, into an individualized plan
of care.
Advocacy and Moral Agency: Preserves and protects the
confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of patient and family
and represents their concerns. Creates an individualized plan that
accurately reflects patient and family values and goals. Identifies
and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns.
Facilitation of Learning: Facilitates learning for patients and
families, nursing staff, other members of the health care team and
community; integrating appropriate education throughout the
continuum of care to help them participate and/or make informed
decisions about their health care and treatments, including health
promotion and disease prevention. Assesses and documents learning
needs and outcomes.
Collaboration: Works collaboratively and interdependently with
colleagues and community to develop and implement an integrated
plan of care. Open and sensitive to all team members' unique
contributions. Delegates tasks and care to appropriate staff and
ensures timely follow-up. Effectively implements changes in the
department. Makes and modifies staffing assignments and clearly
communicates thereof.
Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and available resources for
problem-solving for patients, family and staff. Recognizes that
resources are limited and considers factors related to safety,
effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient
care.
Professionalism: Improves nursing practice and the work environment
through participating in shared governance and decision-making
processes and meaningfully recognizing the contributions of others.
Participates in the staffing process from education and planning to
evaluation. Identifies personal goals and commits to ongoing
professional growth through continuing education, networking with
professional colleagues, membership and involvement in professional
nursing organizations, self-study, professional reading,
certification and seeking advanced degrees. Contributes to the
professional development of peers, colleagues and others. Provides
feedback on performance for staff growth and development and annual
evaluation. Demonstrates commitment to community service.
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
Knowledge and understanding of nursing and patient care standards
and procedures.
Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines
of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit
standards, protocols, policies and procedures governing the
provision of nursing care applicable to the area of assignment.
Knowledge of medical terminology; principles and practices of
health promotion, risk reduction, illness and disease prevention
and management; medications and drugs, common dosages, their
physical and physiological effects, and possible adverse
reactions.
Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and patient
privacy rights.
Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and in
writing.
Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide-range of
constituencies.
Must have critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ability to observe changes in the medical condition of patients and
effectively communicate these changes to other nursing staff
members and physicians/providers.
Ability to provide age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to
all patients through the nursing process and standards of nursing
practice with sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human
experience and to develop, evaluate, implement and, as necessary,
modify a patient care plan to meet the needs of individual
patients.
General computer skills, including but not limited to: Microsoft
Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems,
electronic medical documentation, and email.
BENEFITS
Our competitive benefits package includes the following
QUALIFICATIONS
- EDUCATION - Bachelor's
- MAJOR - Nursing
- EXPERIENCE - 2 Years of Experience
- CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION - Registered Nurse (RN)
Keywords: Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple , RN Charge Endocrinology, Healthcare , Temple, Texas
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