RN III

ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS A TOBACCO FREE WORKPLACE. FLU VACCINES ARE REQUIRED.

ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC PROTECTED BY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS.

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Work Shift:

Day Shift

Time Type:

Full time

Department:

CC015137 Circle of Friends

• Specialty

Summary:

Complex Care, Circle of Friends Clinic Mon-Fri 8a-4:30p (National Nursing Certification required: Certified Pediatric Nurse and Neonatal Intensive Care are examples)

Provides and promotes a proficient level of nursing practice to efficiently provide safe, effective, and holistic patient and family centered care for the patients and families with complex needs. Uses increased knowledge, skills, and experience to understand situations holistically and plans and adjusts accordingly. Quickly recognizes variations from the anticipated course, thinks critically, modifies plans, makes appropriate decisions, recognizes salient patient care issues, and focuses on long term goals.

Additional Information:

Required Education:

Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college program or technical school or nursing diploma

Recommended Education:

Bachelor's Degree Nursing

Required Work Experience:

1 of the following

Recommended Work Experience:

Demonstrated performance of 100% at the previous level and score within documented RN II/III levels via ACHieve career ladder for internal employees., Nursing

• 3 years of experience

Required Certifications:

Certification specific to patient population - , RN License (AR or Compact State) - Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN)

Recommended Certifications:

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE-P) - International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)

Description

1.Demonstrates and promotes excellence in the application of the AC Model of Patient and Family-Centered care. Collaborates and role models partnerships with patients, families and other providers to plan, deliver, and evaluate highly individualized care that ensures achievement of effective self-care by patients and families.

Consistently plans and delivers high quality, comprehensive and holistic care for complex patient situations. Anticipates needs across the care continuum for patients and families and acts as a resource to others in doing the same.

2.Consistently provides safe and effective nursing care at a proficient level. Role models and promotes practice which is current and consistently in accordance with policies and procedures, professional practice standards, state Practice Act/Rules and Regulations.

Demonstrates proficient technical and procedural nursing skills. Role models and promotes effective interdisciplinary communication to assure continuity of care to achieve desired patient outcomes.

3.Proficiently assesses increasingly complex patients and serves as a resource to others to ensure developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive care. Anticipates, incorporates, and promotes the use of appropriate diversional, play, or recreational activities into patient care.

4.Analyzes increasingly complex patient/family information to identify problems and outcomes, evaluates complex variations and patterns in patient care data for clinical implications. Develops, maintains, and promotes active use of the plan of care to ensure that desired patient/family outcomes are achieved.

Collaborates with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team members for ongoing plans. Identifies and competently and promptly responds to changes in increasingly complex patient condition. Acts as a resource and guides others in appropriate responses to changes in patient conditions.

5.Provides individualized patient and family education at proficient levels in increasingly complex care situations and serves as a resource in guiding others. Proficiently assesses patient and family learning needs and develops appropriate individualized education plans. Assesses completeness of all patient and family education and recognizes additional needs in comprehensive interdisciplinary teaching.

6.Advances evidence-based nursing practice using best available evidence, patient's and family's preferences and values, and team's clinical expertise at a proficient level. Collaborates with others to search for and apply evidence to guide clinical practice.

7.Exemplifies, supports and serves as a resource for understanding the AC Professional Practice Model. Evaluates own performance to identify areas of strength and needs for professional development. Provides input for peer evaluations and mentors others.

8.Demonstrates increased responsibility through participation and leadership in interdisciplinary shared decision making councils, committees, and hospital initiatives and serves as a resource to others.

9.Participates and leads in the improvement of patient care, nursing practice and the work environment. Promotes evaluation and implementation of equipment, products and technology. Serves as a super-user for training and evaluation.

10. Role models and promotes accountability for the quality of patient care across settings and caregivers. Serves as a resource for team promoting advocacy for patients, families, and AC team.

11. Serves in key roles and mentors others in active participation on councils, committees, hospital initiatives, onboarding, recruitment and retention activities. Facilitates effective meeting processes. Proficient in the use of leadership skills to successfully guide individuals, groups, and activities to achieve patient goals and positive outcomes.

12. Role models and promotes networking and participation in community organizations which promote health and wellness.

13. Proficiently mentors, coaches, precepts, and teaches healthcare professionals and students.

14. Performs other duties as assigned.