Clinical Practice Lead RN IV for Peri OP, Quality and Education

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Clinical Practice Lead RN IV for Peri OP, Quality and Education

Job ID: 337722

Category: Nursing

Work Type: FT

Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

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Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life\'s work?

This exciting and fulfilling opportunity will find you doing the following:

We will be focused in the Surgi Centre Prep/Recovery, Endoscopy Prep/Recovery and Endoscopy Procedural areas in PCAM and HUP Dulles. This right candidate is responsible for coordinating initial and ongoing staff training and education, serves as a clinical resource to staff, organizes education for endoscopy in-services, partners with nurse leadership team and quality/safety team on escalation and investigation of safety nets, oversees onboarding of new staff, collaborates and leads departmental quality and education initiatives, serves as CPR instructor, supports clinical advancement of staff.

If this sounds like your Life\'s work, please apply today!

Summary:

• The Clinical Practice Leader (CPL) role is a clinical leadership position. CPLs serve as expert clinicians within a specific patient population and partner with Nurse Managers to assume accountability for the nurse and patient outcomes on their nursing unit. Leveraging advanced education and training, CPLs are accountable for leading nursing practice by supporting nurses to care for patients at the bedside, driving practice changes at the unit, service line, and systems levels, and ensuring the use of best practices and evidence-based care to achieve the best possible patient outcomes. An important focus of the CPL role is to understand organizational goals and to design, implement, and evaluate practice change initiatives that advance these goals. A strong CPL must be able to: (a) communicate effectively toward negotiating multiple perspectives within the organization and driving change; (b) demonstrate clinical judgment and establish clinical credibility with nursing and interprofessional colleagues within his/her specialty area; (c) exhibit self-direction in maintaining professional knowledge and competence within his/her specialty area; (d) apply critical thinking and analytic skills to design and implement change initiatives; (e) build rapport with and provide mentorship to clinical nurses; and (f) partner effectively with nurse manager colleagues to advance professional nursing practice.

Responsibilities:

• Leverage clinical expertise to facilitate delivery of high quality, coordinated, evidence-based nursing care via:\tDirect patient care \tConsultative patient care in partnership with nurses, interprofessional care team members, and patients/ families\tClinical support and coaching for nurses and other disciplines\tSynthesis of assessment data to design, implement, and evaluate clinical interventions that address patient/population needs

Advance nursing practice and improve patient outcomes at the multi-unit/ service line/ health system level by:\tUtilizing evidence to establish practice standards\tAssessing nursing practice for improvement opportunities\tLeading nurses in designing, implementing, and evaluating practice change \tFostering nurses' professional development through teaching, mentoring, and coaching

providing feedback to nurses about professional practice \tOverseeing delivery of a comprehensive unit-based orientation program to onboard newly hired nurses

Work in partnership with the Nurse Manager to:\tSet strategic goals for the nursing unit that align with clinical and operational organizational imperatives\tDesign and implement strategies to achieve high priority goals (e.g., nursing-sensitive indicators, population-specific quality metrics, patient and nursing satisfaction)\tEngage nursing staff in effective bidirectional communication and shared decision making\tCultivate a healthy, ethical, and respectful work environment

Influence system changes that drive quality and/ or cost improvements in nurse and/or patient outcomes by:\tBuilding partnership within and across diverse stakeholder groups through leadership, team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution\tLeading systematic quality and safety initiatives based on precise problem identification, gap analysis, and/or process evaluation\tLeading the interprofessional team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based practices\tLeading change efforts in response to organizational and community needs

Accountable for the following UPHS Behavioral Competencies:Ensures accountabilityAction orientedManages ambiguityAttracts top talentBusiness insightCollaboratesCommunicates effectivelyManages complexityManages conflictCourageCustomer focusDecision qualityDevelops talentValues differencesDirects worksDrives engagementFinancial acumenGlobal perspectiveCultivates innovationInterpersonal savvyBuilds networksNimble learningOrganizational savvyPersuadesPlans and alignsBeing resilientResourcefulnessDrives resultsDemonstrates self-awarenessSelf-developmentSituational adaptabilityBalances stakeholdersStrategic mindsetBuilds effective teamsTech savvyInstills trustDrives vision and purposeOptimizes work processes

Credentials:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
• Registered Nurse - PA (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)
• Education Specialization: Nursing Equivalent Experience:
• Master of Arts or Science
• Education Specialization: Nursing or related discipline Equivalent Experience: •And 5+ years Experience in clinical practice with the patient population cared for in the unit/ area

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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