Clinical nursing instructor job description

With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.
Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a Clinical Registered Nurse in Labor & Delivery who will embrace our reach and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

This full time position consists of three 12-hr shifts on Days from 0700-1900, rotating every other weekend. Differentials and Premiums apply.

The Labor & Delivery Clinical Nurse:
Collaborates with patient/family and health care team to determine health goals and interventions and to revise plans of care as needed Maintains awareness of the unit’s periodic statistics regarding core measures, nursing quality indicators, customer satisfaction measures, and actively participates in activities/behaviors that progressively improve the statistics Provides nursing care consistent with the nursing practice standards, policies and procedures established by the unit, department, division, and institution, professional ethics and standards, and legal requirements Serves in the rotational role of charge nurse upon completion of the 6 month orientation period, and with approval by the nurse manager Participates in unit performance improvement programs through ongoing design, assessment and measurement, and performance improvement activities Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by Nurse Practice Act of the District of Columbia, and other governing agency regulations Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results Demonstrates competency in clinical skills, bedside manner, infection control, physiological knowledge, administering medication, medical teamwork, multi-tasking, listening, verbal communication, health promotion and maintenance
Qualified candidates will possess:
Associates Degree in Nursing Required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the District of Columbia American Heart Association Basic Life Support and Advance Cardiovascular Life Support required Antepartum Testing Center- Advanced Fetal Monitoring Certification required At least 12 months acute care/ hospital experience as an RN in Labor and Delivery, or OR with Postpartum/NICU/Mother Baby experience

At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:

Work life balance
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)
Tuition Remission for employees and their dependent children


COVID-19 Vaccination:
Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. External Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location.

Clinical Nurse - Joint Replacement Center - Full Time Pool Days- 2 Shifts/week - (220002YG) Description Facility Profile

TGH is the area's only level I trauma center and one of just two ABA-verified adult & pediatric burn centers in Florida. With five medical helicopters*, we transport critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. The hospital is home to one of the busiest solid organ transplant centers in the country. TGH is a nationally designated comprehensive stroke center, and has a 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. Other outstanding centers include cardiovascular, orthopedics, high-risk and normal obstetrics, urology, ENT, endocrinology, and the Children's Medical Center, which features a nine-bed pediatric intensive care unit and pediatric kidney transplant services. As the region's leading safety net hospital, Tampa General is committed to providing area residents with world-class and compassionate health care ranging from the simplest to the most complex medical services.

Tampa General Hospital was named the #1 hospital in Tampa Bay by U.S. News & World Report, 2020-2021, and recognized as one of America's Best Hospital's in five medical specialties: Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Nephrology, and Orthopedics. Tampa General Hospital has been designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the highest recognition for nursing excellence, for the fourth consecutive time - an accomplishment that fewer than one percent of hospitals nationwide have earned. TGH is accredited by The Joint Commission and was awarded disease-specific certification in five medical specialties. TGH is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). *Air transport provided by Metro Aviation, Inc.
Department Profile

The Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Units include: complex medicine, joint replacement, orthopedics, observation, neuroscience, oncology, primary care, specialty surgery, nursing rehab units, acute care for the elderly (ACE), cardiac telemetry, cardiovascular telemetry, vascular, trauma, short stay and dialysis units. These units value the art and science of nursing and offer a high level of interaction with patients and families.

Job Summary

Under general supervision, following established policies, procedures, and professional guidelines, delivers nursing care to patients. Plans and implements nursing care; documents nursing assessments; identifies and reports situations requiring further intervention; formulates and communicates goal-directed plan of care; assures patient rights. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of Tampa General Hospital and principles of quality improvement.
Qualifications Required SkillsGraduate of an accredited School of Nursing; licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida. BSN or if an ASN must have 1+ yr RN hospital experience and enrolled in BSN program. Joint replacement/Orthopedic experience preferred. Primary Location: TampaWork Locations: TGH Main Campus 1 Tampa General Circle Tampa 33606Job: Nursing (LPNs, RNs) Organization: TGH - HospitalSchedule: Per Diem/PoolShift: Day JobShift Hours: 7a-7pJob Posting: Sep 23, 2022, 3:59:05 PM

Duke University Hospital

Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties: cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology & neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area.

In addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.

Duke Nursing Highlights:

• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
• Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
• Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
• Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation Assistance!

Are you an Experienced or New Grad Registered Nurse with a passion for helping patients? Do you love the idea of being trained in our Renowned University Teach Hospital and high acuity, diverse patient population? If you answered yes to both of these questions, this opportunity may be right for you!

The Medical Intensive Care Unit (8 West) is a 32 bed unit in the Duke Medical Pavilion at Duke University Hospital. The MICU strives to provide exceptional care to patients with acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation, veno-venous ECMO, respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, multisystem organ failure, acute renal failure, emergency dialysis, drug overdose, acute hepatic failure, gastrointestinal bleeding and neurological emergencies.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: New Grads with over 100 hours of clinical rotation, capstone, preceptorship HANDS-ON experience, Experienced bedside clinical nurses do not require hands-on ICU experience.

IMPRESSED? How about our $15,000 sign-on bonus available for Registered Nurses with at least two years of clinical/bedside experience ? The MICU Covid Commitment Bonus ? Our Tuition Reimbursement of up to 90% OR Generous Loan Forgiveness Program , and Relocation Assistance of $1500 for new grads and $5000 for 1 year or more of RN experience ? The benefits, discounts and perks go on and on …

Apply today to schedule an info session to discuss what Duke University Health has to offer!

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina prior to start. BLS required.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

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