Staff Position Description
Position Title: Clinical Lead Position Code: LeadRN-6004
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 KHIs 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 KHIs 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 patients 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, masters degree)]
Education: Bachelors 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