Registered Nurse Clinical Nurse Lead - TMC Rincon ED

Essential Functions

• Complies with legal, hospital and departmental policies, procedures and position requirements.
• Values: Compassion, Dedication, Community, Integrity.
• Attends required classes: Unit Skills fair, One mock code per quarter, ACLS, CPR, PALS (if required).
• Completes and turns in annual competency evaluation.
• Keeps individual education profile current.
• Demonstrates an understanding of regulatory requirements and professional practice guidelines.
• Shows competence in the performance of department-specific skills in order to be a resource and mentor for others in the department.
• Shows an active involvement in leadership activities within the past year (E.g. CNL development program, active participation in evaluations, PCI involvement).
• Promotes shared governance by actively participating in unit based council and/or hospital council.
• Reports significant events such as near misses, adverse events, patient/family complaints, and any situation that affects the safe delivery of patient-centered care in a timely manner.
• Is proactive, rounds with team members on the unit, and identifies opportunities for improvement; completes real time correction.
• Affirms handoff communication occurs any time there is a change in caregivers on the unit during shift and at start/end of shifts.
• Sets and delegates patient care tasks as appropriate, considering staff members’ level of nursing experience, competency, and knowledge.
• Delegates tasks to unlicensed support staff as outlined by state board regulations and facility policies as appropriate to the clinical situation.
• Participates in multidisciplinary rounds and makes recommendations when appropriate.
• Assists in monitoring staff performance, behaviors, and competency for performance reviews and reports information to manager.
• Ensures that all infection control precautions and procedures are followed in the department.
• Drives one unit based process improvement initiative.
• Must attend and participate in 25% of monthly PCI trainings.
• Runs debrief with team after any codes and or significant events, etc.
• Actively participates in unit SWARM activities.
• Joint Commission tracers/environment of safety checks.
• Accountable for completion of work including documentation, validates accuracy every shift.
• Prioritizes care and completes tasks during shift.
• Works with staff to prepare for oncoming shift by preparing full report and stocking/tidying patient care areas.
• Practices/demonstrates cost-effective behaviors: avoids unnecessary overtime, understands and implements staffing guidelines and flexes when appropriate, handles patient charges appropriately, uses supplies conscientiously (10).
• Assists other team members by providing direct patient care as needed.
• Sets and coordinates patient flow to deliver safe and effective patient-centered care.
• Rounds with patients and family members to ensure that needs are met and identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Ensures that appropriate staffing levels meet patient care needs.
• Inputs hours into PMR tool to ensure department productivity standards met.
• Utilizes acuity tool to aid with staffing if applicable.
• Monitors supplies and ensures that appropriate par levels meet patient care needs without causing waste.
• Aids in ensuring that equipment is utilized carefully to avoid damage.
• Delivers real-time service recovery as needed for patient satisfaction and escalates if needed.
• Communicates with all necessary units to coordinate care for patient.
• Checks e-mail to stay current with hospital and unit communications each work shift.
• Attends 75% of staff meetings, participates on agenda topics.
• Does not facilitate or tolerate negative communication or foul language.
• Communicates with staffing office and other departments to request staff and/or flex staff overages for oncoming shift.
• Professionalism: Adheres to organizational policies and procedures.
• Adheres to TMCH behavioral standards policy and holds staff accountable to them.
• Adheres to professional guidelines for practice such as state board of nurses, American Nurses Association (ANA) professional standards of care and ethical practice guidelines.
• Collaborates with other departments in a professional manner as needed to provide patient-centered care.
• Demonstrates effective communication, conflict resolution, team building, and leadership skills.
• Participates in updating and upholding standards of practice and be a role model to others for maintaining standards of care.
• Participate in WOC rounding as needed.
• Participate in peer interview process.

  Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • Experience: One (1) year of nursing experience in an acute care setting required. Two (2) years of nursing experience in an acute care setting preferred.
  • Licensure/Certification: Current RN licensure permitting work in the State of Arizona and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required. Additional certification may be required per department.