Prioritizes patient’s diagnosis, problems, and issues, and mutual goals to meet the needs of the patient and healthcare team .. Serves as resource for patient & family learning needs .. Coordinates with the interprofessional team to manage changing priorities .. Functions as independent team member to provide safe, quality care for consumer/patient .. Mentors colleagues in the acquisition of clinical knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgement .. Participates in the development and continuous improvement of systems that support the patient care planning process .. Leads interprofessional teams to collaborate and consult effectively .. Designs innovations to improve outcomes .. Assists other nurses to develop research skills .0. Participates in collaborative planning to provide safe, high-quality, patient-centered health care .1. Participates in the development, implementation, and review of and adherence to policies that promote patient health and safety .2. Advocates for healthcare consumers rights to inform decision making and self-determination .3. Demonstrates leadership skills within the community/healthcare arena .4. Engages the healthcare consumer and other interprofessional team members in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection .5. Integrates knowledge from global and environmental factors into the assessment process .6. Identifies resources/actions to appropriately address cultural situations .7. Recognizes personal bias .8. Disseminates educational findings, experiences with colleagues .9. Achieves higher level of education/training, demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning .0. Identifies appropriate resources for ethical dilemmas and advances ethical nursing practice .1. Required competencies to include demonstration of regularly being a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students For facilities with specialty accreditation requirements:1. Completion of annual required education related to specialty accreditation as defined by accreditation standards. Training may be completed through CB - Ls, trainings, In-services, and competency validation.