Clinical Lead - Observation Unit

Trinity Health • Ft. Lauderdale, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Lead functions in a first-line management and clinical leadership role, coordinating patient care activities on the nursing unit and coordinating the multidisciplinary approach to care, including care planning, patient teaching, and discharge planning. The role ensures appropriate staffing and coverage for unanticipated needs, assists with short- and long-term staff scheduling, participates in interviewing prospective staff, and provides input to the Director. The Clinical Lead ensures staff use the nursing process and effectively delegates duties to staff and Senior Nurses.

The Clinical Lead supports daily unit operations and patient care, may take patient assignments, and assumes primary nurse, team leader, or patient care responsibilities as needed. The role facilitates daily huddles and post-event debriefs, follows up on information and needs received from acute care management during off hours, intervenes on departmental issues, and keeps the Nurse Manager informed. The Clinical Lead also provides input to associate evaluations when requested and assists colleagues during crises.

The role promotes process improvement and evidence-based practice, participates in assigned performance-improvement data collection and projects, and submits PI data monthly at least 75% of the time. It ensures accurate updates to Carelogistic/EPIC, oversees bedside shift reports and purposeful hourly rounding, performs equipment safety checks, and holds staff accountable for patient-safety and infection-prevention practices. This is a modified full-time position on the day shift, 7:00 AM–7:30 PM, with benefits.

Requirements

• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Florida.
• BLS certification required.
• ACLS certification required.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is preferred. If the applicant does not have a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, they must agree to start a Bachelor’s program within 12 months and complete it within 5 years.

Nice To Haves

• Graduation from an accredited (ACEN/CCNE) school of nursing is preferred.
• Specialty certification is desirable.
• Previous experience as a regular Charge Nurse or at the Assistant Nurse Manager level on a nursing unit is preferred.
• Strong leadership traits are preferred.
• Experience with staffing and scheduling is preferred.
• Strong communication skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care activities on the nursing unit and the multidisciplinary approach to care, including care planning, patient teaching, and discharge planning.
• Ensure appropriate staffing and coverage for unanticipated needs within departmental guidelines.
• Assist with long- and short-term staff scheduling.
• Participate in interviewing prospective staff and provide input to the Director.
• Ensure staff use the nursing process to meet patient-care standards and delegate duties effectively to staff and Senior Nurses.
• Work with unit staff to ensure Carelogistic/EPIC accurately reflects unit and patient status, including anticipated treatment, discharge, patient location, completed PPRs when tests are ordered, and patient alerts.
• Take assignments as necessary and assume primary nurse, team leader, or patient-care responsibilities when needed.
• Perform other job-related duties within scope as requested by the Nurse Manager and assist colleagues during crises.
• Facilitate daily huddles and discussions around huddle boards, and facilitate debriefs after critical events such as patient falls.
• Receive pertinent information from acute care management and follow up on needs during off hours.
• Intervene appropriately on departmental issues and keep the Nurse Manager informed.
• Provide input to associate evaluations as requested by the Nurse Manager.
• Act continuously to improve processes and services; participate in assigned unit-specific or hospital performance-improvement data collection, including chart reviews, tracer activities, hand-hygiene monitoring, and VTE data collection.
• Submit performance-improvement data monthly at least 75% of the time.
• Regularly read and review communications about changes affecting practice, policies, the unit or department, and the organization.
• Perform equipment safety checks, including defibrillators, point-of-care blood glucose equipment, and medication rooms.
• Oversee appropriate bedside shift reports and handoffs, and coach staff to include patients and families in the process.
• Remind staff to conduct purposeful hourly rounding to anticipate patient needs related to the 5 Ps.
• Assist staff in providing evidence-based care and following policies and procedures.
• Hold staff accountable for patient-safety practices that reduce harm, including use of two identifiers, barcode technology, bedside specimen labeling, and fall prevention; monitor performance.
• Hold staff accountable for infection-prevention practices, including hand hygiene, isolation precautions, and CAUTI/CLABSI maintenance bundles.
• Participate in and/or lead Performance Projects (A3) as assigned by the Manager/Director.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits beginning on the first day of work, with no waiting period.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid time off.
• 403B retirement savings program with employer matching.
• Colleague Referral Program offering cash and prizes.
• Unlimited career growth opportunities.
• DailyPay access for eligible colleagues.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level