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CLINICAL NURSE LEAD- DUKE PRIMARY CARE -DURHAM SOUTH
Summary
The Ambulatory Care Lead RN is a role developed to work in coordination with the nursing leadership in an assigned clinic/practice to ensure the work is accomplished effectively
The Ambulatory Care Lead RN is the first line support for staff, physicians and other related providers on-service- specific clinical issues
The Ambulatory Care Lead RN is generally a long-term role, requiring clinical and interpersonal skills
The Ambulatory Care Lead RN collaborates with the manager on clinical and non-clinical issues (employee relations, individual behaviors, physician relationships, etc.)
The Ambulatory Care Lead RN is the support for the clinic/practice when the manager is unavailable
The Clinical Team Leader is responsible for supervising, directing, coaching and mentoring their assigned core group of staff
Work Performed
Duties and responsibilities include all those required of the ACN IV as well as plan and coordinate clinical requirements for staff and ensure that all CBO and CBE requirements for staff are current
Plan and assist with coordination of staff schedules and submit for manager approval
Coordinate clinical requirements with staff regarding equipment and supplies.
Consult with preceptors and orientees on a regular basis to provide support and determine how orientation should proceed on an individual basis
.Collaborate with the manager for issue resolutions and projects to improve work flow processes throughout the department utilizing a proactive approach
Collaborate with different departments (pharmacy, radiology, lab, registration) to resolve issues and department
Collaborate with the nurse managers in the interview process for new applicants
Mentor/coach staff to enhance their professional development
Assesses the performance of assigned new hires and orientees including entry level nurses, nursing care assistants and health unit coordinators; provides ongoing feedback and coaching
Understand and communicate potential clinical equipment or supply issues to appropriate team members
Mentor and monitor the preceptors for all new employees
Provide clinical/education updates and skill check-offs to entire staff on a regular basis
Provides immediate support and education on policy, procedures, equipment and supplies
Responsible for learning, implementing and teaching new technology/procedures
Demonstrates awareness of current problems and basic plan for all patients within assigned area
Provides clinical consultation and guidance as needed to facilitate patient care
Gives assistance and/or direction to staff to facilitate quality patient flow
Assess staffing needs according to workload and staff competency
Re -assigns and adjusts staffing based upon patient care needs
Delegates responsibilities within the scope of practice and validated competencies in order to meet the workload demands of the shift
Facilitates assignments that support learning for the orientee or nurse learner
Promotes an atmosphere of open communication that facilitates staff input into decision-making, resolution of conflict, and collegiality among all health team member s.
Communicates in an effective, professional manner
Facilitates staff performance audits related to attitude team performance
The Joint Commission, DFS Standards and SCIP initiatives
Reviews and comments on forwarded SRSs related to their team
Facilitates and encourages staff participation in departmental and entity committee and council meetings
Attends depart mental and entity committee meetings as assigned
Coordinates, facilitate s, participates and directs departmental projects with follow-through and appropriate follow-up
Other projects and duties as directed by the department managers.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of scope of the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nursing care assistant and medical assistant
Knowledge of and appropriate application of the nursing process
Knowledge of professional theory, practice and procedure
Ability to assess nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients and their families
Able to independently seek
resources and work collaboratively
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
Able to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and others
Able to teach patients and families in accordance with the nursing plan of care
Use sensory and cognitive functions to process and prioritize information, treatment, and follow-up
Use fine motor-skills
Competent in BLS and/or other specialized life support requirements designated by work area
Able to record activities, document assessments, plan of care, interventions, evaluation and re-evaluation of patient status
Able to use computer and learn new software programs
Able to navigate the entity to provide clinical care for patients
Able to withstand prolonged standing and walking with the ability to move or lift at least fifty pounds
Able to remain focused and organized
Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering routine and special treatments to patients
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing required.
Experience
Three years of experience in nursing practice. Selected candidates must meet the Clinical Ladder requirements for CN III within one year of appointment.
Degrees, Licensures, Certifications
Must have current or compact RN license in the State of North Carolina. BCLS certification is required.
CLINICAL NURSE LEAD- DUKE PRIMARY CARE
Duke PrimaryCare
Occ Summary
The Ambula tory Care Lead RN is a role developed to work in coordinationwith the nu rsing leadership in an assigned clinic/practice to ensure thework is acc omplished effectively. The Ambulatory Care Lead RN is thefirst line supp ort for staff, physicians and other related providers onservice- specifi cclinical issues. The AmbulatoryCare Lead RN isgenerally a long-term rol e, requiring clinical and interpersonal skills.The Ambulatory Care Lead RN collaborates with the manageron clinicaland non-clinical issues (empl oyee relations, individual behaviors,physician relationships, etc.). The Ambulatory Care Lead RN is thesupport for the clinic/practice when the m anager is unavailable. TheClinical Team Leader is responsible for superv ising, directing, coachingandmentoringtheir assigned core group of staff .
Work Performed
Duties and responsibilities includea ll those required of the ACN IV aswell as:Plan and coordinate clinicalre quirements for staff and ensure that allCBO and CBE requirements for sta ff are current.Plan and assist with coordination of staff schedules and submit formanager approval.Coordinate clinical requirements with staffre garding equipment andsupplies.Consult with preceptors and orientees on a regular basis to providesupport and determine how orientation shouldpro ceed on an individualbasis.Collaborate with the manager for issue resolu tions and projects toimprove work flow processes throughout the departme nt utilizing aproactiveapproach.Collaborate with different departments ( pharmacy, radiology, lab,registration) to resolve issues and improvework flow processesthroughout the department.Collaborate with the nursemanag ers in the interviewprocess for newapplicants.Mentor/coach staff to enha nce their professional development.Assesses the performance of assigned new hires and orientees includingentry level nurses, nursing careassistants and health unitcoordinators; provides ongoing feedback and coaching. Understand and communicate potential clinical equipment or supplyissuest o appropriate teammembers.Mentor and monitor the preceptors forall new e mployees.Provideclinical/education updates and skill check-offsto entire staffon a regular basis.Provides immediate support and education on pol icy, procedures,equipment and supplies.Responsible for learning, impleme nting and teaching newtechnology/procedures.Demonstrates awareness of current problemsand basic plan for allpatients within assigned area.Provid es clinical consultationand guidance as needed to facilitatepatient care .Gives assistance and/or direction to staff to facilitate quality patien tflow.Assessstaffing needs according to workload and staff competency; R e-assigns and adjusts staffing based upon patient care needs.Delegates r esponsibilities within the scope of practice and validatedcompetencies i n order tomeet the workload demands of the shift.Facilitatesassignmentsthat support learning for the orientee or nurselearner.Promotes an atmos phere ofopen communication that facilitates staffinput intodecision-maki ng, resolution of conflict, and collegialityamong all health team member s.Communicates in an effective, professional manner.Facilitates staff pe rformance audits related to attitude, teamperformance, TheJoint Commissi on, DFS Standards and SCIP initiatives.Reviews and comments on forwarded SRSsrelated to their team.Facilitates and encourages staff participation indepartmental andentity committee and council meetings.Attends depart mental and entity committee meetings as assigned.Coordinates, facilitate s, participates and directs departmental projectswith follow-through and appropriate follow-up.Other projects and duties as directed by the depa rtment managers.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Know ledge of scope of the registered nurse, licensed practicalnurse,nursing care assistant and medical assistantKnowledge of andappropriate applica tion of the nursing processKnowledge of professional theory, practice an d procedureAbility to assess nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patientsand their familiesAble to independently seek outresources and wo rkcollaborativelyAbility to establish and maintain effective working rel ationshipsAble to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadershipand othersAble to teach patients and families in accordance with the nursing planof careAb le to use sensory and cognitive functions to process and prioritizeinfor mation, treatment, and follow-upAble to use fine motorskillsCompetentin BLS and/or other specialized life support requirementsdesignated by work areaAble to record activities, document assessments,plan of care,interv entions, evaluation and re-evaluation of patient statusAble to use compu ter and learn new software programsAble to navigate the entity to provid e clinical care for patientsAble to withstand prolonged standing andwalk ing with the ability tomove or lift at least fifty poundsAble to remain focused and organizedWorking knowledge of proceduresand techniquesinvolv ed in administeringroutine and special treatments topatients
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing required.
Experience
Three years of experience in nursing practice. Selected candidates must meet the Clinical Ladder requirements for CN III within one year of appointment.
Degrees, Licensures, Certifications
Must have current or compact RN license in the State of North Carolina. BCLS certification is required.
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