Clinical Staff Leader, Cardiac Medicine Stepdown, Night Shift - VUH

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN
Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Staff Leader (CSL) is a direct supervisory leadership role and a key member of the Nursing leadership team. The CSL leads a cohort of staff members and actively participates in the overall management of the unit, development of clinical practice, and provision of patient care with accountabilities for implementation and outcomes for people leadership, quality, service, compliance, finance, throughput, and scheduling. The primary focus of the Clinical Staff Leader is to ensure the unit's optimal performance by engaging in effective problem-solving for staff, patients, and families and to develop/lead the assigned cohort. The Clinical Staff Leader provides feedback and coaching to staff members, recognizing them for their contributions while fostering a high-performance culture. The CSL works under the guidance and direction of the manager to develop. Join the team on 6 North, Vanderbilt University Hospital’s cardiovascular stepdown unit specializing in the care of adult patients with a wide range of cardiac and vascular conditions. As a Clinical Staff Leader (CSL), you will provide clinical leadership, support daily operations, mentor nursing staff, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to deliver exceptional patient care. This unit cares for patients recovering from STEMIs, heart failure exacerbations, arrhythmias, cardiac procedures, and cardiothoracic and vascular surgeries.

Requirements

  • LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure-Others
  • Relevant Work Experience
  • Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

  • Clinical Expertise (Intermediate)
  • Quality Management (Novice)
  • Business Results (Fundamental Awareness)
  • Operations Planning (Novice)
  • People Management (Novice)
  • Leadership (Novice)
  • Compliance (Novice)

Responsibilities

  • Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of their cohort and other staff as needed.
  • Defines standards for quality patient care.
  • Develops, manages and evaluates area based on work team performance.
  • Manages multiple projects/on-going work activities (timelines, work plans, deliverables) and maintains alignment with strategic plan and vision.
  • Acts as clinical leader and facilitates education for staff on clinical standards; routinely provides guidance/coaching to subordinates/peers within clinical specialty(ies).
  • Ensures that clinical assignments are based on patient care needs and demonstrated staff competencies.
  • The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Benefits

  • Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
  • Dental and /or vision plan
  • 403 (b) retirement plan
  • Paid Time off (flex PTO)
  • Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
  • Short-Long term disability
  • Subsidized backup childcare
  • Inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program
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