Core Competencies

• Addresses basic human needs in a respectful and caring manner, and documents interventions.
• Adheres to Infection prevention
• Adheres to policies, procedures, and standards of practice to deliver safe and optimal care
• Communicates effectively with the patient, family, and staff.
• Complies with Joint Commission’s national patient safety goals
• Complies with organizational quality dashboard/benchmarking goals
• Maintains regulatory compliance consistent with quality standards and ethical obligations of the profession
• Participates in activities in alignment with the Magnet Model
• Participates in organizational activities
• Participates in professional development activities
• Performs as a preceptor in an active and engaged manner
• Provides care within scope of practice as directed by other members of the healthcare team
• Reinforces age-specific individualized care that supports protection from harm and complies with patient safety centered interventions/bundles
• Utilizes resources in an economical manner

Department Specific Competencies

• Provides direct patient care for children enrolled in the TLC Program.
• Assists patients and school-age children in TLC Unit with schoolwork as needed.
• Organizes arts and crafts for both patients and children in TLC Unit to promote fine-motor development and encourage creativity.
• Ensures that TLC medication refrigerator remains locked.
• Recognizes sign of potential communicable diseases in TLC Unit and notifies the RN .
• Utilizes age appropriate toys and activities.
• Implements universal protocol for unit population.
• Implements TLC Unit daily care plan.
• Ensures that the special needs of mildly ill children are met, including, as appropriate, nutrition and fluids, activities, and monitoring temperatures
• Ensures all TLC admissions receive identification bands upon arrival and immunizations are current.
• Documents accurately all children's activities during the day on TLC daily record form.
• Maintains and updates TLC files.
• Completes all TLC forms.
• Collects TLC fees when the child is discharged.

Education

License / Certification Requirements

Compensation Range

$21.53 - $31.51 / Hour