Resource Nurse Job Description
Resource nurse
provides nursing care to patients in the home setting, which encompasses a wide range of medical/surgical procedures and involves monitoring patient status and compliance and performance of procedures.
Resource Nurse Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective resource nurse job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included resource nurse job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Takes active role in performance improvement and committees, as appropriate
Participates in identifying needs and supports goals and objectives that contribute to the growth of the network
Maintains records for administrative and regulatory purposes
Provide professional patient care for all patients following established standards and practices
Serve as a role model for Medical Assistants and LVNs by providing leadership, which fosters positive attitudes and change, supports management policies and procedures
Trains and acts as a resource for Licensed Vocational Nurses and Medical Assistants
Be responsible for providing direct patient care in the clinic facilitating patient care flow
This position will facilitate the workflow in the area by conducting nursing assessments, delegating service to and documentation
This staff member will contribute expertise in the areas of patient scheduling, telephone advice and pharmacy needs
The Resource RN will assist with maintaining compliance to professional nursing standards and regulatory requirements and will support physicians in delivering quality health care to patients taking into account the patients’ individual physical or age-related needs
Resource Nurse Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Resource Nurse
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, ACLS, CPR, IV, CPI, BCLS, ED, NRP, CRRN, MOAB
Education for Resource Nurse
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the resource nurse job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Education, Nursing Program, Science, Graduate, School of Nursing, Nursing Education, Health, Associate Degrees, Associates
Skills for Resource Nurse
Desired skills for resource nurse include:
Patient flow process in order to efficiently monitor appointments
Patients and available physicians
Caring and treating patients with complex medical and surgical health care needs
Emergency procedures
Lean Six Sigma
Medical terminology
Normal range of values for vital signs
Of basic lab and infection control procedures
Online scheduling
Pharmaceuticals and able to process PARs
Desired experience for resource nurse includes:
Tier 2 POOL RN Commitment = 6 shifts per month (2 weekend shifts)
This position is for a Resource RN who would float to 5 medical-surgical units, Inpatient Psychiatry, Acute Rehab, and our cardiology and cardiothoracic units
1 year of Med/Surg experience preferred
Critical care experience or minimum telemetry preferred
ACLS certified, PALS would be beneficial
Moderate sedation experience will be preferred
Resource Nurse Examples
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Resource Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a resource nurse. 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 resource nurse
- Assists with triage of facility reported incidents and consumer complaints
- Provide clinical consultation to complaint and intake unit staff
- Communicates effectively with staff to develop a strong team approach to meet the goals of the Complaint Unit for incident and complaint investigations
- Functions in a lead capacity by assisting with clinical oversight of nursing personnel
- Maintains a positive image with all customers by enhancing communication regarding bed management between the critical care areas, telemetry units and emergency department
- Works in conjunction with Intensivist to ensure emergency nursing management of exacerbations in patient conditions through the hospital
- Provides in service on patient care to all staff of the assigned clinical areas
- Collaborates with directors and managers to determine other necessary functions which will optimize patient outcomes
- Clinical problem solving in conjunction with physicians and managers
- Serving in a lead capacity by assisting with supervision of staff
Qualifications for resource nurse
- Previous IR experience a plus
- Ability to travel to all 4 hospitals
- Previous medical surgical or critical care nursing experience strongly preferred
- When assigned to ICU must complete the Trauma Nurse Course within one year of hire
- One year of previous RN experience strongly preferred
- Experience with Cardiovascular patient population
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Resource Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of resource nurse. 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 resource nurse
- Develop, coordinate, implement and evaluate educational programs for perioperative patients and their families, staff, and the community
- The Registered Nurse will be placed within their area of expertise
- Cross training opportunities to other areas may be available with additional orientation as directed by Resource Team leadership
- Responsible for the overall direction and supervision of patient care activities and nursing personnel of a nursing unit
- Has authority and responsibility for implementing the Standards of Nursing Practice related to all nursing care areas and functions
- Acts as the administrative representative in the absence of Chief Clinical Officer
- Healthcare professional licensure required as a Registered Nurse State
- Minimum three years' experience in all aspects of medical surgical nursing / Registered Nurse
- Apply creative and innovative strategies in problem solving to achieve desired goals
- Utilize nursing process in teaching staff how to manage the care of patients including assessment, interdisciplinary planning, implementation, evaluation of patient care, teaching and discharge planning
Qualifications for resource nurse
- Personal Use of Personal Protective equipment required
- Active PA RN License required
- One year of inpatient nursing experience required
- Must be graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing
- Additional unit-specific experience and education requirements are outlined in the Addendum for each unit
- One (1) year medical/surgical nursing experience required
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of resource nurse. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for resource nurse
- Identify, communicate and respond to meet the learning needs of nursing staff
- Promotes patient education
- Ensures departmental operational readiness at the beginning of each shift during charge to charge hand-offs by conducting walking rounds
- Assists with making staffing assignments in collaboration with the clinical nurse manager/associate nurse manager for the Emergency Department within the competency and capacity of each staff person
- In collaboration with the clinical nurse manager/associate nurse manager, monitors patient flow and acuity and adjusts staffing to support safe patient care and staffing efficiency
- Performs role of permanent charge RN and is proficient in the delivery of direct patient care
- Serves as the bridge between staff and patients and staff and providers when there is a patient complaint, situation and/or a challenging physician interaction
- Collaborates with ED nurse educator to coordinate orientation process of new employees
- Establishes and maintains effective communication in all areas of responsibility
- Utilizes constructive conflict management strategies, just in time coaching and goal setting to optimize staff performance and engagement
Qualifications for resource nurse
- Minimum of one to two years of medical surgical or critical care nursing experience strongly preferred
- MOAB certification required within 60 days of hire or transfer into position
- MOAB training required within 60 days of hire or transfer into position
- 1 year GI or critical care experience preferred
- Critical care or medical surgical nursing experience preferred
- Minimum of two years clinical nursing experience as an RN in a Telemetry setting
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a resource nurse. 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 resource nurse
- Prepares change of shift report and projects staffing needs of next shift and conducts staffing reconciliation based on acuity
- Maintains and supports patient's rights to care, privacy and respect
- Provide direct, professional nursing care to patients who present urgent, emergency or potential health problems utilizing basic nursing principles
- Serves as a role model for Medical Assistants by providing leadership, which fosters positive attitudes and change, supports management policies and procedures
- Helps train and acts as a resource for Medical Assistants
- Monitors skin documentation in collaboration with the Cottage RN
- Accompanies physician on rounds and keeps staff informed of orders concerning residents as assigned
- Acts as a support/resource person to cottage staff, elders, and their significant others, physicians, other department staff and the community
- Admits and discharges residents in collaboration with the Cottage RN
- Transcribes medical orders as needed
Qualifications for resource nurse
- Recent experience working with patients on cardiac monitoring
- 2 year current inpatient experience preferred
- 2 year of Medical Surgical or ICU experience strongly preferred
- BSN Preferred or within 3 years of hire
- Certification in Nursing Management within 18 months
- At least five (5) years of relevant clinical experience in Neurosurgery in which they will be a lead
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a resource nurse. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for resource nurse
- Reviews medical records and collects data as defined using established data collection tools
- Responsible for the managing and facilitating of Intake services, overseen by Clinical Resource Nurse
- Coordinates the staff activities within the department maximizing teamwork and efficiency
- Responsible for receiving referrals, from all sources, through electronic or paper means
- Assures accuracy of referral information
- Contacts attending physician to establish a verbal plan of care if needed
- Confirms insurance coverage with Finance Dept
- Coordinates discharge plans with DME supplier and Infusion companies, as appropriate
- Explains agency services and fee sources for all inquiries
- Obtains pre-authorization for services for new referrals as indicated and on-going, as needed
Qualifications for resource nurse
- Advanced Practice Nurse (IL) or Physician Assistant license
- Registered Professional Nurse (IL) license, unless a Physician Assistant
- Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant certification by a national certifying body as approved by the Illinois Department of Regulation Board
- Master’s degree from an accredited school/college of nursing or physician assistant program
- Completion of an accredited Nursing degree program
- Previous nursing experience in medical surgical or telemetry strongly preferred