Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Lead Nights

About the role

The Emergency Department at Advocate South Suburban Hospital is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse (RN) who will provide work direction to the clinical and support staff, coordinate patient care, and assist with human resource responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides work direction to the clinical and support staff with responsibility for the coordination of resources to efficiently support procedures, day-to-day operations and the smooth flow of patients through the department.
• Supports direct patient care by performing the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic, and quality care through assessment of patients, establishment and implementation of the nursing care plan, and evaluation of clinical outcomes when necessary.
• Promotes an environment conducive to the delivery of safe, efficient and quality patient care, which may include performing patient rounding on a daily basis.
• Collaborates with the patient care team by initiating service complaint follow-up when necessary and promoting communication among patients, families, hospital departments and medical staff to optimize the interdependence of team members.
• Acts as a resource to employees, which includes training/orienting, providing day-to-day work direction, and giving input on performance.
• Assigns, monitors, and reviews progress and accuracy of work, directs efforts and provides guidance on more complex issues in collaboration with the unit leadership.
• Affords human resource responsibilities, which may include: interviewing and selection of new employees, resolution of employee concerns, and employee moral or other duties as assigned in collaboration with unit leadership.
• Maintains employee assignments and works on assignments for the unit. Evaluates staffing levels and makes adjustments as necessary to maintain productivity level established for assigned area(s).
• Maintains quality of care provided. Assists in ensuring policies and procedures are followed in compliance with the medical center, the Nursing department, and regulatory and peer review agencies.
• Contributes to budget and ensures adequate supplies and equipment and inventory are available for both the delivery of safe patient care and a safe work environment.
• Works with management in developing new and existing programs and services.
• Works with vendors for requested products and coordinates in-services for equipment. Participates in product trials, and submits recommendations to management in collaboration with the unit Educator or CNS.

Requirements

• Nurse, Registered (RN)
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Health Related Field; or Associate Degree and enrolled in BSN program within 2 years of hire and complete BSN degree within 5 years
• Typically requires 3 years of experience in clinical nursing within an acute care setting.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates a holistic approach to nursing practice committed to meeting the needs of the patient and family.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
• Committed to providing equitable care for all.
• Ability to apply evidence-based interventions and nursing skills/technology to correlate to the patient’s response to an individualized plan of care.
• Ability to recognize situational changes that require unplanned interventions.
• Proficient computer skills including keyboarding, navigation within a windows operating system, use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems.
• Excellent communication, listening and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively make critical, independent decisions and the ability to think ahead, anticipate learning needs and take preventive actions.
• Excellent organization, prioritization and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrates time management skills with an ability to multi-task and prioritize with frequent interruptions.
• Skilled at coaching and developing employees to achieve the quality and service standards of the unit and medical center.

Skills

• Knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Benefits

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards including compensation, benefits, retirement offerings, and career development programs. Eligibility for these programs may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.). For more information, please ask a Recruiter during an interview.

Pay

$41.10 - $61.65 per hour

Schedule

Days 7p to 7a rotating weekends as needed