Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Lead - Labor & Delivery

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Macon, GA

37d • Onsite

About The Position

This role provides leadership to the health care team with an emphasis on coordination of patient care and throughput of patients. The Clinical Lead demonstrates technical and clinical competence, serving as a clinical resource and role model for staff. They facilitate the development of safe and effective plans through early identification of patient needs and resources, anticipating medical and psychosocial needs in high-risk patients. The position involves facilitating appropriate clinical pathways and plans of care, participating in daily rounds with a focus on discharge planning, and serving as charge nurse and operational leader for patient flow when not in an administrative role. The Clinical Lead ensures patients and caregivers are aware of the patient care plan and anticipated discharge date, responds to customer concerns, and alerts physicians of cases needing review. They act as a liaison between patient, family, physician, and the interdisciplinary health care team, and work with the Clinical Intake and Navigation Center for efficient patient flow. This role also involves reviewing and amending staffing to meet immediate and future needs, facilitating safe discharge plans, and engaging with patients, families, and post-acute care for follow-up actions. Additionally, the Clinical Lead participates in staff performance evaluations, aligns educational activities with organizational goals, assures timely communication and provision of educational activities, and works with unit leadership to facilitate orientation for new staff, ensuring checklists are completed and stored appropriately.

Requirements

• Current RN license with the Georgia State Board of Nursing
• Must attend hospital mandatory training annually.
• Must maintain and successfully complete all competencies-including age specific and other department specific training on an annual basis.
• Training Requirements- internally developed and national/ professional organization courses- to be completed in unit-specified time period
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum 6 months experience as a Clinical Nurse.
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Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• Prefer 2 years of experience as a Clinical Nurse and 6 months of experience functioning as a Charge Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to the health care team with an emphasis on coordination of patient care and throughput of patients.
• Demonstrates technical and clinical competence and serves as clinical resource person and role model for staff.
• Facilitates the development of safe/effective plans through early identification of patient needs and resources.
• Anticipate medical/psychosocial needs in high-risk patients.
• Facilitate appropriate clinical pathways and plans of care.
• Participate in daily rounds on all patients with a focus on discharge planning.
• Serves as charge nurse and operational leader for patient flow when not in administrative role.
• Assures that patient and caregivers are aware of the patient care plan and anticipated day of discharge.
• Responds to customer concerns or complaints timely.
• Alerts physicians of cases needing review and/or discussion.
• Acts as a liaison between patient, family, physician, and interdisciplinary health care team regarding plan of care and progress towards goals.
• Works with Clinical Intake and Navigation Center to effect efficient patient flow.
• Reviews and amends staffing to determine immediate needs and anticipates staffing needs for future shifts.
• Facilitates the accomplishment of a safe discharge plan related to patient needs and payor specifications.
• Engages with patient, family and post-acute care to ensure post discharge planning and follow-up actions are taken by appropriate personnel.
• Participates in the evaluation of staff performance.
• Aligns educational activities with organizational and departmental goals.
• Assures timely, sufficient communication and provision of educational activities.
• Works with unit leadership to facilitate orientation for staff new to the department.
• Assures that orientation, education and competency checklists are completed and stored appropriately.

Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
• Competitive compensation
• Generous retirement offerings
• Programs that invest in your career development
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree