Clinical Nurse Leader - Bay Creek Dialysis
About The Position
The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL), formerly known as ACL or Clinical Care Coordinator, provides clinical care to patients and direct oversight of the day-to-day responsibilities of nursing team members. The CNL is the main contact for a variety of nursing functions in support of management and staff, and serves as a resource for clinical expertise, mentoring, and coaching. The role facilitates quality patient care through critical thinking, open communication, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary health team, and helps staff provide an exceptional experience for patients and families. The position is in a dialysis department serving adults from varied backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities. Patients may receive care temporarily or on an ongoing basis, typically two to three days per week for three to five hours per treatment. The staffing model includes RNs, LPNs, and technicians. The role is based at Bay Creek Dialysis in Webster, New York, and has a 40-hour workweek with a Monday–Saturday day/evening schedule and weekend on-call coverage for staff absences.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in Nursing.
- Registered Nurse license from the New York State Office of Professions.
- Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
- Complete at least 20 nationally approved contact hours (CNE or CEU) per year.
- Complete preceptor training.
- Actively pursue certification in the area of specialty.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- 1–3 years of experience as a Registered Nurse.
- Demonstrated leadership qualities and behaviors.
- Certification in the area of specialty from a national accrediting organization.
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality, patient-centered clinical care, including initial and ongoing assessment, clinical judgment, care planning, implementation, evaluation, and patient and family education.
- Communicate and document assessments, care plans, interventions, education, and patient responses; revise plans based on ongoing evaluations.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary health team to provide care and maintain appropriate nurse-patient relationships while following organizational policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Demonstrate knowledge of evidence-based practice, identify performance-improvement opportunities, participate in improvement activities, and submit at least one clinical research utilization form based on a recent U.S. research article.
- Complete at least 20 nationally approved contact hours (CNE or CEU) annually, required in-services and health screens, maintain BLS certification, and complete preceptor training.
- Oversee nursing and non-nursing personnel on the unit and serve as a clinical and non-clinical resource for staff, physicians, and providers.
- Delegate responsibilities, assess staff clinical expertise, monitor assignments, provide feedback, document performance, and recommend clinical education.
- Collaborate with the Nurse Manager or Director to investigate and resolve patient and family complaints; support performance management and complete performance appraisals as assigned.
- Participate in orientation and training of new team members and support completion of staff competencies.
- Coordinate scheduled and emergent transfers, admissions, discharges, and transfers in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to support patient flow, quality, and safety.
- Coordinate daily huddles and care team rounds to guide care plans, identify and remove barriers, and support care transitions.
- Perform daily leader rounding and ensure team members regularly round on patients to assess comfort.
- Develop programs and strategies to monitor quality of care and patient outcomes.
- Assist the Nurse Manager with long-term staffing patterns, personnel needs, budget negotiation, and recruitment planning.
- Participate in compliance audits, department and system committees, and required educational and supervisory training programs; communicate committee work to unit team members.
- Demonstrate specialty-area clinical competency and actively pursue certification in the area of specialty.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
