Clinical Nurse Leader

5 days ago

Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States University of New Mexico - Hospitals Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Clinical Nurse Leader to join our team at the University of New Mexico Hospitals. As a key member of our nursing staff, you will be responsible for providing exceptional patient care and leading by example in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Estimated Salary: $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Job Summary

The Clinical Nurse Leader will work under the general nursing process while using independent judgment to assign nurses, technicians, and nursing care to assigned patients. You will designate shift and schedule assignments, call in staff, send staff home, and monitor attendance. Additionally, you will provide clinical leadership for nursing and technician staff, ensuring adequate staffing to meet patient census.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Initiative: Active participation in nursing strategic initiatives such as quality improvement and monitoring, TJC compliance, Magnet Recognition, recruitment and retention of staff, and patient and employee satisfaction.
  • Shared Governance: Support and implement the UNMH shared governance model.
  • Independent Judgment: Using independent judgment to assign nursing personnel and staff to specific patients.
  • Assignment: Designate shift and schedule assignments; assign duties in accordance with the plan of care, patient needs, and within the scope of staff qualifications and licensure/certification/registry.
  • Accountability: Supervise and direct staff providing patient care; accountable for care provided to patients on assigned shift.
  • Standards: Monitor compliance with specific objectives; ensure implementation of and compliance with standards, objectives, and operating policies and procedures.
  • Liaison: Act as liaison as necessary between physicians, staff, patients, families, and other departments to promote and facilitate communication, problem-solving, decision-making, crisis intervention, resource utilization, and conflict management.
  • Supervision: Develop efficient organizational structure. Supervise employees and select, terminate, train, educate, correct deficiencies, perform appraisals, issue discipline, counsel, schedule work assignments; encourage staff teamwork and growth initiatives.
  • Role Model: Act as a clinical resource and role model for department personnel; demonstrate the UNMH Standards of Performance.
  • Delegation: Delegate and monitor completion of duties according to departmental and Hospitals policies.
  • Patient Care: Deliver safe direct care to an assigned group of patients as required.
  • Patient Care: Ensure patient care is delivered in accordance with quality standards; ensure documentation of patient care activities.
  • Policies: Work within Hospitals, Nursing division, and departmental policies.
  • Care Plan: Work in collaboration with the healthcare team, implement and document individualized care plans incorporating age-specific considerations, including discharge planning and patient/family teaching.
  • Tests and Procedures: Assist with special tests and procedures; ensure proper consent has been obtained.
  • Participation: Participate in orientation; upon successful completion of preceptor training assume precepting and evaluation responsibilities of new personnel.
  • Emergency Measures: Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden, adverse developments in patients.
  • Medical Records: Ensure that patient medical records contain necessary information.
  • Inquiries: Answer telephones and triage calls as per departmental policy.
  • Medication: Administer medication, including IV medication, via the Seven Rights; document and communicate clinical findings.
  • Environment: Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with Hospitals standards.
  • Development: Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings, and workshops.
  • Patient Safety 1: Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures, and protocols.
  • Patient Safety 2: Demonstrate a proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes.
  • Patient Safety 3: Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk.
  • Patient Safety 4: Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors, and/or near misses in a timely manner.
  • Patient Safety 5: Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may 'not seem right'.

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