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Required Skills

• CLINICAL JUDGEMENT – Clinical reasoning, which includes decision-making, critical thinking, and a global grasp of the situation, coupled with nursing skills acquired through a process of integrating formal and informal experiential knowledge and evidence-based guidelines.
• Demonstrates the ability to assess the full scope of patient needs, using the nursing process on a continuous basis.
• Utilizes past nursing experience to anticipate problems while seeking out multi-disciplinary collaboration with comfort, when necessary.
• Recognizes patterns and trends that may predict the direction of illness.
• CARING PRACTICES:  Nursing activity that create a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients/families and staff.  Working on another’s behalf and representing the concerns of the patient/family and nursing staff; serving as a moral agent in identifying and helping to resolve ethical and clinical concerns within and outside the clinical setting.
• Promotes safety throughout patient’s and family’s transitions along the healthcare continuum.
• Actively anticipates and monitors patient and family changes, responds appropriately.
• Effectively resolves patient complaints.
• Engages all patients in a personalized, compassionate manner.
• COLLABORATION/SYSTEMS THINKING – Working with others (e.g., patients, families, healthcare providers) in a way that promotes/encourages each person’s contribution toward achieving optimal/realistic patient/family goals.  Involves intra-and inter- disciplinary work with colleagues and community.  Body of knowledge and tools that allow the nurse to manage whatever Environmental and system resources exist for the patient/family and staff, within or across healthcare and non-healthcare systems.
• Consults and coordinates with team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
• Actively utilizes evidence-based practice and customer service data to improve caring practices.
• Effectively plans and communicates patient care plans.
• Facilitates active involvement of others in team meetings regarding patient care and/or practice issues.
• Seeks out opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored.
• Recruits diverse resources when appropriate to optimize patient outcomes.
• Serves as a resource to department and patient/family.
• RESPONSE TO DIVERSITY – The sensitivity to recognize, appreciate and incorporate differences into the provision of care.  Differences may include, but are not limited to, cultural differences, personalities, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values.
• Integrates cultural differences into patient/family care; incorporates appropriate alternative therapies.
• Tailors healthcare culture to meet the diverse needs and strengths of each patient/family. 
• FACILITATION OF LEARNING – The ability to facilitate learning for patients/families, nursing staff, other members of the healthcare team, and community.  Include both formal and informal facilitation of learning.
• Develops and modifies patient/family education programs throughout delivery of care, collaborating and incorporating all healthcare providers’ and educational plans.
• Provides individualized care.
• Evaluates patient’s understanding by observing behavior changes throughout plan of care.
• Sets patient-driven goals for education.
• Work toward achieving Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
• CLINICAL INQUIRY (INNOVATOR/EVALUATOR) – The ongoing process of questioning and evaluating practice and providing informed practice.  Creating practice changes through research utilization and experimental learning.
• Adapts standards of care to serve particular patient populations.
• Seeks out advice to improve patient care.
• Evaluates current practices based on patient responses, analysis of literature, research, and education.
• Incorporates evidence based practice into care delivery.
• Actively pursues continuing educational opportunities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

Principle Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Nursing Care

Data Collection:
o Observes, records and reports objective and subjective patient data.
o Demonstrates ability to detect signs and symptoms of deviation from normal health status.
o Informs RN of abnormal or changing data and of patient/family responses to interventions.

Planning:
o Assists the RN in development the nursing plan of care.

Intervention:
o Competently performs tasks/procedures as directed. (See Table)
o Use equipment safely.
o Takes appropriate action in life-threatening situations/emergencies.
o Accurately administers medications by appropriately delegated routes
o Utilizes appropriate infection control and safety measures.
o Acts to prevent harm or injury to patient, self, and others.
o Documents and communicates to RN nursing interventions and patient responses.
o Seeks supervision prior to initiating new or unfamiliar nursing activities and/or with a change in patient condition.

Evaluation:
o Observes, records and reports patient responses to nursing interventions and other relevant data to the RN.
o Assist the RN to evaluate and modify the plant of care.

Patient/Family Education:
o Assists the RN to identify, implement and evaluate age appropriate teaching interventions.
o Reinforce teaching initiated by other members of the healthcare team.

Communication:
o Inform RN of abnormal and/or changing data and patient/family response to interventions.
o Develops and maintains interviewing skills required for data collection.

2. Quality and Safety
• Communicates and documents potential risk issues to appropriate personnel.

• Participates in continuous quality improvement.

• Participates in review and revision of policies, procedures, and standards of care.

• Complies with all safety policies.

3. Accountability
• Advocates for patients and families.

• Appropriately follows the chain of command.

• Adheres to the Memorial Health System Behavioral Standards.

• Identifies annual goals for own professional development.

• Provides constructive feedback to strengthen the Division of Nursing and the employee’s department/unit.

• 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.

5. 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

Essential Functions and Job Duties

• Collects and documents data regarding physical, psychological, and educational needs of patients of all ages.

• Differentiates among emergent, urgent, and non-urgent patients.

• Identifies signs or symptoms, which indicate a significant variance.
• Reports variances to Provider.
• Establishes priorities in clinic setting and collaborates with Provider regarding plan of care.
• Offers input to plan of care.
• Educates patient in plan of care; coordinates and communicates plan of care with the patient and/or patient’s family.

• Screens telephone calls from patients and evaluates for referral.
• Conducts pre-authorization for medication and ordered tests; completes appropriate forms. Schedules specialized procedures at the hospital; monitors need for follow-up.
• Arranges outside laboratory tests.
• Assists physicians by preparing patients and setting up equipment.

• Shares with nursing staff daily scheduling of patients with acute and/or urgent problems.
• Performs as a team nurse with Providers.
• Reports ideas, concerns, and problems to Manager/Coordinator.
• Scans and accurately indexes patient records from outside sources in the electronic health record for Provider signature.
• Reviews patient medical records from previous physician to incorporate pertinent information into patient’s completed chart.
• Under the supervision of a Physician, provides and documents care according to established standards of practice, policies, and procedures, and follows Physician orders.
• Prepares equipment for diagnosis and treatment; prepares patients.
• Performs blood draws test (where applicable), treatments, and screenings, and assists with examinations and minor surgery; sets up and assists with procedures; cleans and sterilizes instruments and equipment as needed.
• Administers medications and immunizations according to established guidelines.
• Runs laboratory controls, keeps lab logs and maintains OSHA log book.
• Assists in inventory of clinical supplies; checks expiration dates; maintains clean, well-equipped exam rooms, laboratory and procedure room.
• Assumes personal responsibility for quality patient care, environment of care, and professional development.

• Assists in coordinating and implementing policies in compliance with all regulatory standards.
• Reports ideas and concerns to supervisor concerning improved patient care, customer service, and efficient clinical operations.
• Maintains clean, well-equipped exam room and assists in inventory control.
• Attends meetings, in-services, and continuing education classes; suggests topics and/or conducts nursing in-services.
• Assists with maintenance of patient medical records.

• Demonstrates department specific competencies, including age specific competencies for all ages.

• Arranges for medication refills.
• Shares knowledge, nursing skills, experience, and patient education advice with physicians.

• Supports and maintains joint commission standard. 
• Attends nursing in-service and continuing education programs.
• Documents vitals, history, meds, procedures and instructions according to DMH policies and unit standards. 
• Demonstrates care and knowledge in medication administration.
• Arranges for medication and medication refills. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

1. Provide first and second level support to customers and clients according to defined service level agreements.

1. Triage, find resolutions, and/or provide possible work around for customer related issues and inquiries within the requirements of MHS IS policies and procedures.

1. Communicate and coordinate with network services, software systems engineering, and/or applications development to restore service and/or identify and correct core problems.

1. Provide good customer service by deescalating customer frustration with technological issues in order to provide solutions and resolutions for customers.

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. Accurately and succinctly identify and communicate customer issues to various IT Division teams for appropriate distribution and identification of issues.

1. Document and update all customer information, details related to customer issues, steps taken to resolve or attempt to resolve and escalation to appropriate IS support teams as defined in the support documentation.

1. Perform troubleshooting and repair on desktop hardware including computers, laptops, peripherals, printers, scanners, pagers, etc.

1. Perform troubleshooting steps on network connectivity issues.

1. Acts as liaison between Customer departments, Information Management and software vendors to resolve problems, answer questions and complete requests for service while demonstrating effective written and verbal communication

1. For the Helpdesk role, resolve routine problems for issues where resolutions are expected within in a reasonable time and without a visit to the user location. Walk users through steps for identifying or resolving issues.

1. Use of remote administration and other tools as necessary to provide accurate and creative solutions to problems of moderate complexity.

1. Follows-up on service requests to determine the status of calls and to ensure the highest level of customer service and satisfaction.

1. Provide innovative and accurate feedback for the development and maintenance of customer and community facing support documentation.

1. Analyze and resolve hardware maintenance problems and escalate issues to the appropriate vendor if necessary and configure workstations, laptops, printers, and other approved hardware to provide to customers for break/fix and warranty replacement.

1. Coordinate with other IS support teams to develop both short and long term solutions to address customer needs, restore service and/or identify and correct core problems.

1. Assist in planning, coordinating, and installation of new computer systems for Memorial Health System (MMC Campus and Affiliates).

1. Maintain and update inventory records for system equipment.

1. Maintain IDF cable management within patch panel closets and from data jacks to equipment. Coordinate with appropriate cabling contractors or wire techs to drop lines when needed.

1. Ability to prioritize and multi task work efforts in order to provide efficient and timely resolutions for customers.

1. Must be detail oriented and have the ability to follow complex documentation to install and setup vendor and corporate software.

1. Tests software and hardware to evaluate ease of use and whether product will aid user in performing work and provides written evaluation and recommendation for management review.

1. Provides support to off-campus facilities

1. 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

• Administers and interprets variety of tests including, but not limited to, air and bone conduction and speech reception and discrimination tests to determine type and degree of hearing impairment, site of damage and effects on comprehension and speech. Additional objective tests include impedance testing, auditory brainstem response testing for DMH referrals from the newborn hearing screening program, DPOAE and acoustic reflex threshold tests.
• Administers and interprets VNG testing to primarily adult populations. Provide treatment for BPPV via canalith repositioning maneuvers.
• Evaluates test results in relation to behavioral, social, educational, and medical information obtained from patients, families, teachers, Speech Pathologists, and other professionals to determine communication problems related to hearing disability.
• Effectively involve and educate patient and caregivers in the plan of care.
• Refers patient to Physician or Surgeon if medical treatment is determined necessary.
• Perform all job duties in a safe manner with respect to personal safety of self and others.
• Follow established policy and procedures for care, maintenance and operation of equipment.
• Utilize time management skills and flexibility to provide optimal care within this fast pace environment.
• Document evaluations and recommendations that relate to clinical findings in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate evidence of patient/caregiver and team involvement/collaboration.
• Serve as a preceptor/mentor for students.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

Greets patients/family members and offers assistance.

Completes all steps of pre-registration/registration including patient interview, collects insurance information, obtains photo identification and signatures for consent and distributes required patient information.

Coordinates accurate patient data collection to verify insurance eligibility and determines financial obligation, which may include collection of copayments.

Ensures compliance with all applicable HIPAA, Joint Commission, CDC, TMH and state and federal statues, providing required associated literature to patients at all PAS access points.

Responds to all emergency procedures.

Pushes/Assists patients in wheelchairs to the location of the service they need.

Communicates with co-workers and Manager on follow-up or concerns.

Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function well in a stressful situation.

Prioritizes the order of assisting patients based on the most critical patients first.

Assists with training of new personnel.

Maintains a professional demeanor at all times and demonstrates respect towards all patients, customers, peers and leadership.

Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, willing to work alternative shifts and cover call-ins as needed. May be required to work night or weekend shifts.

Demonstrates superior patient relations and interpersonal skills; demonstrates and appropriate level of mental and emotional tolerance and even temperament when dealing with staff, patients and general public, using tact, sensitivity and sound judgment; promotes a positive work environment and contributes to the overall team efforts of the department and organization.

Communicates the mission, vision and goals of the organization and department.

Demonstrates understanding of department policies and procedures.

Arranges self-directed learning and participates in continuing education on an annual basis.

Performs other job related duties and special projects as assigned by the Manager.

Required Skills

General Skill Requirements

In addition to the Essential Functions and Qualifications listed above, to perform the job successfully an individual must also possess the following General Skill Requirements.

• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Accepts criticism and feedback; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; ability to work with frustrating situations; work under pressure and on an irregular schedule such as unscheduled overtime, unanticipated changes in work pace; Works with numerous distractions.
• Attendance and Punctuality – Schedules time off in advance; Begins working on time; Keeps absences within guidelines; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Communications – Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; Expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; Exhibits good listening and comprehension; Keeps others adequately informed; Selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Cooperation – Establishes and maintains effective relations; Exhibits tact and consideration; Displays positive outlook and pleasant manner; Offers assistance and support to co-workers; Works cooperatively in group situations; Works actively to resolve conflicts.
• Job Knowledge – Competent in required job skills and knowledge; Exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; Keeps abreast of current developments; Requires minimal supervision; Displays understanding of how job relates to others; Uses resources effectively.
• Judgment – displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions; ability to work with and maintain confidential information.
• Problem solving – Identifies problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Resolves problems in early stages; Works well in group problem solving situations.
• Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Displays commitment to excellence; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity – Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly; Achieves established goals.
• Concentration – Maintains attention to detail over extended period of time; continually aware of variations in changing situations.
• Supervision – ability to perform work independently or with minimal supervision; ability to assign and/or review work; train and/or evaluate other employees.

Required Skills

General Skill Requirements

In addition to the Essential Functions and Qualifications listed above, to perform the job successfully an individual must also possess the following General Skill Requirements.

• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Accepts criticism and feedback; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; ability to work with frustrating situations; work under pressure and on an irregular schedule such as unscheduled overtime, unanticipated changes in work pace; Works with numerous distractions.
• Attendance and Punctuality – Schedules time off in advance; Begins working on time; Keeps absences within guidelines; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Communications – Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; Expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; Exhibits good listening and comprehension; Keeps others adequately informed; Selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Cooperation – Establishes and maintains effective relations; Exhibits tact and consideration; Displays positive outlook and pleasant manner; Offers assistance and support to co-workers; Works cooperatively in group situations; Works actively to resolve conflicts.
• Job Knowledge – Competent in required job skills and knowledge; Exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; Keeps abreast of current developments; Requires minimal supervision; Displays understanding of how job relates to others; Uses resources effectively.
• Judgment – displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions; ability to work with and maintain confidential information.
• Problem solving – Identifies problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Resolves problems in early stages; Works well in group problem solving situations.
• Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Displays commitment to excellence; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity – Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly; Achieves established goals.
• Concentration – Maintains attention to detail over extended period of time; continually aware of variations in changing situations.
• Supervision – ability to perform work independently or with minimal supervision; ability to assign and/or review work; train and/or evaluate other employees.