Job description Job Summary: Provides in-depth clinical expertise in a defined area of nursing practice (eg., pediatrics, oncology, adult medicine). Develops and ensures quality standards for nursing practice for a specific patient population. Provides advanced clinical practice education, consultation, research and administration. Essential Responsibilities: Establishes and monitors care standards and makes recommendations for changes in area of clinical practice. Collaborates with nursing staff in assessing patient, family age-specific nursing needs and develops plan of care for complex high-risk patients. Evaluates the effectiveness of the care provided. Designs teaching programs for patients/families and provides assistance to nursing staff in program implementation. Develops interdisciplinary plans of care for complex and high risk patients. In conjunction with members of the health care team, assesses staff knowledge and identifies...

Job description Job Summary: Accountable for management of a patient care unit 20-bed Level 3 NICU under the direction of the Director of Maternal Child Women's Health. Partners with healthcare team to assure quality patient/family centered care. Essential Responsibilities: Communication: Uses established channels of communication to share information, receive feedback and report problems. Communicates plans and decisions to staff and providers to facilitate linkages and flow of information to others. Builds credibility with physicians as a champion for patient care, quality, and nursing professionalism. Effectively facilitates consensus building to accomplish goals and objectives. Provides constructive feedback and effectively manages conflict. Creates and articulates a shared vision and goals. Follows up on feedback and reports problems as well as positive comments. Creates an environment which recognizes and values differences in staff, physicians,...