Clinical service Leader RN-Trauma/General Surgery - Tufts Medical Center : Job Details

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Tufts Medical Center is recognized by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® for excellence in nursing. Magnet® recognition is the highest and most prestigious credential a health care organization can achieve for nursing excellence and quality patient care. Magnet® recognition signals to nurses that the organization is committed to nursing.

Join our Professional Nursing Team in Surgical Services at Tufts Medical Center. We offer newly renovated operating rooms at a large academic medical center with a community feel. We have 23 ORs with 1 Hybrid OR to treat a variety of surgical specialties including transplant, robotic surgery, and trauma.

We offer flexible scheduling, days, evenings and 8–12-hour shifts. Self-scheduling opportunities available and individualized orientation programs.

We provide opportunities for advancement to our nursing professionals through continued education and weekly learnings. We have career ladders identified to drive professional growth and certifications. Full-time employees qualify for up to $4,000 of tuition and certification reimbursement annually. Our team offers unit-based councils for staff engagement.

Available Operating Rooms: 23, including 1 Hybrid OR

Patient Types: Tufts Medical Center Operating Room offers a full range of outpatient and inpatient surgical services for patients throughout their lifespan. The organization is a Level 1 Trauma Center and routinely provides care to patients in need of urgent and emergent surgical intervention.

Surgical Specialties Offered:

· General Surgery·

· Trauma

· Vascular

· Neurosurgery

· Colorectal

· Renal Transplant

· Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiac Transplant

· Otolarygology

· Oral Maxillo Facial

· Orthopeadic

· Plastic and Oncoplastic Surgery

· Surgical Oncology

· Ophthalmology

· Bariatric

· Gynecology

· Urology

· Robotic Surgery

· Invasive Pulmonology

· Liver Transplant Program

Position/Job Title: Prof RN-Per Diem

Home Department: Operating Room

This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care servicesin accordance withphysician orders.In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Clinical Nurse duties: Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the care needs of a designated group of patients orprovidesnursing care andidentifiedclinical support tasks within the scope of practice for achievement of the patient's plan of care as directed.Providesprofessional nursing care to patients. Requires a nursing license.A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of otherlower levelprofessionals or manage processes and programs.The majority oftime is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typicallyacquiredthrough advanced education.A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.Typicallyresponsible for: managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision,coachingand reviewing the work oflower level professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems.

Job Overview

This positionis responsible for the development of nursing staff within a specified area of practice and for impacting patient outcomes through consultation on patient care issues in addition to perioperativeregisterednursing (RN)duties.This roleencompassesthe following areas: clinical practice, professional development, collaboration/consultation, staff development, leadership andevidence basedpractice.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications:

1.BachelorsDegreein Nursing.

2.Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

3.Registered Nurse (RN) license.

4. Two (2) years of nursing experience with one year in clinical specialty.

Preferred Qualifications:

1.Three(3) years of nursing experience with one year in clinical specialty

Duties and Responsibilities:Theduties and responsibilities listedbeloware intended to describe the general nature of workandare not intended to be an all-inclusive list.Other dutiesand responsibilitiesmay be assigned.

1.Interprets, supports, and practices the mission and philosophy ofhospitaland the Operating Room.

2.Serves as a clinical resource, consultant and role model for nursing staff providing support in the practice of perioperative nursing.

3.Providessupport andexpertiseto the Department of Surgery in the care and education of staff,physiciansand patients withinareaof specialty.

4.Integrates knowledge, research findings and experience to enhance nursing practice and to promote excellence in patient care.

5.Maintainflexibility andadaptsto a variety of workload assignments.

6.Uses expert clinical skills toprovideongoing assessment and evaluation of nursing care.

7.Develops,monitors, and evaluates QI projects on a unit and hospital level using quality outcome indicators. Plans one QA project per year, related to service area.

8.Serves on a committee at the unit, surgicalservicesor hospital level.

9.Validatesand benchmarks nursing practice within specialty area.

10. Respondstoservice relatedneeds for new products andequipment, andfollowing established processes for acquisition of these.

11.Responsible forservice relatedresource materials, including preference cards and nursing help manuals.

12.Maintainscompetency in organizational, departmental, and outside agency safety standardsrelativeto job requirements. Meets all hospital/ operating room mandatory requirements.

13.Promotes clinicalexpertiseusing various methods such as networking, professionaldevelopmentand literature review.

14.Networks with management, other hospitals, physicians, peers, and Manager of Quality Outcomes for role development.

15.Serves as a clinical role model.

16.Collaborates and coordinates resources tofacilitatepatients' plan of care;providesdirect and/or indirect care to patients including scrubbing and circulating.

17.Collaborates/consults with other affiliates in the value analysis of supplies and equipment and evaluates the impact of supply and equipment changes on the environment of care.

18.Consults with other members of theunit basedmanagement team on patient care, staff development and practice issues.

19.Collaborates on an interdisciplinary basis to develop protocols, policies and procedures and practice guidelines.

20.Collaborates with nurses and other members of the health care team related to the patient plan of care.

21.Collaborates with the management team and staff in the development, facilitation, and evaluation of orientation framework for the specialty area.

22.Helpsdevelop, implement, and evaluate unit based /specialty basedcompetenciesin partnership with the qualityoutcomes staff.

23.Assesses learning needs of staff andprovidesformal and informal educational opportunities to increase knowledge and improve clinical care.

24.Trains staff or arrange education on new products and/orservice relatedequipment and monitors compliance and ongoing competency.

25.Assists in mandatory education activities. Gives at least one service-related educational presentation per year.

26.Evaluates current practice in service area using national bench marking.

27.Facilitatesan empowered environment that recognizes and responds to psychosocial, developmental, and professional practice issues through mentoring, group support, personal consultation, resource identification and team building.

28.Demonstratesa commitment to addressing ongoing cost effectiveness of patient care delivery, a skill set infinancial management, to include cost management for service area.

29.Accountable forprovidingclinically sound and evidence-based information. Helps write policies based on AORN standards and other outside agency requirements, such as the Joint Commission and FDA.

30.Participatesin research activities.

31.Incorporates cultural andage appropriatecare in all aspects of patient care and interactions with physicians, management, peers, and visitors in the OR, and anyone who will be greeted as a customer ofthe hospital. Has the skills and knowledge toprovidecare to the age groups of the population servedincluding:Knowledge of growth and development;Ability to interpret age specific data and response to care; andProvideage appropriatecommunication.

Physical Requirements:

1.Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking.

2.Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients and equipment.

3.Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching.

4.Frequent exposure to hazardous chemicals, sick patients, bodily substances, noise andpossible exposureto radiation, lasers, electric shock, etc.

5.Regularly exposed to the risk of bloodborne diseases and other transmissible infections.

6.Contact with patients underwidevariety of circumstances.

7.Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.

8.Handle emergency and crisis situations.

9.Subjected to irregular hours.

10.May have contact with hazardous materials.

Skills&Abilities:

1.Effective written and verbal communication skills. Can communicate with a wide variety of audiences.

2.Able to work independently andutilizetime management concepts to maximize timeefficiency.

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Care at Home - an expansive home care network, and large integrated physician network. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation by emailing us [email protected].