Registered Nurse Lead

About the role

The Clinical Lead for Days at Navicent Health Medical Center - Baldwin Emergency Department is responsible for leading the health care team, coordinating patient care, and facilitating safe and effective patient plans.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to the health care team with an emphasis on coordination of patient care and throughput of patients.
• Demonstrates technical and clinical competence and serves as a clinical resource person and role model for staff.
• Facilitates the development of safe/effective plans through early identification of patient needs and resources.
• Anticipate medical/psychosocial needs in high-risk patients.
• Facilitate appropriate clinical pathways and plans of care.
• Participate in daily rounds on all patients with a focus on discharge planning.
• Serves as charge nurse and operational leader for patient flow when not in administrative role.
• Assures that patient and caregivers are aware of the patient care plan and anticipated day of discharge.
• Responds to customer concerns or complaints timely.
• Alerts physicians of cases needing review and/or discussion.
• Acts as a liaison between patient, family, physician, and interdisciplinary health care team regarding plan of care and progress towards goals.
• Works with Clinical Intake and Navigation Center to effect efficient patient flow.
• Reviews and amends staffing to determine immediate needs and anticipates staffing needs for future shifts.
• Facilitates the accomplishment of a safe discharge plan related to patient needs and payor specifications.
• Engages with patient, family and post-acute care to ensure post discharge planning and follow-up actions are taken by appropriate personnel.
• Participates in the evaluation of staff performance.
• Aligns educational activities with organizational and departmental goals.
• Assures timely, sufficient communication and provision of educational activities.
• Works with unit leadership to facilitate orientation for staff new to the department.
• Assures that orientation, education and competency checklists are completed and stored appropriately.

Requirements

• Current RN license with the Georgia State Board of Nursing.
• Must attend hospital mandatory training annually.
• Maintain and successfully complete all competencies-including age specific and other department specific training on an annual basis.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• BSN preferred.
• Minimum 6 months experience as a Clinical Nurse.
• Prefers 2 years of experience as a Clinical Nurse and 6 months of experience functioning as a Charge Nurse.

Skills

NA

Benefits

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards including compensation, benefits, and well-being programs. Eligibility for these programs may depend on your FTE or status.

Pay

$41.10 - $61.65

Schedule

Full time, Benefits Eligible, Hours Per Week 40, Clinical Lead for Days every other weekend.