Ability to: Establish relationships with patients/families in difficult or crisis situations; Advocate for the patient/family perspective and work toward resolution of conflict; Develop and implement complex teaching plans; Be a subject matter expert and be recognized by other staff nurses and physicians for their expert knowledge; Support less experienced Registered Nurses; Recognize and report subtle variations in patient responses; Anticipate and identify the needs of other patients and the capabilities of the nurses assigned to them; Develop innovative strategies to enhance patient care; Model high performance leadership behaviors (e.g., thoughtful listening, effective questioning, and empowerment); Act as a change agent and facilitate implementation and evaluation of change; Perform skillfully under pressure; Juggle and integrate needs and requests of multiple patients without losing important information or overlooking significant needs; Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures; Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, at all levels, including colleagues, the public, and representatives of other agencies. The physical requirements may include: Ability to work alternate work schedules, weekends, and holidays as necessary; Ability to perform physical skills required to deliver patient care; Bend, stoop, reach, perform fine motor movements, see, hear, and touch; Strength to lift, move, and transfer most patients; to restrain and carry children; to move and carry equipment; and to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which requires sufficient body weight and adequate lung expansion; Mobility: bend, stoop, get down on the floor; combination of strength, dexterity, mobility, and coordination to assist patients; ability to move around physically and adequately in confined spaces (patient rooms, bathrooms, treatment settings, around patient equipment, etc.); Be able to perform all physical skills required to deliver patient care; Fine Motor Movements: manipulate syringes and IVs; assist patients with feeding and hygiene; write appropriate notations; document in health record; and perform sterile procedures and other skilled procedures; Vision: Visualize patients in order to assess and observe their health status; skin tone, color changes, dermatological conditions, non-verbal behaviors, changes in signs and symptoms of illness, health improvement or deterioration, etc.