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 nursing and ancillary personnel, using professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment. The Nurse Lead ensures patients receive cost-effective, professional care that supports positive outcomes, patient satisfaction, and safety, and assesses and acts to improve the patient experience. The role provides clinical leadership, participates in patient care as needed, supports patient- and family-centered care, and coordinates care planning with health team members, patients, and families. It monitors care quality and safety, supports staff development and performance improvement, manages staffing and assignments, and contributes to personnel evaluations and employment decisions. The Nurse Lead also helps maintain a safe, operational department and equipment, keeps leadership informed of unit activities, and manages 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.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
- AHA-ACLS or ARC-ALS certification.
- AHA-PALS or ARC-PALS certification.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
- Five years of technical experience.
- CPR or 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 and revise individualized care plans.
- Direct and monitor patient care activities, participate in patient care as needed, and promote quality work.
- Promote patient- and family-centered care with attention to cultural diversity and individual needs; round with patients and families and solicit feedback.
- Develop or recommend interventions, systems, and policy or procedure changes to address care needs and improve patient, family, and physician satisfaction.
- Investigate and resolve patient care and operational issues.
- Support compliance with Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals, hospital policies, quality measures, and patient safety initiatives; participate in Performance Improvement teams and unit quality activities.
- Work with clinical team members on systems, programs, and staff development activities that help meet patient, family, and physician needs.
- Assess department operations and patient care processes, facilitate staff data collection, and identify opportunities to improve care.
- Assess unit staffing needs based on patient acuity, needs, and available staff skills; make assignments and arrange relief for meals and breaks.
- Review requests to adjust schedules, including late arrivals, early departures, and sick time.
- Participate significantly in employee performance evaluations; coach and discipline personnel when appropriate, including oral or written warnings and suspension.
- Participate directly in hiring and termination decisions for unit personnel and instruct new professional and ancillary personnel on job duties and assignments.
- Coordinate with facility services to maintain a safe, clean, and operational department and equipment, including facilitating repairs.
- Keep the Director informed of unit activities, incidents, and special needs, and document pertinent information.
- Keep staffing costs within the targeted budget 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
