Staff Nurse - Brooklyn, United States - Christian Career

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Brooklyn, United States

3 weeks ago

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Staff Nurse - CompassCareHelp women considering or pursuing abortion reorient women's lives toward God and toward the women's children.


Motto:

Lighting the way to peace.


Outcomes and Objectives:


  • The CompassCare Nurse owns continuous improvement and personal development
  • The CompassCare Nurse delivers optimal patient care on all service platforms adhering to the Patient Services Policy and Procedure Manual
  • The CompassCare Nurse understands and communicates CompassCare's mission, Core Values and the Philosophy of Christian Medicine
  • The CompassCare Nurse engages every patient with excellent professionalism, dignity, empathy and compassion.
  • The CompassCare Nurse is a confident and gracious communicator, able to navigate challenging conversations while maintaining dignifying patient care.
  • The CompassCare Nurse is able to represent CompassCare outside of the organization with professional excellence.
  • The CompassCare Nurse is fully aware of cultural trends and initiates discussion with her team around possible innovations to improve overall performance.

Position Requirements:

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Character

  • Christcentered
  • Graciously courageous (willing to engage conflict while maintaining a positive demeanor)
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Chemistry

  • Committed to CompassCare's Mission
  • Good fit with CompassCare Core Values (Fighting Spirit, Relevance, Accountability)
  • Loyal to CompassCare and willing to make a longterm commitment
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Competence

  • Current NYS nursing license
  • Associate's Degree, BSN or higher
  • Current CPR Certification

Communication:

Demonstrate compassionate and effective communication skills in all patient and staff interactions.

  • Quickly establish an environment of trust and safety in patient engagements; empathetic.
  • Effectively navigate difficult conversations with patients or significant support people who may be present with them.
  • Professional communication skills with outside agencies on behalf of the patient and the organization.
  • Maintain frequent communication with other Staff Nurses, Nurse Team Leader and Medical Services Manager.

Patient Services:

Perform patient care with excellence; adhere to workplace policies, procedures and standards of practice.

  • Perform patient service process steps as outlined by the written patient process and patient service software.
  • Maintain accurate documentation.
  • Educate patients regarding relevant community support services.
  • Clinical practice according to the orders of the Medical Director:
  • Urine Pregnancy testing
  • STD education and specimen acquisition
  • Urine specimen collection & processing
  • Vaginal swab, slide preparation, microscopic assessment
  • Venous blood specimen collection & processing
  • Education and treatment for positive STDs; medication and referral to outside health care agencies.
  • Limited Obstetric Ultrasound
  • Understand basics of obstetric ultrasonography
  • Perform limited abdominal and transvaginal ultrasounds
  • Carefully communicate concerns to the patient with any unusual ultrasound exam, referring patient to an OB-GYN for follow up.

Professional Development:

Collaborate with the medical services team to yield positive patient outcomes and continuous improvement.

  • Humbly pursue personal continuous improvement through peer observation, accountability and regular connections with the nursing team leader and medical services manager.
  • Review metric reports, discussing implications and potential areas of improvement.
  • Attend monthly medical team meetings to discuss projects, metrics, tactical items and strategic plans.
  • Complete regular training activities relative to early pregnancy determination and STD testing and treatment, to ensure relevance and continuous improvement within the department.
  • Cross train with all nurses on specific team administrative tasks, including:
  • STD result postings
  • Medical services purchases
  • Tour presentations

Inter-Department Functions:

Assist with overlap in other departments.

  • Attend and actively participate in Advancement Department activities if requested by the President or Advancement Manager, including the Walk for Life, Vision Tours and other donor events.
  • Participate in patient and donor marketing activities if requested by the President or Marketing Manager.

Direct Supervisor:

Kathy Mauer, VP Patient Services:

  • Perform any other duties as directed by the supervisor.
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