Clinical nurse - vascular access team, nights

The Clinical Nurse provides direct, comprehensive nursing care to patients across the continuum of care. The role requires rapid clinical assessment, sound judgment, and adherence to professional nursing standards in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment. The Clinical Nurse plans, implements, and evaluates patient-centered care, safeguards patient rights, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to achieve optimal clinical outcomes. Practice is aligned with organizational values, quality improvement principles, and regulatory requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Deliver direct nursing care based on comprehensive assessment of physical, psychosocial, developmental, educational, and spiritual patient needs.
• Develop, implement, document, and communicate goal-directed plans of care.
• Monitor patient status and promptly identify, escalate, and respond to changes requiring clinical intervention.
• Maintain a safe patient care environment and comply with infection control and patient safety standards.
• Collaborate with physicians, interdisciplinary teams, patients, and families to coordinate care and support clinical decision-making.
• Participate in quality improvement, performance improvement, and organizational initiatives.
• Serve as charge nurse or preceptor when assigned, supporting unit operations and staff development.
• Maintain required competencies, continuing education, and mandatory training.

Education Qualifications:

Associate’s Degree Nursing

Licenses and Certifications:

Registered Nurse

Experience Qualifications:

New Graduate Nurses: No prior professional nursing experience required. Successful completion of clinical rotations within an accredited nursing program, including exposure to acute care settings. Experienced Nurses: Prior experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care, critical care, emergency, or specialty clinical setting. Experience managing high-acuity patients, rapid clinical decision-making, and interdisciplinary collaboration in fast-paced environments. Ultrasound trained preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of professional nursing standards, evidence-based practice, and regulatory requirements applicable to acute and trauma care settings.
• Clinical assessment and critical thinking skills to manage rapidly changing patient conditions and complex care needs.
• Proficiency in care planning, clinical documentation, and electronic health record systems.
• Ability to prioritize care and allocate resources effectively in a high-acuity, time-sensitive environment.
• Knowledge of patient safety principles, infection prevention, and risk mitigation practices.
• Skill in interdisciplinary collaboration and clinical communication across multiple levels of care.
• Competence in age-specific care delivery across diverse patient populations.
• Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills within clinical and operational contexts.