Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Lead - Labor & Delivery

American Addiction Centers • Macon, GA

38d • $41 - $62 • 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 Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Lead serves as a clinical resource person and role model for staff, facilitating the development of safe and effective plans through early identification of patient needs and resources. This position anticipates medical/psychosocial needs in high-risk patients, facilitates appropriate clinical pathways and plans of care, and participates in daily rounds with a focus on discharge planning. The RN Clinical Lead also serves as charge nurse and operational leader for patient flow when not in an administrative role, ensuring that patients and caregivers are aware of the patient care plan and anticipated discharge date. They respond to customer concerns, alert physicians of cases needing review, and act as a liaison between patient, family, physician, and the interdisciplinary health care team. This role works with the Clinical Intake and Navigation Center to effect efficient patient flow, reviews and amends staffing to determine immediate and future needs, and facilitates a safe discharge plan related to patient needs and payor specifications. Engagement with patients, families, and post-acute care ensures discharge planning and follow-up actions are taken. The RN Clinical Lead participates in staff performance evaluations, aligns educational activities with organizational and departmental goals, and assures timely communication and provision of educational activities. They work with unit leadership to facilitate orientation for new staff and ensure that orientation, education, and competency 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.
• Must be able to use visual near and distance acuity.
• Must have verbal ability to communicate in person and over the phone or radio.
• Must be able to assist co-workers in transfers and transport supplies, patients/residents, or equipment using good body mechanics.
• Must have functional range of motion of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spines, upper and lower extremities with grip strength of 60-80 pounds, specific to the job class evaluation.
• Must be able to forward reach, overhead reach, bend, squat, kneel and change from one position to the other rapidly.
• Must be able to lift 25-60 lbs. and carry 25-50 pounds specific to job class evaluation.
• Must be able to tolerate high noise, busy atmospheres and noxious odors.
• Must be able to work in noisy environments and be self-directed to complete jobs as ordered.
• Must be able to remain calm under stressful situations.
• Must be able to assess and respond to multiple situations simultaneously.
• Must be able to assist co-workers in multiple overlapping tasks simultaneously.
• Works in hospital and clinical environments.
• May work in extreme heat with hot materials.
• Must be able to utilize appropriate universal and specific precautions for protection from potential exposure to infectious or communicable diseases.
• Must be able to prioritize job tasks and organize workspace to be efficient and conducive to completing work tasks as assigned in a timely manner.

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