Description
All nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice, national and specialty nursing standards, Children's National Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice. Children's National supports the development of RN relationships within the community; specifically those relationships associated with the health and well-being of the community at large.
Qualifications
- Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree (Required)
BSN Graduated from an approved school of nursing (Preferred) - Required Skills/Knowledge
The licensed Registered Nurse will successfully complete the hospital and nursing orientation at Children's National. Role model organizational skills, adjust for changes and is able to complete assignments on time. - Required Licenses and Certifications
Registered Nurse in District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia dependent upon location of practice (Required)
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (Required)
Functional Accountabilities
- Transformational Leadership
- Contribute to Magnet re-designation as evidenced by independent updating of professional profile and initiation of council involvement, committees, task forces, and/or community outreach.
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills by problem-solving appropriately during patient care.
- Communication reflects development of plan of care and ability to advocate to meet patients' needs.
- Independently initiate escalation of issues, utilize chain of command.
- Demonstrate proper use of the currently identified hand-off processes.
- Demonstrate a collegial and respectful relationship with ancillary staff.
- Participate to implement change and support management decisions.
- Role model behavior that reflects empathy, concern, and a desire to help others.
- Structural Empowerment
- Independently maintain regulatory requirements e.g. license, BLS.
- Plan for attendance at mandatory education and professional activities to enhance nursing practice.
- Demonstrate professional review of peers through timely participation in evaluations.
- Seek out opportunities to participate to enhance departmental goals by ensuring adherence to national safety standards and service excellence standards; support advancement of education and certification as well.
- Collaborate with members of the healthcare team and role model professional behavior and teamwork with coworkers.
- Utilize resources as needed and know when to escalate to the next level.
- Exemplary Professional Practice
- Utilize assessment data gathered from patient and family to ensure completion of database and plan of care within identified timeframes.
- Demonstrate clinical skills with complex patients that reflect analysis of patient status and appropriate interventions on all critical care units.
- Role model skill in prioritization and organization for complex patients with rapidly changing needs.
- Documentation exemplifies adherence to the highest standards of practice.
- Anticipate and proactively plan for educational needs verified with patient and family throughout the hospital/outpatient stay and prior to discharge.
- Independently demonstrate the ability to adjust and organize assignments when asked to float throughout scheduled shifts.
- Demonstrate caring in all encounters with patient and family as evidenced by feedback from parents and an increase in patient satisfaction scores.
- Safety
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