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Required Skills

• Patrols buildings and grounds including fixed posts, walking patrols, or mobile patrols using company vehicle to travel around and between Memorial locations.
• Provides a visible deterrence to crime, prohibited activities, or suspicious activities.
• Intercedes in disputes between individuals by using verbal de-escalation techniques and skills to diffuse potentially violent patient, employee, or visitor situations.
• Physically manages combative, violent persons who criminally endanger staff, physicians, patients or visitors.
• Participates in property control procedures (accepts, records, stores, returns, or releases to authorized persons) for patient valuables, accounting details, and morgue details.
• Responds to emergency situations, emergency codes and alarms.
• Detains unauthorized individuals as defined by policy or state law, and releases them to the proper authorities.
• Assists air medical teams and transports airlifted patients between helipad and hospital.
• Controls parking and traffic flow and enforces parking regulations.
• Provides visitor and employee escorts as appropriate.
• Reports any conditions that might constitute a security or safety hazard.
• Provides access control to restricted spaces by locking and unlocking doors.
• Investigates and reports on any suspicious activity or persons.
• Obtains written or oral statements related to incidents on MH property.
• Prepares incident reports.
• Assists local law enforcement agencies during investigations or emergencies.

Required Skills

1. Maintain knowledge of sectional anatomy & select the proper technical factors and imaging modes in order to in order to produce high quality images, along with positioning the patient and equipment. Review images for quality before completion of exam.
2. Obtain and utilize pertinent medical history to obtain optimum exams, and communicate with pertinent medical professionals.
3. Coordinate echocardiographic procedures with appropriate departments and personnel.
4. Ensure exams are completed in a prompt manner, from receipt of requisition to interpretation.
5. Utilize effective patient care and communicate skills to obtain optimum patient rapport.
6. Monitor patient condition and take appropriate action to ensure continuity of patient care.
7. Respond promptly to STAT requests, and perform sonograms within the time frame required for optimum imaging.
8. Function in other sections of the Cardiology Department as requested.
9. Perform clerical tasks, which include scheduling exams and faxing results.
10. Review and recommend equipment/supply purchases
11. Maintain adequate inventory supply in work area.
12. 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. Commitment to the Profession

• Participates in establishing and improving the standards of nursing practice (including but not limited to MMC patient care guidelines, policies and procedures and national specialty standards of nursing care.)

1. Understands and utilizes written standards of nursing practice.

• Exhibits self-direction for identifying professional goals and learning needs. Shares professional knowledge through collaboration and education.
• Develops and implements a plan to meet identified needs. Shares nursing practice knowledge with peers.

• Demonstrates awareness of unit, organizational and public policies that effect health care delivery and nursing practice.
• Demonstrates awareness of and utilizes unit and Nursing Division policies in daily practice.

1. Autonomy

• Demonstrates professional judgment and accountability; clarifies and promotes differentiated nursing practice.
• Demonstrates accountability for practice which supports Nursing Division Mission/Vision and Core Beliefs. Daily performance reflects nursing scope of practice/licensure.  Appropriately delegates components of patient care.
• Aims to provide nursing care that exemplifies best in practice.

• Exhibits creativity, flexibility, and effectiveness.
• Demonstrates creative, flexible and effective problem-solving techniques. Identifies and refers atypical/complex problems to appropriate persons in a timely manner.

1. Responsibility to Society

• Encourages health and safety in the work environment.
• Demonstrates compliance with the health and safety principles necessary to avoid/prevent injury to self/others.

• Demonstrates accountability for the legal/ethical standards of nursing practice.
• Practices within established legal/ethical guidelines of nursing practice. Supports the patient’s/significant other’s rights of self-determination.

1. Expertise

• Use of the nursing process:
• Cares for designated group of patients as follows:
• Demonstrates knowledge and clinical competence necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient type and individual needs of patients served on the assigned unit.
• Applies knowledge of growth and development relative to patients served.
• Appropriately and consistently documents on the Patient Profile.
• Completes holistic patient assessments and demonstrates in-depth and complete knowledge of assigned patients’ stories.
• Utilizes ClinDoc and Surginet electronic documentation to communicate the patient’s story and plan of care in exchange of shift reports to ensure continuity of care.

• Uses appropriate interpersonal skills.
• Consistently acts and communicates in a professional manner that enhances patient/family/employee/ physician satisfaction. Discourages gossip and complaining with and about others.  Consistently responds constructively to difficult situations and/or conflicts.  Promotes team effectiveness.

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. Specialized Responsibilities

• Initiates appropriate intraoperative behaviors unique to first assistant; if trained to do so.
• Provides hemostasis to reduce potential for post-operative infection and potential for fluid-volume deficit by clamping and/or ligating vessels, using electrosurgical cautery, applying direct pressure, applying chemical agents that promote coagulation, and other means as directed by surgeon.
• Provide exposure of the operative site through the appropriate use of retractors and other instruments and through suctioning and sponging.
• Uses surgical instrumentation skillfully in ways consistent with their design and purpose as directed by the surgeon.
• Handle all varieties of tissue appropriately to reduce potential for injury or compromised blood supply.
• Sutures skillfully all varieties of tissue with the appropriate suture, materials and suturing techniques.
• Able to interact with perfusion in getting patient ready for bypass and able to assist surgeon with cannulation.
• Must be proficient in a circulator, scrub, and first assistant role.
• Reviews patient positioning; makes recommendations to surgical team based on individual patient needs and surgical requirements.
• Coordinates the surgical team in appropriate draping technique for assigned procedures.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of surgical anatomy.

• Saphenous vein graft harvest
• Able to describe anatomy and physiology of the vascular system.
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of sterile technique.
• Demonstrate ability to perform and/or assist in preoperative planning including chart review for pre-existing conditions that may affect harvest, review and interpret pertinent testing such as saphenous vein mapping to aid in decision making.
• Able to recognize potential complications and adaptations to decrease the occurrence of complications
• Able to demonstrate safe, competent technique in endoscopic harvest of saphenous vein under the direction of the surgeon.
• Able to prepare and properly handle vein conduit prior to surgeon preparation for grafting.
• Maintains competence by performing a minimum of 12 cases per calendar year.

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

Responsibility for delegation, supervision and provision of the nursing care of a designated group of patients through utilization of the nursing process.  Provides age-appropriate care.  Participates in research when appropriate and incorporates research findings into evidence-based clinical practice.  Contributes to quality improvement processes.  Adheres to MHS Mission, Vision, and Values, the MHS Nursing Division Mission, Vision and Philosophy, the ANA Code of Ethics and the Illinois Nursing Act. 

Required Skills

• Performs age appropriate assessments.
• Analyzes data to identify nursing problems.
• Provides direct patient care, develops individualized plan of care in partnership with patients & families. Evaluates patient progress toward attainment of goals, revising plan of care when indicated.
• Delegates patient care tasks to LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel based on job description and patient needs.
• Appropriately supervises performance of LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel.
• Builds teamwork when supervising and delegating to others.
• Documents patient care according to policies and procedures.
• Ensures appropriate implementation of physician’s orders

Required Skills

1. Commitment to the Profession

• Participates in establishing and improving the standards of nursing practice (including but not limited to MMC patient care guidelines, policies and procedures and national specialty standards of nursing care.)

1. Understands and utilizes written standards of nursing practice.

• Exhibits self-direction for identifying professional goals and learning needs. Shares professional knowledge through collaboration and education.
• Develops and implements a plan to meet identified needs. Shares nursing practice knowledge with peers.

• Demonstrates awareness of unit, organizational and public policies that effect health care delivery and nursing practice.
• Demonstrates awareness of and utilizes unit and Nursing Division policies in daily practice.

1. Autonomy

• Demonstrates professional judgment and accountability; clarifies and promotes differentiated nursing practice.
• Demonstrates accountability for practice which supports Nursing Division Mission/Vision and Core Beliefs. Daily performance reflects nursing scope of practice/licensure.  Appropriately delegates components of patient care.
• Aims to provide nursing care that exemplifies best in practice.

• Exhibits creativity, flexibility, and effectiveness.
• Demonstrates creative, flexible and effective problem-solving techniques. Identifies and refers atypical/complex problems to appropriate persons in a timely manner.

1. Responsibility to Society

• Encourages health and safety in the work environment.
• Demonstrates compliance with the health and safety principles necessary to avoid/prevent injury to self/others.

• Demonstrates accountability for the legal/ethical standards of nursing practice.
• Practices within established legal/ethical guidelines of nursing practice. Supports the patient’s/significant other’s rights of self-determination.

1. Expertise

• Use of the nursing process:
• Cares for designated group of patients as follows:
• Demonstrates knowledge and clinical competence necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient type and individual needs of patients served on the assigned unit.
• Applies knowledge of growth and development relative to patients served.
• Appropriately and consistently documents on the Patient Profile.
• Completes holistic patient assessments and demonstrates in-depth and complete knowledge of assigned patients’ stories.
• Utilizes ClinDoc and Surginet electronic documentation to communicate the patient’s story and plan of care in exchange of shift reports to ensure continuity of care.

• Uses appropriate interpersonal skills.
• Consistently acts and communicates in a professional manner that enhances patient/family/employee/ physician satisfaction. Discourages gossip and complaining with and about others.  Consistently responds constructively to difficult situations and/or conflicts.  Promotes team effectiveness.

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. Specialized Responsibilities

• Initiates appropriate intraoperative behaviors unique to first assistant; if trained to do so.
• Provides hemostasis to reduce potential for post-operative infection and potential for fluid-volume deficit by clamping and/or ligating vessels, using electrosurgical cautery, applying direct pressure, applying chemical agents that promote coagulation, and other means as directed by surgeon.
• Provide exposure of the operative site through the appropriate use of retractors and other instruments and through suctioning and sponging.
• Uses surgical instrumentation skillfully in ways consistent with their design and purpose as directed by the surgeon.
• Handle all varieties of tissue appropriately to reduce potential for injury or compromised blood supply.
• Sutures skillfully all varieties of tissue with the appropriate suture, materials and suturing techniques.
• Able to interact with perfusion in getting patient ready for bypass and able to assist surgeon with cannulation.
• Must be proficient in a circulator, scrub, and first assistant role.
• Reviews patient positioning; makes recommendations to surgical team based on individual patient needs and surgical requirements.
• Coordinates the surgical team in appropriate draping technique for assigned procedures.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of surgical anatomy.

• Saphenous vein graft harvest
• Able to describe anatomy and physiology of the vascular system.
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of sterile technique.
• Demonstrate ability to perform and/or assist in preoperative planning including chart review for pre-existing conditions that may affect harvest, review and interpret pertinent testing such as saphenous vein mapping to aid in decision making.
• Able to recognize potential complications and adaptations to decrease the occurrence of complications
• Able to demonstrate safe, competent technique in endoscopic harvest of saphenous vein under the direction of the surgeon.
• Able to prepare and properly handle vein conduit prior to surgeon preparation for grafting.
• Maintains competence by performing a minimum of 12 cases per calendar year.

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.