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Required Skills

1. Clinical skills
• Maintains basic knowledge and skills in all perioperative-specialty areas; takes call and shift rotation.
• Practices approved aseptic technique and monitors and corrects the aseptic techniques of others as indicated.
• Initiates appropriate intra-operative behaviors unique to first assisting, if trained to do so.
• Handles floor stock medications or medications delivered from pharmacy directly or through the pneumatic tube station. Relocates these medications, in original containers, to designated secure storage locations.
• Provides care appropriate to the age of the patient serviced.

2. Communication skills
• Utilizes simple, direct, and clear verbal instructions and obtains feedback to ensure that instructions are understood.
• Conducts the morning report, relaying pertinent information as well as the day’s plan.
• Keeps staff informed (on need-to-know basis) of changes in schedule and assignments.
• Consults regularly with the Anesthesia Department when contemplating changes.
• Informs surgeons involved, PACU, Outpatient Discharge, and secretaries when changes will occur.
• Actively participates in committees.
• Keeps nurse manager informed of day’s activities and concerns.
• Demonstrates a supportive, receptive, non-threatening communication style allowing for immediate expression of ideas and problem solving.

3. Leadership skills
• Personnel
o Assists in coordination of daily assignments and decisions for utilization of staff.
o Coordinates activities of personnel assigned to specialty cases.
o Fosters an environment that focuses on values, autonomy, and accountability where staff and management participate as partners in the decision-making process.
o Appropriately delegates duties and responsibilities to other members of the staff necessary to support surgical patient or the department and ensures that tasks are completed.
o Recognizes proper safety precautions in routine performance of duties and reports any disregard of policies to those involved.
o Encourages staff members to follow department policies.
o Reports any inappropriate activities of staff, surgeons, or other personnel to the nurse manager.
o Provides time for orientation, training, and education of staff members as required, working with the educational coordinator to meet identified needs.
o Schedules staff time to include work on special projects, meetings for specialty groups, and feedback to all staff.

• Plant, equipment, supplies
o In conjunction with the departmental business manager, coordinates equipment and supply availability.
o Assures physical environment of specialty rooms, storage areas, etc. is maintained.
o Works with specialty resource nurse and departmental business manager to get equipment repaired as needed.

• Unit coordination/productivity
o Develops positive working relationships with surgeons, which encourage problem solving and ensures that needs of surgeons are identified and met.
o Assists in coordination of the flow of the daily schedule.
o Promotes and collaborates with staff to build a climate that demonstrates appreciation and recognition of achievement.
o Fosters positive, interdepartmental collaborative relationships to improve patient care, unit efficiency, and effectiveness.
o Implements cost-effective measures to enhance effective and efficient patient care.
o Participates in quality improvement processes.
o Guides and oversees daily patient schedule changes according to established policies and procedures.
o Responds promptly to surgeon’s concerns and communicates same to the nurse manager.
o Recognizes trends that may affect smooth operation of the department (personnel, scheduling, supplies, surgeons, etc.) and reports them to the nurse manager and/or director.

4. Personal and professional growth.
• Demonstrates responsibility for own personal and professional growth as reflected by professional-development activities and unit projects.
• Attends and participates in inservice programs.
• Acts as role model to staff.

5. Embodies the Memorial Health System Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Courtesy, Quality, and Efficiency that support our mission, vision and values:
• SAFETY: Prevent Harm – I put safety first in everything I do. I take action to ensure the safety of others.
• COURTESY: Serve Others – I treat others with dignity and respect. I project a professional image and positive attitude.
• QUALITY: Improve Outcomes – I continually advance my knowledge, skills and performance. I work with others to achieve superior results.
• EFFICIENCY: Reduce Waste – I use time and resources wisely. I prevent defects and delays.

6. Performs other related work as required or requested.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Required Skills

1. Anticipates the needs of patients and their families and serves as a link between hospital departments, physician offices and outside agencies to connect patients to the resources and programs that will meet their disease and individual needs based on the research protocol.

2. Works closely with physician offices to provide physicians, office staff, and patients a seamless entry for clinical services from the office setting to the services necessary for the patient in the research protocol.

3. Coordinates the physician and nursing care plans between settings via personalization and customization to enhance the patient experience.

4. Prepare and submit written adverse drug reaction reports to the NCI and research bases as required.

5. Serve as a liaison between Memorial, the research bases, the Heartland NCORP (National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program), and the individual investigators (physicians).

6. Serve as a professional resource and/or instructor regarding clinical trials, protocol procedures, and protocol compliance for investigators, nurses, pharmacists, pathologists, radiologists, and other health care personnel both inside and outside of Memorial.

7. Coordinates the timely scheduling of tests, procedures, appointments and treatments.

8. Assist investigators in developing individual office systems to make protocol procedures convenient and help ensure protocol compliance.

9. Responsible for data management activities that relate to any research studies coordinated through the Regional Cancer Center, including:

• Patient screening and determining eligibility.

• Obtaining informed consent and patient teaching.

• Registering patients on research studies.

• Clinical follow-up and data submission maintenance.

• Quality control regarding documentation, protocol compliance, and data submission requirements.

• Evaluations and analysis of research/data management activities.

1. Maintain a record keeping system that documents patients registered on research studies, their protocol status, and copies of the informed consent, source documents and the data submitted.

2. Order and monitor investigational and provided drug inventories and drug accountability records in central and satellite pharmacies.

3. Delegate/prioritize responsibilities when appropriate due to fluctuations in workload.

4. Attends general and site-specific cancer case conferences to identify patients who can benefit from research protocols and opportunities for Memorial to improve cancer care delivery services.

5. Represent Memorial’s Regional Cancer Center’s policies and philosophy to others.

6. Train new employees of research division in protocol coordination activities and data management.

7. Coordinate and/or assist with clinics designed to collect research data.

8. Coordinate and manage selected pharmaceutical trials as assigned.

9. Promotes programs and resources of the Regional Cancer Center and Memorial Health System to patients and families, hospital departments, and physician partners.

Required Skills

1. Program Leadership and Coordination
   1. Leads Emergency Department initiatives to ensure consistent application of evidence-based guidelines for sepsis care (e.g. Surviving Sepsis Campaign and CMS SEP-1 guidelines).
   2. Partners with Quality, Education, Informatics, Nursing and Physician Leadership to implement sepsis protocols, screening tools, and clinical decision support.
   3. Facilitates sepsis-related projects, audits, and policy updates in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
   4. Disseminates written and verbal information to key stakeholders about the sepsis program and outcomes.
2. Clinical Review and Rounding
   1. Reviews active and retrospective sepsis cases to assess appropriateness of diagnosis, order sets, timeliness of interventions, and documentation accuracy.
   2. Provides real-time feedback to providers, nurses, and ancillary teams to optimize bundle adherence and clinical outcomes.
   3. Supports rapid identification and escalation of deteriorating patients, collaborating closely with the Rapid Response Team and charge nurses.
3. Education and Staff Development
   1. Conducts ongoing education for nursing, medical, and ancillary staff related to sepsis recognition, documentation, and treatment pathways.
   2. Develops simulation and case-based learning opportunities in partnership with the Clinical Education team.
   3. Serves as a content expert for orientation, competency programs, and annual skills validation related to sepsis care.
4. Quality Improvement and Data Management
   1. Collaborates with Quality and Informatics to collect, analyze, and trend sepsis data; identifies performance gaps and develops action plans.
   2. Participates in system-level quality initiatives to align ED and inpatient sepsis-related outcomes (e.g. mortality, LOS, readmissions) and bundle compliance.
   3. Assists with SEP-1 abstraction validation and contributes to monthly dashboard reporting.
5. Interdisciplinary Collaboration
   1. Serves as a liaison between the Emergency Department, Critical Care, Hospitalist, and Nursing Leadership to facilitate smooth handoffs and “time zero” identification.
   2. Participates in the Sepsis Committee and other quality councils as assigned.
   3. Supports system alignment by sharing best practices and collaborating with the Sepsis Program Manager for Memorial Health.

Required Skills

Key Responsibilities:

· Deliver direct patient care in accordance with hospital policies and clinical standards.

· Ensure compliance with safety protocols, infection control guidelines and regulatory requirements.

· Support patient and family education to promote informed healthcare decisions.

· Assist in onboarding and training new nurses and students.

· Participate in professional development, continuing education and hospital-wide quality initiatives.

Location:

This position is based at Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, IL, part of Memorial Health’s network of care.

Required Skills

Key Responsibilities:

· Deliver direct patient care in accordance with hospital policies and clinical standards.

· Ensure compliance with safety protocols, infection control guidelines and regulatory requirements.

· Support patient and family education to promote informed healthcare decisions.

· Assist in onboarding and training new nurses and students.

· Participate in professional development, continuing education and hospital-wide quality initiatives.

Location:

This position is based at Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, IL, part of Memorial Health’s network of care.

Required Skills

Key Responsibilities:

· Deliver direct patient care in accordance with hospital policies and clinical standards.

· Ensure compliance with safety protocols, infection control guidelines and regulatory requirements.

· Support patient and family education to promote informed healthcare decisions.

· Assist in onboarding and training new nurses and students.

· Participate in professional development, continuing education and hospital-wide quality initiatives.

Location:

This position is based at Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, IL, part of Memorial Health’s network of care.

Required Skills

Principal Duties & Responsibilities: 

1. Professional Nursing Care

• Perform age appropriate assessment utilizing critical thinking skills.
• Function as a case manager for a group of patients in a particular geographic location.
• Provide after hours care on a rotation basis.
• Develop and revise an individualized Plan Of Care in partnership with patient/caregiver based on Identification of patient problems/need.
• Implement specific interventions to attain outcomes.
• Communicate/collaborate with other disciplines to provide optimal patient care and services.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings as appropriate.
• Participate in educational offerings (ex: skills day; oxygen inservice; etc)

1. Supervision and Delegation

• Appropriately supervise performance of LPN.
• Appropriately supervise performance of HHA and provide documentation to support such.

1. Communication and Collaboration

• Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
• Use therapeutic communication techniques.
• Demonstrate assertiveness.
• Communicate relevant patient information to other disciplines and MD as appropriate.
• Document patient care according to MHSvc policies/procedures.
• Ensure appropriate implementation of MD orders.
• Participate in operational meetings (ex: All staff, MHS Connect, etc).
• Promote patient/family education.
• Precept nursing students.
• Participate in clinically/operationally related focus groups.

1. Quality and Safety

• Identify and resolve patient safety risks.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement (Quality Initiative measures) including efforts to improve patient outcomes.

1. Embodies the Memorial Health System Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Courtesy, Quality, and Efficiency that support our mission, vision and values:

• SAFETY: Prevent Harm – I put safety first in everything I do.  I take action to ensure the safety of others.
• COURTESY: Serve Others – I treat others with dignity and respect.  I project a professional image and positive attitude.
• QUALITY: Improve Outcomes – I continually advance my knowledge, skills and performance.  I work with others to achieve superior results.
• EFFICIENCY: Reduce Waste – I use time and resources wisely.  I prevent defects and delays.

1. Professional Accountability

• Demonstrate ethical decision making.
• Advocate for patients/families/caregivers.
• Responsibly manages all equipment, supplies in his/her possession, including, but not limited to, laptop computer, FAX machine, cell phone, patient care supplies, etc.

1. Performs other related work as required or requested.