1. Education: Current Arkansas licensure as a registered nurse. A baccalaureate degree in nursing desirable.
2. Training and Experience: Two to five years of clinical experience with expertise in clinical area. Demonstrated leadership abilities and good communication skills. Certification in specialty desirable.
3. Job Knowledge: Ability to practice nursing as described by the following definition: " The diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health alterations." Ability to utilize the nursing process in the provision of nursing care including but not limited to administering prescribed treatments, medications and diagnostic tests, formulating a plan of care using the problem list, collaborating with other health care providers and providing education to patients and/or significant others. Awareness of legal and regulatory guidelines applicable to clinical area. Basic skill in management of human resources, staffing, and budget functions.
4. Safety Sensitive: YES
DESCRIPTION:
Must meet the minimal requirements of RN job description. Accountable for the 24-hour functioning and the overall quality of patient care delivered in the area of responsibility. Directs the development and evaluation of nursing staff and departmental associates. An active participant in budget development, selection of nursing staff, and coaching and counseling of associates. Actively supports organizational objectives. Facilitates implementation of service management philosophy. Represents nursing in interdisciplinary hospital committees. Collects, records, and analyzes data through quality improvement process and implements indicated changes. Represents associate interests to administration and communicates knowledge of strategic planning, organizational innovation, and feedback related to hospital performance to departmental staff. Functions as a shift supervisor as needed.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Maintains good physical and emotional well being. Job responsibilities require a considerable amount of physical work. The individual will be required to assist with lifting and moving patients, pushing of carts, wheelchairs, and other equipment; and lifting or pushing of up to 50 pounds. The individual must be able to bend over to perform certain duties, e.g., check chest tube drainage, check urinary output, etc. The individual must also be able to maneuver throughout the halls, stairways, and patient rooms in response to hospital emergencies. Interpretation of environmental input requires visual and auditory skills. A significant amount of writing and computer entry is required. Trips to various departments will be required. The position does have some heavy exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents. Exposure to infectious wastes and body fluids may mandate the wearing of gloves, masks, gowns, and goggles.
