Clinical Nurse Lead- UROLOGY- Main OR

Clinical Nurse Lead requiring a minimum of 2 years of broad based OR with an expertise and interest in UROLOGY specialty. Charge or Lead experience a plus! 7a-3p schedule. 15 K sign on Bonus! The Main OR has 14 Operating Rooms that include: 2 Endovascular rooms, 2 Open Heart rooms, 1 Cysto room, 1 da Vinci Robot room, and 1 Pediatric room. Services include General Surgery (Adult and Peds), ENT (Adult and Peds), Urology (Adult and Peds), Vascular, Thoracic, Heart, Neuro, Podiatry, Ophthalmology, and Oral Surgery. Summary: The clinical nurse leader is responsible for the assessment, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of the delivery of safe and effective patient-centered care. The Clinical Nurse Leader will facilitate and mentor others to grow professionally and advance their knowledge and skills. In addition, the Clinical Nurse Leader will continuously assess unit needs to ensure adequate resources for current and upcoming shifts by collaborating with other departments, clinical and nonclinical, to coordinate admissions, transfers, and discharges of patients in a timely manner. Finally, the Clinical Nurse Leader will demonstrate professionalism at all times and will uphold standards of practice by holding team members accountable for continued compliance.

Responsibilities

Assesses, coordinates, implements, and evaluates delivery of safe and effective patient-centered care; Facilitates and mentors others to grow professionally and advance knowledge and skills; Continuously assesses unit needs to ensure adequate resources for current and upcoming shifts; Collaborates with other departments, clinical and nonclinical, to coordinate admissions, transfers, and discharges of patients; Demonstrates professionalism and upholds standards of practice by holding team members accountable for continued compliance; Complies with legal, hospital and departmental policies, procedures and position requirements; Participates in performance improvement, reports significant events, and ensures handoff communication; Assigns and delegates patient care tasks as appropriate; Ensures appropriate staffing levels meet patient care needs; Monitors supplies and ensures par levels; Communicates with all necessary units to coordinate care; Participates in multidisciplinary rounds; Participates in shared governance and peer interview process

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of broad based OR with an expertise and interest in UROLOGY specialty; One (1) year of nursing experience in an acute care setting required; Knowledge of critical care techniques, tools and responses required to ensure optimal patient care; Knowledge of processes and procedures to follow during a rapid response, code, or stroke call; Skill in evaluating performance and recommending improvements; Skill in developing training materials and educating staff in the proper responses for critical care issues; Skill in the use and maintenance of computer systems and programs, especially NRCPR, PC File and Folder, Word, EXCEL, e-mail and attachment capabilities, Outlook, and PowerPoint; Skill in communicating with staff involved in critical care, and physicians to ensure the proper care of patients; Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence; Ability to listen and accurately interpret others' communication or instructions to take appropriate action; Ability to speak and communicate effectively; Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables; Requires advanced life support certification (ACLS and PALS)

Nice to have

Charge or Lead experience; Two (2) years of nursing experience in an acute care setting; GI/Endoscopy experience and conscious sedation experience

Benefits

15K sign-on bonus