RN Clinical Leader

The RN Clinical Leader provides leadership and coordinates the design, development, implementation and evaluation of the program services within area of responsibility.

Requirements

• 75% Performs Clinical Operation/Supervisory duties to ensure quality, services, and satisfaction to clients served.
• Serves as a direct care provider when needed and appropriate, maintaining recognized standards of clinical practice and patient care.
• Coordinates the integration of the interdisciplinary team to achieve effective patient outcomes or flow, efficient utilization of resources and patient satisfaction.
• Directs, delegates, and/or engages in treatment of patients and families to achieve optimal health outcomes.
• Serves as a central resource person and maintains open and accurate lines of communication for all customers.
• Creates efficient schedules for the interdisciplinary staff and patients to assure the appropriate staff/skill mix.
• Establishes systems, processes, standards, and structure and works collaboratively with Leadership to assure smooth operations, safety, patient satisfaction, effective service delivery and achieving desired results.
• Participates in recruitment activities.
• Performs staff development.
• Acts as a clinical resource for interdisciplinary staff members and facilitates learning.
• Appraises interdisciplinary staff performance and provides formal and informal feedback, goal setting, and on-going supervision.
• Assures appropriate orientation.
• Communicates with the interdisciplinary staff, in tandem with Leadership, through regularly scheduled staff meetings, memos, informational and educational updates.
• Participates on unit and hospital-based committees and initiatives to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes
• Performs departmental audits.
• Rounds daily on patients and/or associates to observe and obtain information about the patient experience and associate satisfaction.
• Provides real-time feedback and coaching to associates on connecting and anticipating and meeting patient and family needs; every patient, every time.
• Acts as a communication liaison for students and vendor representatives.
• Assists the direct manager with maintaining and identifying budget needs through cost effective practice.
• Assures cost efficient use of department resources