CLINICAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Performs assessment and identifies appropriate nursing diagnosis and/or patient care standard with assistance.
Recognizes data and identifies obvious nursing diagnoses.
Practice is guided primarily by policies, procedures, and standards.
Identifies expected outcomes and nursing interventions to meet identified diagnosis and   maintain standards of clinical practice.
Evaluates patients based on basic standards.
Utilizes standard unit technology and with assistance uses advanced technology as appropriate.
With assistance, identifies basic patient/family learning needs, initiates teaching using patient teaching protocols, patient care standards and critical paths.
Utilizes patient education resources on the unit.
Identifies location of and utilizes hospital policies and unit procedures and protocols.
Adheres to hospital policies related to medication safety.
Familiar with and follows standards related to patient and staff safety.
Completes applicable documentation forms in a timely manner according to policy with minimal guidance.

THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS

Recognizes how the nurse patient/family relationship impacts the patient experience.
Establishes open communication, introduces self as a Registered Nurse and describes role.
Recognizes need for patient and family to participate in care.
Seeks help as appropriate to assess readiness for participation in care.
Actively listens to patient/family concerns in a respectful manner.
Shows kindness and caring with patient/families.
Recognizes, respects, and supports patient/family rights and maintains confidentiality.
Aware of UMHS patient rights and responsibility.
Aware of and values the diversity in patient and families.
Begins to incorporate diversity considerations in patient care.

PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Recognizes role of each member of the health care team
Aware of importance of team collaboration and with guidance begins to initiate collaborative    communication.
Initiates referrals.
Identifies self as member of nursing and healthcare teams.
Begins to generate trust, respect, and compassion within the workgroup.

PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Takes responsibility for developing beginning team relationships.
Asks for and accepts help when needed.
Acknowledges when conflict exists.
Aware of and values diversity in all members of the health care team.
Functions as part of a nursing team; able to describe and begin to use 5 Rights of Delegation when delegating to UAP.
Recognizes value of nurse-to-nurse delegation.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Engages in self assessment related to orientation and initial learning needs and seeks out unit resources to assist in meeting needs.
Completes mandatory/competency requirements.
With guidance, provides respectful feedback to preceptors, peers, and manager related to orientation and initial learning experience.

ADVANCING PRACTICE THROUGH INNOVATION AND RESEARCH

Reads clinical articles.
Participates in unit/area based Continuous Quality Improvement projects.
Has knowledge of and supports established nursing improvement projects/endeavors in practice setting.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Supervision is received from a Nurse Manager or other designated official.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Functional supervision is typically exercised over LPN’s, Nurse Aides, Allied Health, Service Maintenance, and other support staff.

QUALIFICATIONS

Successful completion of a program in nursing is necessary.
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan is necessary.
This classification requires Primary Source Verification.