Clinical Nurse Leader (RN) - Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Dartmouth Health•Lebanon, NH

60d

About The Position

Clinical Nurse Leader (RN) Full-time, 40 hours p/week Ensures coordination of patient care through the development and use of practice standards. Serves as a clinical expert providing analytical support to the nursing leadership to plan and predict patient care needs based on quality benchmarking, research, education and practice.

Requirements

Master of Science degree in Clinical Nurse Leader or a post Master certificate for Clinical Nurse Leader.
3 years of experience in nursing with evidence of clinical competency in specialty area.
Licensed RN with NH eligibility
Certified Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) upon hire
BLS

Nice To Haves

Affiliation with professional organizations strongly recommended.
Demonstrated leadership in patient care and outcomes.

Responsibilities

Designs, coordinates, integrates and evaluates nursing care for assigned units(s) to ensure optimal patient outcome.
Performs or oversees the collection of holistic assessments.
Carries a caseload of patients and provides care at the point of care.
Collaborates with unit leadership to create an environment that facilitates and improves patient care delivery.
Synthesizes data, information and knowledge to evaluate and achieve optimal patient outcomes.
Ensures that patients and families are well-informed and included in care planning.
Provides leadership in the educational needs of patients and families and develops the clinical expertise of staff.
Provides formal and informal educational opportunities on the unit to improve clinical skills of all staff.
Recommends specific programming to build clinical skill set of staff.
Provides input and feedback to Manager related to evaluation and competency of staff.
Performs other duties as assigned.