RN Lead - ICU, Full-Time, Day Shift

Adventist Health

18d

About The Position

Located in Templeton, Adventist Health Twin Cities is a 122-bed acute care facility serving northern San Luis Obispo County. The RN Lead provides unit-based leadership in collaboration with the Nurse Manager, Director, physicians, and staff. The role supervises nursing and ancillary personnel and uses professional and supervisory judgment to support effective, professional care, positive outcomes, patient satisfaction, and patient safety.

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.
Department-specific Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
AHA-ACLS or ARC-ALS certification.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Five years of technical experience.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (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 and monitor patient care activities.
Coordinate individual and team conferences with health team members, patients, and families to initiate or revise individualized care plans.
Participate in patient care as needed and promote patient- and family-centered care, attending to cultural diversity and personal needs.
Make rounds, introduce self to patients and families, and solicit feedback about nursing services and other concerns.
Develop interventions and systems to support patient care throughout the continuum; collaborate with the Nurse Manager or Director on customer-satisfaction strategies.
Investigate and resolve patient-care and operational issues, and recommend policy or procedure changes in collaboration with the Nurse Manager or Director.
Promote compliance with Patient Safety Goals, hospital policies, quality measures, and patient-safety initiatives, including through participation in hospital Performance Improvement Teams.
Work with clinical team members to implement systems, programs, and staff-development activities.
Assess department operations and patient-care processes, facilitate staff data collection, and participate in unit quality-improvement activities.
Assess unit staffing needs and assign personnel and patient-care activities according to patient acuity, needs, staff skills, and workload; arrange meal and break relief.
Review and act on schedule-adjustment requests, including late arrivals, early departures, and sick time.
Contribute significantly to employee performance evaluations; coach and discipline personnel when appropriate, including through warnings and suspension; participate directly in hiring and termination decisions.
Instruct new professional and ancillary personnel on job duties and assignments.
Coordinate with facility services to maintain the department and equipment in a safe, operational, and clean condition, and facilitate equipment repairs.
Keep the Director timely informed of unit activities, incidents, and special needs, and document pertinent information.
Keep staffing costs within budget targets and minimize overtime.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Receive required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable; medical and religious exemptions may apply.