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- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
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- Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing and walking.
- Lifts, positions, pushes and / or transfers patients.
- Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching.
- Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases.
- Contact with patients under
- Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
- Handles emergency and crisis situations.
Clinical Leader RN MNA Transplant Unit - Boston, United States - Tufts Medicine
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We're saving lives, building careers, and reimagining healthcare. We can't wait to grow alongside you.Tufts Medical Center is recognized by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program for excellence in nursing.
Magnet recognition is the highest and most prestigious credential a health care organization can achieve for nursing excellence and quality patient care.
Magnet recognition signals to nurses that the organization is committed to nursing.The nurses at Tufts Medical Center are integral to everything we do. They are often the ones patients interact with first, and sometimes the ones they interact with the most. It's a critically important role, so our nurses are well-supported, well-respected, and very well-appreciated
There's an intensity and a pace to be embraced. You will have responsibility and accountability the minute you pull on the scrubs. You need to be the kind of person who gives everything you've got. Our patients deserve the best. Our nurses give it to them.
The Transplant Unit is a 28-bed unit.
The clinical registered nurse has the opportunity to partner with our growing abdominal transplant team to care for both liver and kidney transplant recipients as well as living organ donors.
RNs actively participate in continuing education and quality initiatives to care for this complex patient population including active participation in transplant team meetings such as QAPI and M&M.
Team members collaborate with multiple disciplines across the continuum of patient care to create a holistic experience for our patients.
Clinical transplant nurses are eligible for board certification after completing 1000 hours of direct clinical experience in the transplant unit.
Position/Job Title:Clinical Leader RN
Home Department:
Transplant (Floating 7)
Job Description
Minimum Qualifications
:
1.
Three (3) years of
demonstrated
clinical nursing practice
including progressive leadership responsibilities.
N
)
License
.
3.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certified
.
Preferred Qualifications
:
Specialty Nursing certifications.
3.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (
ACLS)
required
for
ICU, ED, PACU, and Cardiac
intervential
unit.
Duties and Responsibilities
:
The
duties and responsibilities listed
below
are intended to describe the general nature of work
and
are not intended to be an all-inclusive list
.
Other duties
and responsibilities
may be assigned.
1.
Contributes to an environment that
facilitates
the development of clinical
expertise
of staff via role modeling, teaching, and coaching/mentoring.
2.
Uses knowledge and
expertise
to
identify
potential problems and/or resources for patients and families.
maintain
competency-based practice based upon patient population.
4.
Utilizes
an ongoing
process of questioning and evaluating practice and
providing
informed practice
.
Creates
practice changes through research
utilization
and experiential learning
.
5.
Anticipates
and
identifies
opportunities to apply
evidence based
practice.
6.
Develops
and implements a process improvement plan for area(s) of responsibility.
7.
Maintains
and develops clinical knowledge,
judgment
and skills.
8.
Proposes topics to explore and
participates
in nursing research.
9.
Supervises unit/department personnel by evaluating work performance,
providing
guidance and
timely
feedback based on outcome measures.
10.
Maintains
a working knowledge of clinical and patient satisfaction initiatives, key performance indicators, standards of nursing practice and outcomes of patient care.
onstellation of nursing activities that are responsive to the uniqueness of the person that creates a compassionate and therapeutic environment, with the aim of promoting comfort and preventing unnecessary suffering.
12.
Identifies
need to coordinate patient care conferences to help ensure best caring practices and outcomes for patients and families.
13.
Participates
in interdisciplinary rounds to address, patient/family needs, and discharge planning.
14.
Fosters patient, family, and professional relationships that are reciprocal and synergistic, characterized by mutual respect and professional growth.
15.
Sensitivity to recognize, appreciate, and incorporate differences and preferences into the provision of care.
Differences include but are not limited to cultural differences and preferences, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age and values.
Identifies
issues arising from individual differences and develops awareness of these issues in nursing staff, medical staff, and other healthcare providers.
Role models,
teaches
and/or
provides
age specific and developmentally
appropriate patient
care
in
a
c
c
ordance
with
established guidelines and scope of practice.
18.
Identifies
and encourages resolution of conflicts between others without making any party feel diminished.
1
9.
Respects,
appreciates
and supports the diversity of ideas, thoughts, and competencies among staff, peers,
colleagues
and customers.
the
concerns of the patient/family/community; serving as a moral agent in
identifying
and helping to resolve ethical and clinical concerns within the clinical setting.
21.
Advocates on behalf of the nursing staff to
represent
the concerns of patients/families/staff.
22.
Works in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to balance interventions with values that emphasize quality of life, consumer choice, risk benefit decisions, access to care, and integrity of human life.
Supports an ethical foundation for professional practice and patient care.
24
.
Supports
proactive identification and addressing of ethical issues through a systematic process
utilizing
the ethics advisory committee as needed.
2
5.
Promotes healthcare at the local, state, national, and/or international level.
s
professional risks by
demonstrating
commitment to issues and values he/she truly
believe
in.
27.
Supports staff in the delivery of
appropriate patient/family
education
.
28.
Evaluates the effectiveness of patient/family education and
identifies
opportunities for improvement.
29.
Monitors
the learning needs of staff and communicates opportunities to enhance knowledge and skills.
30.
Serves as a
n expert and
role model or mentor for professional practice.
31.
Identifies
avenues to
pursue
own professional growth.
32.
Provides
constructive feedback,
support
and resources to enable the nursing staff to develop skills and abilities.
33.
Demonstrates
awareness of self and other's communication style and adjusts to meet the needs of the situation.
34.
Inspires and motivates oneself and staff to pursue advanced education and/or certification.
35.
Encourages others to become an active member of professional organizations.
36.
Supports staff's professional and personal growth.
37.
Encourages staff to seek clinical advancement via the Professional Recognition Program.
38.
Engages self and others in self-development appraisal on a regular basis identifying areas of strength as well as areas for personal/professional development.
P
romote
s
and encourage
s
others (patients/families/healthcare providers/community) to achiev
e
optimal
and realistic patient goals
.
Collaboration involved interdisciplinary work with colleagues and the ability to negotiate and resolve conflict.
40.
Role models,
teaches
, and/or
mentors
professional leadership and accountability for nursing's role within the health care team.
41.
Leads and/or
participates
in departmental and hospital programs, committees, and/or special projects to achieve desired outcomes.
42.
Improves the quality of care through shared governance principles.
43.
Communicates
important information
via
shift to shift
huddles
.
44.
Recognizes, responds, and
provides
follow-up on issues, concerns, and suggestions on behalf of the patient population and staff.
45.
Provides
timely
follow-up on critical incidents/sentinel events.
46.
Assumes accountability for daily operations at the unit level.
47.
On a daily basis allocates resources and coordinates services to optimize patient care and services.
48.
Provides
input in developing and monitoring operating and capital budget; implements strategies to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
49.
Recognizes the potential impact of change on all people involved.
50.
Keeps current on regulatory issues and trends and employs strategies to meet standards in a proactive manner.
Physical Requirements
:
variety of circumstances.
1.
Clinical reasoning, which includes clinical decision-making, critical thinking, and a global grasp of the situation, coupled with nursing skills
acquired
through a process of integrating formal and experiential knowledge.
2.
Ability to
facilitate
patient, family and staff learning across the care continuum
.
Contributes to a learning environment characterized by safe discourse, mentoring and team development.
3.
Demonstrated leadership abilities; able to work
under
stressful situations; possesses good oral and
written communication skills and is able to effectively work in a changing environment.
4.
Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare team
5.
Excels at
demonstrating
the knowledge and skills necessary to
provide
care to patients in the relevant area of nursing practice
6.
Ability to be flexible, organized and function well
under
stressful situations.
Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts.
Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Care at Home - an expansive home care network, and large integrated physician network.
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