Clinical Nurse Leader - Seneca Ridge Dialysis

Location: Seneca Ridge Dialysis - 370 East Ridge Road, Irondequoit, NY 14621

Hours Per Week: 40

About the Role

Rochester Regional Health offers a full range of Dialysis treatment options to patients with chronic kidney disease. We treat adults from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities, providing care for patients temporarily (while their kidney function recovers, they return to their home dialysis center, move, or receive a transplant) or on an ongoing basis. Patients undergo dialysis treatment 2-3 days a week, for 3 to 5 hours per session. Our team includes RNs, LPNs, and Techs.

The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL), formerly known as ACL or Clinical Care Coordinator, delivers clinical care to patients while overseeing the day-to-day responsibilities of nursing team members. The CNL serves as the primary contact for various nursing functions, supporting both management and staff. This role acts as a resource for clinical expertise, mentoring, and coaching, facilitating high-quality patient care through critical thinking, communication, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary health team. The CNL drives staff to provide an exceptional patient and family experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides high-quality, patient-centered clinical care:
  • Assessment:
    • Performs initial and ongoing patient assessments using appropriate data (e.g., physical, psychological, educational, and risk-screen data).
    • Demonstrates clinical judgment in responding to priority patient needs.
    • Communicates and documents assessments appropriately.
  • Planning:
    • Develops and documents an individualized plan of care, treatment, and services tailored to patient needs, strengths, limitations, and goals.
    • Includes the interdisciplinary health team as needed.
    • Demonstrates effective communication with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team.
  • Implementation:
    • Provides care, treatment, and services in collaboration with the interdisciplinary health team.
    • Maintains an appropriate nurse-patient relationship.
    • Complies with organizational policies, procedures, and protocols, including safety, medication administration, and documentation.
    • Initiates and documents an education plan for patients and families based on identified learning needs.
  • Evaluations:
    • Evaluates, communicates, and documents patient responses to care.
    • Revises the plan of care based on ongoing evaluations and updates documentation.
  • Education:
    • Ensures patients receive and understand education/training specific to their needs and abilities.
  • Performance Improvement / Evidence-Based Practice:
    • Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-based practice within the specialty and identifies opportunities for performance improvement.
    • Participates in and utilizes the performance improvement process to enhance clinical practice.
    • Completes at least one Clinical Research Utilization (CRU) form annually for submission to the Nursing Research Department, using a research article published within the last 5 years from U.S.-based research.
  • Compliance:
    • Completes a minimum of 20 nationally approved contact hours (CNE or CEU) per year.
    • Completes mandatory in-services and health screens in a timely manner.
    • Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
    • Completes Preceptor training.
• Direct Oversight of Nursing Personnel:
  • Assumes responsibility and accountability for oversight of nursing and non-nursing personnel on the unit.
  • Demonstrates exceptional communication skills with team members, patients, and families.
  • Functions as a unit leader, acting as a clinical and non-clinical resource for nursing personnel, physicians, and providers.
  • Investigates and resolves patient/family complaints in collaboration with the Nurse Manager/Director.
  • Delegates appropriate responsibilities to assigned nurses and ancillary personnel.
  • Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to promote optimal patient care.
  • Assesses clinical expertise of nursing personnel, monitors assignments, and provides feedback to team members and/or the Nurse Manager.
  • Assesses team member clinical education needs and provides recommendations to the Clinical Resource Nurse/Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist.
  • Serves as a clinical expert and member of the unit leadership team.
  • Participates in the orientation and training of new team members as needed.
  • Completes performance appraisals for direct reports and assists the Nurse Manager with appraisals for other team members.
  • Manages team member performance with the support of the Nurse Manager.
• Manages Admission, Discharge, and Transfer Procedures:
  • Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to ensure timely patient transfers and optimal use of unit resources, prioritizing quality and safety.
  • Coordinates scheduled and/or emergent transfers to/from units, departments, or facilities to support organizational patient flow.
  • Leads daily huddles and Care Team rounds to drive the plan of care, identify and remove barriers, and assist with care transitions for all patients on the unit.
• Participates in Unit-Specific and System-Wide Responsibilities:
  • Performs daily leader rounding and ensures team members regularly round on all patients to assess comfort.
  • Develops programs and strategies to monitor the quality of patient care and outcomes.
  • Assists the Nurse Manager in developing, justifying, and implementing long-term staffing patterns, personnel needs, budget negotiation, and recruitment plans.
  • Participates in organizational compliance audits or holds team members accountable for completion if delegated.
  • Participates in department/system committees and disseminates committee work to all unit team members.
  • Attends required educational programs and participates in supervisory team member education and training.
  • Demonstrates clinical competency in the specialty area and assists in completing competency assessments for other team members as needed.
  • Actively pursues certification in the area of specialty.

Qualifications

• Required:
  • Associate’s degree in Nursing.
  • Current New York State Registered Nurse (RN) license.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Preferred:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
  • 1-3 years of experience as a Registered Nurse, with demonstrated leadership qualities and behaviors.
  • Certification in a specialty area by a National Accrediting Organization.

Physical Requirements

Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Requires frequent walking, standing, or squatting. Prospective employees and/or their physicians may report specific physical requirements, which will be considered for accommodations.

Pay

Pay Range: $43.26 - $56.51 per hour.

Schedule

Monday-Friday, day shift, with on-call responsibilities over the weekend for staff absences.