Clinical Practice Lead RN IV for our EP and Echo Lab

Responsibilities

• Leverage clinical expertise to facilitate delivery of high quality, coordinated, evidence-based nursing care via:
  • Direct patient care
  • Consultative patient care in partnership with nurses, interprofessional care team members, and patients/families
  • Clinical support and coaching for nurses and other disciplines
  • Synthesis of assessment data to design, implement, and evaluate clinical interventions that address patient/population needs
• Advance nursing practice and improve patient outcomes at the multi-unit/service line/systems level by:
  • Utilizing evidence to establish practice standards
  • Assessing nursing practice for improvement opportunities
  • Leading nurses in designing, implementing, and evaluating practice change
  • Fostering nurses’ professional development through teaching, mentoring, and coaching providing feedback to nurses about professional practice
  • Overseeing delivery of a comprehensive unit-based orientation program to onboard newly hired nurses
• Work in partnership with the Nurse Manager to:
  • Set strategic goals for the nursing unit that align with clinical and operational organizational imperatives
  • Design and implement strategies to achieve high priority goals (e.g., nursing-sensitive indicators, population-specific quality metrics, patient and nursing satisfaction)
  • Engage nursing staff in effective bidirectional communication and shared decision making
  • Cultivate a healthy, ethical, and respectful work environment
  • Influence system changes that drive quality and/or cost improvements in nurse and/or patient outcomes by:
  • Building partnership within and across diverse stakeholder groups through leadership, team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution
  • Leading systematic quality and safety initiatives based on precise problem identification, gap analysis, and/or process evaluation
  • Leading the interprofessional team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based practices
  • Leading change efforts in response to organizational and community needs

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
• Registered Nurse - PA (Required)
• Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required) Education Specialization: Nursing
• Master of Arts or Science Education Specialization: Nursing or related discipline (Preferred)
• 5+ years Experience in clinical practice with the patient population cared for in the unit/area (Required)

Skills

• Communication
• Leadership
• Problem Solving
• Teamwork
• Adaptability
• Analysis
• Research

Benefits

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region.