RN Clinical Nurse Lead - Main OR

Essential Functions

• Complies with legal, hospital and departmental policies, procedures and position requirements.
• Values: Compassion, dedication, integrity, community, accountability, communication, professionalism.
• Attends required classes: Unit Skills fair, One mock code per quarter, ACLS, CPR, PALS (if required).
• Completes and turns in annual competency evaluation.
• 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.
• Participates 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.
• Affixes 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.
• Attends and participates 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.
• Assists other team members by providing direct patient care as needed.
• Performs other specific department tasks as assigned by members of the department’s leadership team.
• 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. Input hours into PMR tool to ensure department productivity standards met.
• Utilizes acuity tool to aid with staffing if applicable.
• Maintains NRCPR Database and runs abstracts to evaluate performance for quality control and recommends improvements as required.
• Receives and reviews preceding critical care shift reports and floor nurse reports; makes complete rounds of all units, and notes patients' condition.

Competency

• 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.
• Has a working knowledge of organizational policies and procedures.
• Shows competence in the performance of department-specific skills in order to be a resource and mentor for others in the department.
• Participates 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.
• Affixes 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.
• Attends and participates 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.
• Assists other team members by providing direct patient care as needed.
• Performs other specific department tasks as assigned by members of the department’s leadership team.
• 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. Input hours into PMR tool to ensure department productivity standards met.
• Utilizes acuity tool to aid with staffing if applicable.
• Maintains NRCPR Database and runs abstracts to evaluate performance for quality control and recommends improvements as required.
• Receives and reviews preceding critical care shift reports and floor nurse reports; makes complete rounds of all units, and notes patients' condition.

Role Specific Functions

• EP Coordinator: Oversees EP area and coordinates with Cardiac Cath Lab lead to better evaluate staffing and schedule needs, training required, materials management, and provides recommendations for efficiencies.
• Perioperative: Identifies patients at high risk requiring advanced nursing judgment; utilizes holistic assessment, identifies relevant aspects of situations and determines the appropriate course of action to move patient/family, and staff towards expected outcome(s). Requires advanced life support certification (ACLS and PALS).
• Rapid Response: Provides oversight and training while participating in the rapid response, stroke, and code team responses for critical patient care. Maintains NRCPR Database and runs abstracts to evaluate performance for quality control and recommends improvements as required. Receives and reviews preceding critical care shift reports and floor nurse reports; makes complete rounds of all units, and notes patients' condition.