Med Surg Lead RN Full Time Nights -6028

Staff Position Description
Position Title:
Clinical Lead
Position Code:
LeadRN-6028
Department:
Nursing
Safety Sensitive:
Yes
Reports to:
Nursing Director
Exempt Status:
No
Position Purpose:
All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI’s vision to be among the kindest, highest quality health systems in the country.
Serves as a liaison between patients, staff, and management while proactively coordinating high quality, safe patient care flow, managing continuous process improvement, and supporting a positive, respectful, and professional working environment for all.
Adheres to all areas of the KHI Behavioral Expectations Agreement and Social Media Guidelines; Supports/embraces KHI’s Mission, Vision, and values, as well as promote a positive image of KHI; Acts as a role model to staff; Maintains patient and staff confidentiality; Maintains a professional appearance and manner at all times; Supports a healthy work environment through skilled communication, true collaboration, effective decision making, appropriate staffing and meaningful recognition.
Key Responsibilities
[List of material responsibilities and essentials duties which must be completed in achieving the objectives of the position]
Coordination of Nursing Personnel
· Coordinates staffing for current and next shift for optimal productivity, taking into consideration patient acuity and staff expertise.
· Delegates patient care activities to unit and ancillary staff.
· Leads daily team huddles to provide accurate, consistent information to team members.
· Demonstrates the ability to support staff with problem solving and decision making.
· Assists with interviewing, hiring, and orientation of new employees.
· Provide and manage constructive feedback.
· Provides input regarding employee performance evaluations and competencies.
· Attends huddles, clinical lead meetings, and LDI trainings.
· Engages and communicates with staff to ensure consistency and standardization of information, including documentation of staff attendance (including personal attendance).
Coordination of Patient Care Quality and Patient Satisfaction
· Works with the Staffing/Supervisor Office to coordinate admissions to the floor.
· Continually addresses workflow issues, as appropriate, to ensure patients are placed promptly and move smoothly through the hospital system.
· Serves as a clinical resource to staff, assisting staff with patient admissions, discharges, and clinical tasks.
· Attends Care Conferences on the Unit. Assists with ensuring appropriate patient referrals as needed.
· Works with Unit Director in making daily patient rounds on Unit. Is responsive to patient / family requests.
· Works to meet Patient, Physician and Staff Satisfaction goals by setting the example, using scripting, and contributing to teamwork on the unit.
· Contribute to attainment of Nursing Division goal for patient satisfaction.
Coordination of Nursing Process and Compliance
· Provides evidence-based care so as to prevent the development of a Healthcare Acquired Condition and hospital readmissions.
· Practices standard precautions during patient contact and while handling contaminated materials.
· Complies with CDC hand hygiene guidelines and works to reduce hospital acquired infections and other conditions.
· Serves as a clinical resource person and assists with educating the team on new medications, policies, and procedures
· Assists with Performance Improvement activities on the unit.
· Audits documentation to ensure nursing assessments, diagnoses, and plans of care meet compliance regulations and organizational goals, policies, and procedures.
· Analyzes the assessment data to identify possible needs by staff, patients, and patient families.
· Proactively supports staff to ensure our patient’s progress towards attainment of desired outcomes, including plan of care revisions, as necessary.
Qualifications
[Statements regarding minimum educational and experience qualifications, required proficiencies with specialized knowledge, computer proficiencies, military service, required certifications, etc.]
Education:
Associate degree in Nursing or graduate of a Nursing Diploma program.
Licensure:
Licensed and currently registered as an RN in the state of Arizona.
Certification:
Maintains BLS/ACLS/PALS through American Heart Association or American Red Cross, TNCC, De-escalation techniques, NRP, Basic EKG, and ESI, as required, per RN position description for assigned area(s).
Experience:
Minimum of 1 years’ experience as an RN.
Preferences
[Preferred attributes for the position which are not absolutely required in the minimum qualifications (i.e., multi-lingual, master’s degree)]
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
Experience:
Experience working in respective clinical area is desired
Special Position Requirements
[Optional section: any travel, security, risk, hazard or related special conditions which apply to the position]
Exposure Categories:
Category I: Expected duties have routine potential for exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues
Work Requirements
[Optional section: work requirements for physical or other important issues which relate to the job]
· Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills.
· Able to manage technical business equipment, i.e. phone, fax, computer etc.
· Able to assist with the movement of an adult patient weighing up to 300 lbs.
· Able to care for patients with infectious diseases.
· Ability to sit for 3-5 hours per day.
· Able to stand for 3-5 hours per day.
· Ability to walk for 3-5 hours day.
· Incumbent must be able to:
distinguish appropriate colors
Created/Revised:
5/2018; 02/15/2019; 2/26/2019; 03/18/2020; 05/27/2022