Clinical Practice Nurse Expert I - SJCH 8 Peds Acute Care

Job Description Summary

Primary Purpose:
The Clinical Practice Expert I (CPNE I) reports to the Unit Manager. In collaboration with the Unit Manager, the CPNE I is responsible for clinical practice on their respected unit(s). The CPNE I functions as a member of a multi-disciplinary, unit based team to provide nursing expertise for a defined microsystem. This position assists in developing quality care initiatives to improve patient outcomes and patient safety. This role recognizes practice opportunities and works with the intraprofessional team to help remove barriers and begin to enhance evidenced based practice standards.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC000238 CHS - ACU (Acute Care) 8 (SJCH)

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-29

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Work Shift

Job Description

Clinical Practice/Quality:

• Assess clinical practice on their respected unit(s) through rounding, observation and staffing.
• Collaborate with ICCE stakeholders and unit leadership to align quality initiatives with health system goals.
• Use performance measures to identify and assess the delivery of evidence-based practices and promote outcomes that demonstrate delivery of higher-value care.
• Partner with Nurse Manager to develop strategies to promote quality outcomes within unit.
• Use evidence to design and direct system improvements that address trends in safety and quality.
• With Nurse Manager, Implement quality improvement strategies based on current evidence, analytics, and risk anticipation.
• Partner with Quality and Safety to apply just culture principles and the use of safety tools, such as Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and root cause analysis (RCA), to anticipate, intervene and decrease risk.
• Assess patient handoffs and transitions of care to improve outcomes.
• Assess medication reconciliation and administration processes, to enhance the safe use of medications across the continuum of care.
• Use a variety of datasets, such as Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), nurse sensitive indicators, National Data Nursing Quality Improvement (NDNQI), and population registries, appropriate for the patient population, setting, and organization to assess individual and population risks and care outcomes.
• Use information technology, analytics, and evaluation methods to:

collect or access appropriate and accurate data to generate evidence for nursing practice; provide input in the design of databases that generate meaningful evidence for practice; collaborate to analyze data from practice and system performance; identify evidence-based interventions in collaboration with the health professional team; examine patterns of behavior and outcomes; identify gaps in evidence for practice; investigate best practice, research current literature to enhance innovative ways to care for patient population; and participate in specialty national organization and encourage membership

Additional Job Description

BSN required and completion of MSN or graduate degree in related field acceptable from an accredited college/university within four years. Two years of clinical experience in area of expertise required. Successful completion of RN III Clinical Ladder advancement within 2 years in position required. Excellent collaboration and consultation skills required. Excellent communication and teamwork skills required. Basic computer knowledge including Microsoft Office. Familiar with quality improvement methodology. Advanced certification in a specialized field preferred. Current South Carolina licensure as a registered nurse or compact state required. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required

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