Clinical Care Leader - Aberdeen Medical Center - Med/Surg - Full Time

Sanford Health•Aberdeen, SD

9d•$37 - $55

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Clinical Care Leader (CCL) role facilitates health care services for patients in cooperation with the health care team. The role promotes clear communication and information sharing, inter-team collaboration, relationship building, and coordination across teams. The CCL also provides feedback to members of the health care team. The position uses the nursing process to provide individualized patient care and collaborates with inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care. The nurse provides care across prevention, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up; coordinates patient care, assessment, education, triage, and other nursing interventions; and practices within applicable nursing standards, scope, and licensure requirements. The CCL coordinates clinical and unit nursing activities, helps ensure employee safety and safe patient care, and uses critical thinking to manage patient care and emergent situations. The role includes intervening when unsafe practices are identified, making patient assignments based on staff competencies and patient needs, resolving conflicts, mentoring staff, participating in committees, and assisting with employee peer review. The nurse also participates in active learning and development and applies age-related care protocols appropriate to the department. This role is on the Medical/Surgical Unit at Aberdeen Medical Center, a 30-bed unit. The work schedule consists of 12-hour rotating shifts, either 7 a.m.–7 p.m. or 7 p.m.–7 a.m.; schedules are released six weeks in advance. Shift differentials are offered.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program, including programs accredited by CCNE, ACEN, or NLN CNEA.
Hold an unencumbered RN license in the state where nursing is practiced, or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact state.
Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required within 60 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is strongly preferred in Fargo, Fargo Network, Bemidji, Sioux Falls Network, and Rapid City.
At least two years of clinical experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to provide individualized nursing care to patients.
Collaborate with inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Provide care across prevention, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
Coordinate patient care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and other nursing interventions.
Practice within applicable nursing standards, scope, and licensure requirements.
Coordinate clinical and unit nursing activities in accordance with Sanford Health philosophy, goals, and standards of care.
Use critical thinking to coordinate patient care and manage emergent situations.
Intervene when unsafe practices are identified and help ensure employee safety and safe patient care.
Make patient assignments based on employee competencies, scope of practice, experience, and patients’ needs.
Communicate effectively to negotiate and resolve conflicts with peers, inter-professional colleagues, patients, and families.
Mentor staff and facilitate overall unit activities.
Participate in house-wide and/or departmental committees and assist with coordination of the employee Peer Review Process.
Participate in active learning and development resources.
Use appropriate age-related patient care protocols based on patients’ physical and psychological needs.