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Click here to apply for this Clinical Nurse-Medical Unit-AIM A Job (SALT LAKE CITY, UT, US)SALT LAKE CITY, UT, USRequisition Number: 4025Job Title: Clinical Nurse-Medical Unit-AIM ADepartment: UUH IPC 25C ACUTE INT MED A&CReg / Temp: RegularEmployment Type: Full TimeShift: Nights/GraveWork Schedule: 3 12's-GraveyardLocation: UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - 50 NORTH MEDICAL DRIVECity: SALT LAKE CITYState: UTAHJob Description: : As a patient-focused organization, the University of Utah Health Sciences exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The Health Sciences Center seeks faculty and staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, diversity, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission.Position Summary:MAKE AN IMPACTAs an RN on our new Medical Unit-AIM A!If you're seeking a truly unique opportunity to take your career to the next level it just arrived! The University of Utah Health Care has an exciting opportunity for RN's with experience to become part of our renowned health care team on our new Medical Unit opening in January. This is an excellent opportunity for new or experienced Nurse's with a passion for providing an exceptional patient experience.This new Medical unit is the place to work! It will be opening in January and will be a 23 bed unit located on the 5th floor of the University Hospital. The new nurse's will start as soon as possible to assist with the opening of the new unit.Position Summary:This position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, implement clinical nursing interventions to modify symptoms, and develop and implement patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes and ensure a safe and therapeutic environment.Essential Functions:- Identifies, assesses and diagnoses problems through patient assessment and interactions; and evaluates actual or potential patient health problems.- Assesses, plans and implements interventions for solving patient care problems.Formulates care plans for specific patients and documents the nursing process in patient's record.- Evaluates patient response to interventions and modifies plan of care as needed to achieve health care goals.- Develops and participates in educating patients, their families, or significant others about post discharge care programs.- Initiates patient care meetings with the health care team to revise the plan of care as the patient's condition warrants.- Maintains a safe and therapeutic patient care environment.- Provides guidance and direction to members of the health care team to ensure quality patient care.- Keeps current on advances in nursing care by participating in educational programs.- Orients and educates new staff in nursing techniques and departmental procedures.- Provides and oversees direct patient care in accordance with established nursing protocol and physicians' orders.- Utilizes knowledge of medications, procedures, infection control, and safety precaution; and initiates appropriate interventions in crisis situations.- Participates in total quality management to positively affect patient and system outcomes to improve care.Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:- Demonstrated potential ability to perform the essential functions as outlined above.- Ability to provide care to the population served.- Demonstrated leadership, human relations, and effective communication skills.- Ability to function during regularly scheduled, 12 hour, extended or alternative shifts.- Ability to display mental and emotional stamina in situations dealing with death, multiple patients, family members, etc.- Demonstrated ability to function calmly and competently in high stress situations.- Ability to deal with the hazards involved in assessing and providing care to patients.- Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.Qualifications: Required- Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Utah.Experienced working as an RN is required.


Location: SALT LAKE CITY, UT, US
Compensation: DOE
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