RN, Nurse Lead, Full Time, Day Shift
About The Position
The Nurse Lead provides unit-based leadership in collaboration with the Nurse Manager, Director, physicians, and staff. The role supervises and directs assigned nursing and ancillary personnel, exercising professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment. The Nurse Lead ensures patients receive cost-effective, professional care that supports positive outcomes, high patient satisfaction, and patient safety, and assesses opportunities to improve the patient experience. The position leads clinical services, coordinates individualized care planning, monitors care activities, supports patient- and family-centered care, and works to address operational and patient-care concerns. It contributes to quality improvement and patient-safety initiatives, assesses staffing needs, assigns personnel according to patient acuity and staff capabilities, and participates in employee coaching, performance evaluation, hiring, and termination decisions. The Nurse Lead also supports staff development, equipment and departmental safety, timely communication with the Director, and management of staffing costs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Supervisory experience or demonstrated supervisory skills.
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
- Five years of technical experience.
- CPR or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
- Clinical specialty and/or nursing administration certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide unit-based leadership in developing and delivering clinical services; supervise and direct unit personnel.
- Coordinate conferences with health team members, patients, and families to initiate or revise individualized care plans.
- Monitor patient-care activities and participate in patient care as needed.
- Promote patient- and family-centered care, including attention to cultural diversity and individual needs; round with patients and families and solicit feedback.
- Develop or implement interventions and systems to support care throughout the continuum, improve satisfaction, and resolve patient-care or operational issues.
- Recommend policy and procedure changes in collaboration with the Nurse Manager or Director.
- Support compliance with Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals, hospital policy, Quality Measures, and patient-safety initiatives; participate in Performance Improvement teams and unit quality activities.
- Assess department operations and patient-care processes, facilitate data collection, and identify opportunities to improve care.
- Assess unit staffing needs; manage staffing according to patient acuity, needs, and available skills; assign staff and arrange relief for meals and breaks.
- Review and act on schedule-adjustment requests, including late arrivals, early departures, and sick time.
- Participate significantly in unit employee performance evaluation; coach and discipline personnel when appropriate, including oral or written warnings and suspension.
- Participate directly in decisions to hire and terminate unit personnel, and instruct new professional and ancillary personnel on duties and assignments.
- Work with facility services to maintain a safe, operational department and equipment; facilitate repairs and ensure department cleanliness.
- Keep the Director informed of unit activities, incidents, and special needs, documenting pertinent information.
- Keep staffing costs within budget targets and minimize overtime.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
