Registered Nurse (RN) - Specialist Ambulatory Practice, Neurology, FT, Days

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference

• Provides direct nursing care within established policies, procedures, and protocols and in accordance with regulatory scope of practice and Board of Nursing in the state in which work is performed.

• Provides advanced patient care based upon individualized plan of care including patient's physical, emotional, cultural, spiritual, psychosocial, and educational needs.

• Maintains an advanced knowledge base of disease entities, medications, and treatments specific to the medicine specialty practice that performs specialized procedures using advanced tools and monitoring.

• Performs or assists with procedures specific to the specialty (e.g., chemotherapy, IUI, nitrous oxide administration, insulin therapy, etc.).

• Conduct in-depth assessments and monitoring specific to the specialty, which may involve specialized diagnostic tests and managing complex treatments.

• Focuses on targeted, complex, advanced care and performs specialized procedures or treatments and administers prescribed medications.

• Utilizes the unique knowledge, skills, and competencies required in ambulatory care nursing practice to promote wellness, restore health, and address health-related situational problems.

• Assesses patients’ needs and applies advanced ambulatory care nursing knowledge and evidence-based nursing practice when developing an individualized plan of care for each patient.

• Coordinates, and documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner. This includes patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.

• Delegates tasks and duties to healthcare team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the team member’s capabilities and qualifications.

• Adhere to infection control and safety protocols.

• Communicates appropriate information regarding patient condition or concerns to other health care team members.

• Educates patients and families to appropriately perform any recommended post-visit self-care tasks.

• Integrates patient and family education throughout the delivery of care so they may make informed health related decisions.

• Provides a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families.

• Serves as a role model and participates in educating and mentoring other members of the care team.

• Attends department and organization meetings.

• Completes annual and as needed compliance training.

• Practices safe, efficient use of supplies and resources.

• Maintains a clean, safe, and caring environment for patients, family and other staff.

• Assumes responsibility for one’s own professional development and continuing education.

• May serve as a preceptor, unit champion, or participate in shared governance.

• Adheres to all compliance, policies and procedures of the organization.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Associate degree in Nursing (AD N). BSN preferred.

• Experience - One (1) year of clinical nursing experience within specialty or related applicable specialty.

In Lieu Of

• In lieu of an associate’s degree in nursing, will accept an RN diploma or certificate with a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or a license to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.

• ​In lieu of one (1) year of registered nurse experience, may accept one (1) year of licensed practical nurse (LPN) experience.

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Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.

• Certification in specialty area preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• IV insertion and maintenance skills preferred