RN Clinical Lead - Stepdown

Ascension•Panama City, FL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Coordinate unit staffing and provide leadership while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care in assigned areas. Responsibilities: Assign, direct, educate and monitor nursing and support associates during assigned shifts. Meet with staff and exercises independent judgment to plan the shifts, services, and patient care. Assess daily patient care needs and develop and distribute patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given and is accountable for maintaining productivity standards and justifying variances to unit manager or designee. Respond to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels. Facilitate availability of adequate material, resources and supplies. Set priorities appropriate to daily patient/physician dynamics. Provide input into hiring, training, directing, development and evaluation of staff.

Requirements

BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
Registered Nurse obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
Required professional licensure/certification AND 1 year of cumulative job specific experience required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate unit staffing
Provide leadership
Ensure implementation of clinical objectives
Ensure quality patient care in assigned areas
Assign, direct, educate and monitor nursing and support associates during assigned shifts
Meet with staff and exercises independent judgment to plan the shifts, services, and patient care
Assess daily patient care needs
Develop and distribute patient care assignments
Ensure population appropriate patient care is given
Accountable for maintaining productivity standards and justifying variances to unit manager or designee
Respond to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels
Facilitate availability of adequate material, resources and supplies
Set priorities appropriate to daily patient/physician dynamics
Provide input into hiring, training, directing, development and evaluation of staff