PS Clinical Nurse

University-of-Uta; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 48,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Utah Health’s Neurosurgery Department is seeking a PS Clinical Nurse to deliver outpatient nursing care on campus in Salt Lake City. You will assess patient status, implement nursing interventions, develop care plans, and help ensure safe, therapeutic outcomes for patients.

This day-shift, full-time role offers 40 hours per week with occasional overtime. You may access and administer medications within your scope of practice and state law, collaborating with the health care team to

Responsibilities

• Identifies, assesses and diagnoses problems through patient assessment and interactions; and evaluates actual or potential patient health problems.
• Assess, plans and implements interventions for solving patient care problems.
• Formulates care plans for specific patients and documents the nursing process in patient’s record.
• Evaluates patient response to interventions and modifies plan of care as needed to achieve health care goals.
• Develops and participates in educating patients, their families, or significant others about post discharge care programs.
• Initiates patient care meetings with the health care team to revise the plan of care as the patient’s condition warrants.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic patient care environment

Job description

Details

Job Title PS Clinical Nurse

Pay Rate Range $35.00-$50.00; per hour DOE

Contract Type Full Time

Standard Hours per Week 40

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-5:00PM; occasional overtime may be required.

Location Campus, Salt Lake City, UT

Job Summary

This position is responsible for delivering exceptional outpatient nursing care to patients in the Department of Neurosurgery by utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, implement clinical nursing interventions to modify symptoms, and develop and implement patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes and ensure a safe and therapeutic environment. This position may be required to access and administer medications within their scope of practice and according to State Law.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Identifies, assesses and diagnoses problems through patient assessment and interactions; and evaluates actual or potential patient health problems.
• Assess, plans and implements interventions for solving patient care problems.
• Formulates care plans for specific patients and documents the nursing process in patient’s record.
• Evaluates patient response to interventions and modifies plan of care as needed to achieve health care goals.
• Develops and participates in educating patients, their families, or significant others about post discharge care programs.
• Initiates patient care meetings with the health care team to revise the plan of care as the patient’s condition warrants.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic patient care environment