Nurse Clinical Leader Acuity Adaptibility Unit

Intermountain Health•San Jose, CA

1d•$45 - $67•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Clinical Leader provides leadership and clinical expertise during their shift and within their department. The role manages unit resources and supervises personnel to ensure appropriate staffing based on patients’ clinical needs and department finances, serves as clinical support for staff, and models competency and professionalism. Leadership responsibilities may include leading change, scheduling, maintaining staff competencies, selecting and orienting new employees, constructive discipline, annual performance reviews, and supporting professional governance. The position also works a regularly scheduled bedside RN shift and is accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care using the nursing process, technology, therapeutic interventions, evidence-based practice, and coordination with other health team members. The role supports daily operations, patient and caregiver safety, quality, and experience.

Requirements

Current nursing license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice; valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of employment start.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution, or obtain the BSN within four years of hire or promotion; an existing education agreement takes precedence.
Leadership, communication, problem-solving, clinical knowledge, resource management, patient safety, and mentorship skills.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated leadership and mentoring experience in the assigned clinical area.
Specialty certification.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, social, and psychological status, including cognitive, communication, and developmental skills when necessary, and gather information from patients, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members.
Model and foster professionalism and employee engagement, advocate for nursing teams, and support nursing management with key messaging and priority initiatives.
Coordinate patient care delivery by managing time, supplies, and resources, including scheduling caregivers and making time-off decisions according to department and patient-care needs.
Forecast, develop, and communicate admission, discharge, and transfer information to support appropriate patient placement and coordinate care for difficult or challenging patients.
Evaluate and promote staff competency, performance, and policy compliance through performance and peer reviews, recognition, and corrective action.
Develop and implement plans to advance staff from novice to expert in practice, clinical competency, and patient experience.
Integrate legal and ethical standards into practice, comply with regulatory standards, work within licensure scope, and provide accurate and timely documentation.
Make or recommend staffing and hiring decisions, evaluate and select candidates, and support new-hire orientation and caregiver retention.
Match staffing and skill levels to department census and acuity, and assign patient-care and other responsibilities based on caregivers’ skills and experience.
Assist staff with direct patient care as needed.
Share responsibility for day-to-day operations and promote safety, quality, and positive experiences for patients and caregivers.
Oversee staff competency, including annual skills updates, educational in-services, and mandatory education.
Oversee ongoing programs such as patient experience and continuous improvement.
Provide bedside RN care, including assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care in coordination with other health team members.