The Clinical Nurse Leader provides support at the elbow for frontline team members and the leadership team on 3 Surgical Specialty Unit (3SSU). They assist, coordinate, and influence nursing practice excellence in the patient care area. This includes coordinates nursing policy, education and competency of frontline team members, maintain high standards of care, evidence-based practice and performance improvement consistent with the established strategic plan, goals, and objectives for Patient Care Services. May assume precepting and patient care assignment based on department needs.

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• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.   

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.  

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.   

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Clinical Excellence

• Facilitates implementation of evidence-based practice or nursing research studies and translates research findings into best nursing practice for care.
• Partners with physicians and patient care team members to achieve quality metrics.
• Maintains current knowledge of trends and advances in surgical nursing practice.
• Collaborates with other team members and leaders to support initiatives in the unit and the hospital level.
• Uses advanced concepts in nursing processes in the clinical setting.
• Offers support to team members in times of patient care crisis.
• Positively engages team in change management, comfortable with performance improvement and evaluation of work.
• Incorporates the St. Luke’s Hospital’s Comfort/C.A.R.E. Professional Practice Model into their daily nursing practice.

Education

• Assists with providing a thorough and adequate orientation program for new staff and student interns.
• Assists with competency training and continuing education programming to ensure staff development needs are met for the department.
• Provides mentoring support and resources for on-boarding of new team members and on an on-going basis as needed for existing team members.
• Serves as a resource to the nursing staff, as well as to other health care associates based on professional standards of care.
• Assists with formulation of evidence-based nursing policy and procedure.
• Serves as a resource for other members of the healthcare team, including providers, who are involved with performance improvement tools (PSDA, etc.).

Research

• Identifies pertinent research questions arising from clinical practice.
• Assists with formulation of evidence-based nursing policy and procedure.
• Reports research findings to appropriate stakeholders.
• Mentors staff on research process and implementation principles.

Leadership

• Demonstrates clinical leadership as a role model for staff nurses.
• Assists with providing a positive work environment that contributes to safe and positive clinical outcomes.
• Consults nursing management regarding issues or barriers in delivery of care, staff achievement of competency, system concerns, provider concerns or specific patient care problems.
• Participates in divisional and hospital shared governance infrastructure.

• Completion of an accredited nursing program -Bachelor of Science in Nursing required.
• 10 years of clinical surgical experience (if BSN prepared)
• Minimum of three years’ registered nurse experience (if MSN prepared)
• Current RN licensure in the State of Iowa or compact state
• Current BLS certification
• Self-motivated, able to work independently with little oversight including demonstrated ability to meet the departments work schedule.
• Demonstrates effective decision-making and problem-solving skills, flexibility, and the ability to take a leadership role in facilitating organizational change through partnerships with staff and managers.
• Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English.
• Multicultural sensitivity
• Basic computer knowledge using word processing, spreadsheet, email and web browser.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Manage priorities and deadlines.
• Demonstrates the knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.
• Demonstrated knowledge of clinical skills related to patient safety.
• Critical thinking skills using independent judgement in making decisions.
• Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.
• Performs additional job duties as assigned.