Clinical Nurse Specialist - Acute Care Medical Unit (Hiring Immediately)

**Description** _**Summary:**_The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practicesindependently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of asituation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and managecontingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegatesto other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.The CHRISTUS Children's Hospital, established in 1959, was the firstchildren's hospital in South-Central Texas. Located downtown, this 190-plus-bed hospital serves more than 70,000 children annually from San Antonio, SouthTexas and around the world. The hospital (in partnership with Baylor Collegeof Medicine) is the only academic children's hospital in San Antonio. Ourhighly specialized services meet the unique medical needs of children, fromPediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care to Children's Emergency Services, thelatest treatments for deformities of the spine including titanium rib implantsand halo traction, a Heart Center, a specialized asthma program, a highlyregarded Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and growing maternal services toinclude consultation, delivery, and maternal fetal medicine._**Responsibilities:**_ * Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. * Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients. * Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice. * Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed. * Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given. * Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members andor care givers; identify issues and resources.CORE COMPETENCIESStandard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process * Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patient and families * Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members * Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice * Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals * Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s) * Performs timely reassessment and documentation * Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for the designated units patient populationStandard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process * Anticipates and plans for admissiondischargetransfer needs to facilitate patient flow * Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process * Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracyStandard III. Unit Operations * Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift * Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies * Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts. * Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industryStandard IV. Safe PracticeQuality CareRegulations * Incorporates patient safety practicesguidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes * Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities * Provides evidence-based nursing care * Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care * Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry * Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activitiesTECHNICAL COMPETENCIESClinical Policies and Standards * Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures * Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance * Provides feedback for improvement of procedures * Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures * Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniquesHealth Information Documentation * Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation * Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records * Describes the flow of information between various stations or units * Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation * Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy * Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practicesMedical Equipment * Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility * Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems * Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment * Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient safety * Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipmentMedical Order Processing * Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions * Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders * Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting * Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders * Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for eachPatient Chart Reading and Interpretation * Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care * Reviews patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions * Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff * Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned * Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with othersPatient Safety * Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings * Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings * Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members * Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems * Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others * Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time**_Job Requirements:_** **EducationSkills** * Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred**Experience** * 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred**Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications** * BLS required * RN License in state of employment or compact**_Work Schedule:_** Varies**_Work Type:_ **Full Time **EEO is the law - click below for more information:**We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. 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