Registered Nurse Clinical Lead Specialist Burn ICU

About the role

Lead Burn ICU Shift Operations: Coordinate specialized unit staffing and use independent judgment to plan shifts, manage critical daily operations, and direct nursing teams within the Burn ICU and related specialty areas.

Manage Intensive Patient Care & Productivity: Assess complex daily burn and critical care needs to distribute assignments, ensure population-appropriate care, maintain strict productivity standards, and justify variances.

Mentor & Educate Burn Care Staff: Direct, monitor, and educate nursing associates on specialized ICU protocols while providing key input into staff hiring, training, development, and clinical evaluations.

Resolve Complaints & Manage Care Quality: Address and resolve patient care complaints through established channels to maintain high standards of quality and family support in a sensitive ICU environment.

Optimize Critical Resources & Dynamics: Rapidly prioritize shifting patient and physician dynamics while facilitating the seamless availability of specialized medical materials, resources, and burn unit supplies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate specialized unit staffing and use independent judgment to plan shifts, manage critical daily operations, and direct nursing teams within the Burn ICU and related specialty areas.
• Assess complex daily burn and critical care needs to distribute assignments, ensure population-appropriate care, maintain strict productivity standards, and justify variances.
• Direct, monitor, and educate nursing associates on specialized ICU protocols while providing key input into staff hiring, training, development, and clinical evaluations.
• Address and resolve patient care complaints through established channels to maintain high standards of quality and family support in a sensitive ICU environment.
• Rapidly prioritize shifting patient and physician dynamics while facilitating the seamless availability of specialized medical materials, resources, and burn unit supplies.

Requirements

• Licensure / Certification / Registration: BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Registered Nurse credentialed from the Indiana Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Certification specializing in The S.T.A.B.L.E Program preferred.
• Certification specializing in Neonatal Resuscitation preferred.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Education Required professional licensure/certification AND 1 year of cumulative job specific experience required.

Preferences

• Must have recent Burn ICU experience.
• Must have charge and/or preceptor experience.
• Pref prefer minimum of 3 years experience in critical care nursing.
• BSN strongly preferred.

Benefits

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Benefits that help you thrive

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
• Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
• Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
• Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
• Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
• Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

Full time - Night shift