RN – Registered Nurse – Clinical Leader

Preferred: Critical care and 1 years experience in the Health System preferred.

-Coordinates clinical activities throughout the acute care setting on evening, night, weekend and holiday shifts. Provides clinical leadership and assistance to Nurses in planning, organizing, evaluating and delivering Nursing care to patients of all age groups. Provides consultation to unit nursing staff in an effort to ensure integration and consistency of services for patients and families. Collaborates with Nurse Mangers, off site Clinical Leaders and unit staff nurses to monitor staffing levels based on identified patient acuities and adjusts staffing levels in accordance with established policies, procedures and guidelines for all shifts. Supports Nurses in managing emergency clinical and/or administrative situations in accordance with established policies, procedures, protocols and regulatory requirements. Facilitates the competency assessment and staff development needs for Nursing staff on shifts and weekends. Provides Nursing leadership support and guidelines, to clinical staff through networking, mentoring, excellent communication skills and role modeling the professional practice of Nursing. Participates and collaborates in Nursing Leadership committees, seminars and problem solving groups to facilitate patient care delivery and the practice of Nursing.

Job Duties:
-Creates an environment that supports professional development of staff. Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of healthcare delivery for assigned shifts. Provides professional coaching and mentoring to staff. Provides clinical and leadership expertise. For their assigned shifts, ensures staff accountability for professional practice. Bases actions and decisions on ethical principles. Demonstrates accountability for the environment in which clinical Nursing is practiced.
-Collaborates with Nursing Leadership, Nursing staff, and other stakeholders to constructively problem solve and create innovative resolutions. Responds to customer complaints in a timely manner. Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of Nursing practice. Maintains accountability for the clinical application of regulatory agency standards, professional practice standards, The Nurse Practice Act and clinical protocols.
-Serves as a link between off shift/weekend staff and Nursing leadership to promote positive patient outcomes. Maintains effective processes for the dissemination of information. Maintains a culture/climate of effective communication and collegial relationships within the organization as well as the healthcare community. Develops mechanisms to regularly communicate with the Nurse Managers of each clinical area and other Nursing leaders as necessary.
-Applies sound decision making principles to prioritize and balance patient care needs with competent, appropriately skilled staff. Allocates/deploys available resources to promote efficient, safe and compassionate Nursing care based on current standards of practice. Identifies resources that assure interventions are safe, effective, efficient and culturally sensitive.
-Occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens is reasonably anticipated. Required tasks involve a potential contact with blood, body fluids, tissues.