Registered Nurse RN - LDR Clinical Practice Leader - MSN

Trinity Health•Ann Arbor, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Practice Leader will be supporting the Family Birth Center. The Clinical Practice Leader is a master's prepared RN who is responsible for coordination of care of the patient population within a specific unit through knowing the patient, communication and lateral integration of care. The CPL serves as a change agent to translate and integrate evidence into practice; to design and evaluate care and improve outcomes. Focus on Quality Metrics, Patient Satisfaction and Outcomes for the Labor and Delivery Unit. Our experienced medical and nursing staff deliver over 4,000 babies annually. Our obstetricians, midwives and nursing staff have been specially trained in both normal and high-risk births. The Family Birth Center includes 12 modern Labor/Delivery/Recovery rooms, 4 high risk intrapartum/postpartum rooms, 6 antepartum rooms, 7 triage/OB ED rooms, and 3 surgical suites with 4 pacu bays.

Requirements

A Master of Science in Nursing (Clinical, Education, Administration all acceptable).
Current licensure as Registered Nurse in state of Michigan.
Three or more years' experience in Women's and Children's Health / Labor and Delivery experience required.

Responsibilities

Performs and oversees the collection of holistic assessments and the development and implementation of a plan of care.
Assesses patient’s response to treatment and care in collaboration with other care providers.
Consults on complex problems in client care, documents findings and progress in electronic record.
Consults with physicians and other healthcare providers to communicate patient progress.
Ensures patient/family preparation for care across continuum prioritizing for high risk, chronically ill, complex, medically fragile patients.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills by synthesizing multiple data elements to evaluate and achieve optimal patient outcomes.
Assimilates and applies research/evidence-based practice information that supports improved patient care outcomes.
Collaborates as a member of unit leadership to achieve effective nursing operations: Leads and or actively participates in daily quality huddles
Formally coaches and reinforces identified behaviors and established expectations related to nursing practice
Leads, supports and participates in shared governance activities
Identifies and substantiates resources needed for optimal patient care.
Looks for opportunities to reduce costs and waste
Leads clinical practice at the unit level to achieve unit quality improvement and outcome-based initiatives.
Initiates unit-based system reviews such as learning from defects and participate in root cause analyses to improve the quality of patient care delivery; critically evaluates and anticipates risks to patient safety.
Supports the clinical and professional development of nursing colleagues through mentoring, coaching and role modeling, including residency program and project development.