Clinical Practice Leader ICU
About the role
The Clinical Practice Leader (CPL) role is a clinical leadership position. CPLs serve as expert clinicians within a specific patient population and partner with Nurse Managers to assume accountability for the nurse and patient outcomes on their nursing unit.
Responsibilities
- Leverage advanced education and training to lead nursing practice by supporting nurses to care for patients at the bedside, driving practice changes at the unit, service line, and systems levels, and ensuring the use of best practices and evidence-based care to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.
- Understand organizational goals and design, implement, and evaluate practice change initiatives that advance these goals.
- Communicate effectively to negotiate multiple perspectives within the organization and drive change.
- Demonstrate clinical judgment and establish clinical credibility with nursing and interprofessional colleagues within his/her specialty area.
- Exhibit self-direction in maintaining professional knowledge and competence within his/her specialty area.
- Apply critical thinking and analytic skills to design and implement change initiatives.
- Build rapport with and provide mentorship to clinical nurses.
- Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills to partner effectively with nurse manager colleagues to advance professional nursing practice.
Requirements
- Prior experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery Post-Operative on ICU unit required.
- Master's Degree in Nursing and 5+ years of experience in clinical practice with the patient population cared for in the ICU required.
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Post-Operative ICU Care Experience required.
- Nursing License in the state of PA required.
- Advanced Practice Certification specialty preferred.
Qualifications
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.
Skills
Effective communication, clinical judgment, self-direction, critical thinking, and analytic skills.
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.
Pay
Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.
Schedule
Details about schedule are not specified in the job posting.