Subspeciality Practice Nurse III - Division of General Surgery

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A Brief Overview
Practices at the level of a competent to proficient practitioner of nursing. Demonstrates competence in caring for patients with complex problems, as well as complying with the administrative policies and clinical protocols as outlined in the policy and procedure manuals. In addition, demonstrates clinical leadership skills through contribution to standards of care and division goals. Serves as a role model for other staff and a preceptor for new employees and participates in endeavors to increase nursing knowledge. Administratively responsible to the Manager and Nursing Director for nursing practice issues.

The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of experience in General Surgery, GI or Urology.

About the Division

This role involves collaborating with the NEBULA (Neuromodulation, Bowel & Urologic Alliance) team, which includes specialists in General Surgery, Urology, and Gastroenterology. Additionally, the team works with Neuropsychology and Physical Therapy to provide comprehensive care for patients and their families. The team focuses on treating bowel and bladder incontinence, exploring both medical and surgical solutions to improve patients' quality of life.

What you will do

• Practice
• Follows Nursing Process to deliver safe care: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Anticipates and synthesizes complex assessment data to best determine and influences total plan of care, pertinent data to be shared with care team, and tasks to be delegated.
• Collaborates with family, team members and other caregivers to coordinate all facets of patient care, planning with the multidisciplinary team.
• Manages care for complex patients and anticipates needs, delegating care as necessary to other team members.
• Identifies patient response, communicates changes to physicians, family and other team members and contributes to revised plan of care.
• Documentation reflects outcomes and appropriate revision of patient care provided and utilizes current hospital standards, policies and procedures.
• Professionalism/Leadership
• Role models appearance and behaviors that promote a positive image of Nursing.
• Role models how to interact with parents/patients and colleagues using respect and dignity while listening for avenues to improve on the ideal patient experience and anticipate patient/family needs.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the impact on the team by arriving to work on time; predicts challenges and obstacles and plans for how to minimize a negative impact on the patient/ family and colleagues.
• Provides an accurate patient status report to members of the team that reflects nursing interventions, patient outcomes and alterations to plan of care.
• Chairs and/or participates in unit/departmental Shared Governance councils.
• Facilitates and promotes change in the unit environment with a focus on improving the ideal patient experience.
• Leads unit improvements and measures outcomes.
• Assures that staff incorporates professional standards of practice and regulatory requirements into nursing care provided.
• Research
• Reads, analyzes and synthesizes nursing and other scholarly articles and research studies; shares knowledge with unit staff in a formal format.
• With assistance applies research findings to clinical practice.
• Seeks opportunities to participate in research studies or answer simple research questions.
• Learning
• Identifies learning needs of self and others and assists in the development of a learning plan.
• Applies education and training from departmental in-services and