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GENERAL SUMMARY: The Specialty Nurse, under the ANA scope of practice utilizes the framework of the nursing process to provide professional nursing care by incorporating patient-family centered care principles. The Specialty Nurse provides quality patient care under the direction of the Nurse Leader according to Beaumont policies and procedures.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Recognizes the impact of nursing care and patient/family partnerships on patient outcomes.
- Provides specialized nursing care to patients with illnesses, combined medical problems or attitudes that require adaptation of established nursing procedures
- Partners with and utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning plan of care.
- Applies the Core Concepts of Patient- and Family-Centered Care (PFCC) in practice, and uses this knowledge to personalize care for each patient/family.
- Provides quality care that meets or exceeds the expectations of value (core measures, quality matrix, patient experience, fiscally responsible).
- Provides assistance to individuals in a manner that takes into account their special needs, age-related and cultural-related needs.
- Recognizes the roles of the interdisciplinary team, patient and family care partners and utilizes them appropriately as resources in planning patient care.
- Delegates appropriate tasks.
- Documents in the patient record in a timely, accurate and concise manner. Develops teaching strategies for patient/family; documents education and learning appropriately in health record.
- Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and is responsible for continuing personal education, mentoring peers and educating patients and families.
- Stays up to date with current health system initiatives and incorporates evidence based practice and research into practice. Maintains current knowledge in area of clinical practice.
- Completes a self-appraisal that includes professional goals annually and completes peer review
- Participates in department based activities, staff meetings and committees.
- Demonstrates knowledge, understanding and embraces cultural traditions and lore of community served.
- Acts as liaison between the patient and family, physicians and other member of the interdisciplinary team
- Able to coordinate and provide care for patients based on detailed treatment protocols initiated by physicians without need of direct physician supervision.
- Maintains and demonstrates proper knowledge and skills related to High Level Disinfection (HLD) or sterilization and the preprocessing of instruments used in the outpatient setting.
- Duties as assigned based on specific specialty and/or service line.
STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS
Education / Training: Equivalent to a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from an NLN-approved school of nursing
Work Experience: Two to Three years of nursing experience in the specialty field required
Certification, Licensure, Registration: RN with active license in State of Michigan, Certification in appropriate specialty, BLS
Other Qualifications: Current American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers certification and other certifications as required by department.
ABOUT BEAUMONT
Beaumont offers you a world of opportunity throughout Southeast Michigan. With eight hospitals and 155 outpatient sites you’ll have a wide variety of practice settings to choose from. Beaumont has more nationally ranked hospitals in Michigan than any other health system.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer Beaumont Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.
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