Nurse Clinician Job Description
Nurse clinician
provides health education to patients and family on diagnostic procedures, medications, nutrition, and maintenance of health and wellness;.
Nurse Clinician Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Coordinate care of patients enrolled to cancer clinical trials including patient eligibility verification, coordination of tests and procedures, education of patients, families, RN and Medical staff, administration of phase I and II investigational vaccine agents, patient advocacy, and assurance of compliance with Federal and International Human Subjects Regulations
Make every day count for patients, families and care givers
Serves as an advocate and provides complex instruction and counseling to patients and their families including counseling on pain management and side effects of chemotherapy
Coordinates services for patients and families utilizing other health related agencies and resources
The professional nurse has the responsibility, authority and accountability for planning, coordinating and evaluating the patient’s care needs
Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary health care team
Ability to analyze data, synthesize information, and make judgments regarding patient care
Maintains vascular center database
Assists with facilitating quality and appropriateness of care
Exhibits practical and technical clinical knowledge
Nurse Clinician Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Nurse Clinician
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, ACLS, ACRP, CPR, ONS, SOCRA, NASPE, SOP, ANCC, NIHSS
Education for Nurse Clinician
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the nurse clinician job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Nursing, Education, Public Health, School of Nursing, Nursing Program, Graduate, Business/Administration, Science, Health Administration, Health
Skills for Nurse Clinician
Desired skills for nurse clinician include:
Ability to teach patients
Families
Staff and students
CV health and related diagnostic clinical therapies
Windows and Microsoft Office
Current health care environment
Psychiatric diagnoses and be able to differentiate diagnosis on assigned patients
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacy
Lactation
Desired experience for nurse clinician includes:
Works closely with the nurse manager to ensure compliance with required competencies
Supports the established nursing care standards
A minimum of 1 year recent (within the last 5 years) end organ failure nursing experience is required
Operating Room Experience (1 year minimum)
One Year of Orthopedic Experience
Minimum of 3-5 years nursing experience in a tertiary care hospital including nursing care of infants and children with complex acute and chronic life-threatening conditions, complex pain needs and end of life care
Nurse Clinician Examples
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Nurse Clinician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of nurse clinician. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for nurse clinician
- Promoting continuity of patient care within the institution
- Working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team
- Acting as a role model by demonstrating current trends and providing professional development opportunities for staff
- Identifying areas requiring clinical study for performance improvement
- Maintaining clinical competency
- Promoting knowledge of and compliance with regulatory requirements related to patient safety
- Serving as an expert clinical resource for staff
- BSN preferred, ADN with agreement to enroll in BSN completion program in two years to be completed in five years
- RNs will provide home care services to the homebound population and establish strong relationships with patients and caregivers in order to assist the patient in reaching their maximum potential
- All medical needs will be coordinated by the RN who is case managing the patient utilizing the resources of the team(ie., social worker, CNA, MD)
Qualifications for nurse clinician
- Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills with problem-solving abilities organizational and interpersonal skills
- Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of professional registered nursing to provide care appropriate to adult and geriatric populations, including client care treatments, wound prevention, falls prevention, and implementation of infection prevention and control practices
- Some knowledge of the laws that identify & describe types of clients admitted to SWVMHI, and of the accreditation/regulating organizations that establish standards
- Ability to hear and see in order to assess and respond to safety concerns
- Successfully complete TOVA (Therapeutic Options of Virginia) Training, Motivational Interviewing, and CPR
- Supervisory skills to include performance improvement activities, documentation, and effective leadership ability
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Our company is hiring for a nurse clinician. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for nurse clinician
- Utilizes appropriate resources to meet those needs and achieve positive patient outcomes
- One year of medical surgical experience
- Ability to rotate in on call schedule which includes weekends and holidays
- Must be able to assist with ambulation including turning and transferring patients up to 200 pounds
- Manage pain and symptoms so patients can make the most of every day, focusing on living well and with dignity
- Provide compassionate care to patients and their family members at end of life
- Interviews patients and triages telephone calls in order to determine and assess patients' health care needs
- Coordinates services for patients utilizing other human service related agencies and resources
- Coordinates and oversees the clinical staff and clinic operations
- Knowledge of pain control and management treatment modalities
Qualifications for nurse clinician
- Graduation from an approved School of Nursing which confers Diploma, AD, or BSN in nursing
- Graduate from a nursing program
- Masters of Science Degree in Nursing is preferred
- Demonstrated ability to effectively inspire and lead others toward facility goals
- Excellent attendance record and established reliability, self-initiative, collaboration, and problem solving
- Holds a minimum of one year (recent) experience as Staff Nurse in an acute facility
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of nurse clinician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for nurse clinician
- Certification as Oncology Nurse , or obtain within 90 days of hire
- Ability to lift 50 to 100 pounds occasionally and/or 25 to 50 pounds frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds constantly
- There may be a need to travel to another site as required
- Models excellence in practice through direct care of Oncology patients, consultation with specialists and generalists in different clinical area, and interdisciplinary collaboration in planning care with the Oncologists
- Assess learning readiness & provide preop teaching
- Completes required documentation reflecting interventions for the patient experiencing stroke
- Coaches and mentors staff across the hospital as it relates to the regulatory requirements and best of practice care for stroke patient population
- Assists in educating staff across the hospital according to regulatory requirements for DNV Comprehensive Certification
- Attends stroke codes as able to ensure best of practice according to DNV guidelines are maintained
- Able to run stroke review monthly meetings
Qualifications for nurse clinician
- Must have advanced preparation in specialized areas of clinical practice
- Training in FDA Good Clinical Practice
- Minimum of one (1) year of RN experience in medical/surgical, ICU, or dermatology experience, ambulatory experience preferred
- Previous clinical expertise within a Surgery Department
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing or in process of obtaining BSN
- Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNCC
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a nurse clinician. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for nurse clinician
- Meet with families and ensure appropriate inpatient, outpatient, and community-based consultations occur and follow-up arranged
- Provide psychosocial support to families of inpatients with CHD
- Participate and contributes to monthly stroke committee
- Works in concert with the stroke coordinator and stroke physician team
- Collaborate with nursing staff and other health care professionals in the development and review of standards and in planning, implementing and evaluating patient care for a specific patient population
- Provide direct nursing care, facilitate continuity of care and follow universal precautions
- Coordinate and facilitate patient care between multiple disciplines including home health agencies, referring physicians and other community support services
- Coordinate patient care to better utilize supportive services through patient visit and possible admission, pre-schedules testing, follows up with test results to both patient and physician, obtains medical history, coordinates follow up visit appointment, provides medication, rehabilitation teaching
- Serve as a clinical resource or consultant for specific patient population
- Participate in development and implementation of managed care programs for a specific patient population
Qualifications for nurse clinician
- Three (3) years experience as a Registered Nurse in the ER
- At least one year of Clinician or nursing education experience preferred
- Certified in area of ER preferred
- Proven ability to reduce employee turnover through the creation and deployment of career progressions systems that encompass compensation plans, skills matrix, career ladders
- Minimum 1 year cardiovascular nursing experience required (surgical nursing experience preferred)
- Preferably have experience with prior authorization appeal support with commercial payers and/or Medicare Part B post pay appeals
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Our growing company is hiring for a nurse clinician. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for nurse clinician
- Manage and support Telephone Triage
- Provide leadership for direct patient care programs in area of specialization collaborating with unit-based nurse management team(s)
- Participate in decision-making process for financial management, operational budgetary decisions and cost containment strategies
- Participate in/provide leadership for divisional, departmental and/or intra institutional and community committees and projects
- Participate in the ongoing implementation of current regulatory standards in order to meet state and national agency accreditation
- Design and implement patient/family health education activities for the patient population
- Serve as an educational and clinical resource to patient/family/staff
- Support the implementation and evaluation of staff education and orientation programs
- Incorporate the role of patient care provider, advocate (patient, family, and health care professional), consultant, educator, researcher and quality manager
- Participate in the development and implementation of division/unit quality assessment and improvement programs
Qualifications for nurse clinician
- Experience with prior authorization appeal support with commercial payers and/or Medicare Part B post pay appeals, preferred
- Membership in a professional organization in IV specialty or related field
- 2 - 5 years of hands-on nursing experience and direct patient care service required
- Active, unrestricted Nursing license in the state of employmen
- Nursing Licenses
- Basic database and office navigation skills