Clinical Lead - Observation Unit

Trinity Health; Fort Lauderdale (FL); Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Comprehensive benefits start day one

Employer matching retirement savings

DailyPay

Colleague Referral Program

Unlimited career growth opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Trinity Health in Fort Lauderdale is seeking a Senior Charge Nurse/Assistant Nurse Manager to lead a nursing unit and coordinate patient care with a multidisciplinary team.

The role ensures staffing, schedules, staff development, and adherence to patient care standards while using the nursing process and interfacing with EPIC/Carelogistic systems. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• Licensure as RN in Florida; BLS/ACLS required.

Aufgaben

• Functions in first-line management/clinical leadership role coordinating patient care on the nursing unit.
• Coordinating care planning, patient teaching, and discharge planning with the multidisciplinary team.
• Oversees staffing to ensure coverage for unanticipated needs and participates in staff scheduling.
• Mentors staff, participates in interviewing and input to the Director.
• Ensures nursing process is used to meet patient care standards and delegates appropriately.
• Updates Carelogistic/EPIC reflecting unit and patient status.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Staffing

Scheduling

Communication

Ausbildung

BSN preferred

Jobbeschreibung

Employment Type: Full time Shift: 12 Hour Day Shift Description: A member of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation, Fort Lauderdale-based Holy Cross Hospital, dba Holy Cross Health, is a full-service, not-for-profit, Catholic, teaching hospital operating in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy. We are the only not-for-profit Catholic hospital in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Through strategic collaborations and a commitment to being a person-centered, transforming, healing presence, the 557-bed hospital offers progressive inpatient, outpatient and community outreach services and clinical research trials to serve as our community’s trusted health partner for life.

• We are committed to providing compassionate and holistic person-centered care.
• Comprehensive benefits that start on your first day of work.
• Retirement savings program with employer matching.

Job Summary

• Functions in first-line management/clinical leadership role in coordinating patient care activities on the nursing unit.
• Serves as a coordinator of the multi-disciplinary approach to patient's care to include care planning, patient teaching, and discharge planning.
• Ensures appropriate staffing and coverage for unanticipated needs, within the guidelines of the department.
• Assists in long and short-term staff scheduling.
• Participates in the interviewing process of prospective staff and provides input to the Director.
• Ensures that staff utilize the nursing process in meeting patient care standards.
• Utilizes effective delegation skills in assigning duties to other staff and Senior Nurses.
• Works with unit staff to ensure update Carelogistic/EPIC software accurately reflects unit and patient status (anticipated treatment, discharge, patient location, PPR's completed when test is order and patient alerts).
• May take assignments as necessary.
• Performs other job-related duties within job scope as requested by Nurse Manager.
• Assists fellow staff members in completing assignments in time of crisis.
• Assumes primary nurse, team leader, or patient care responsibilities as necessary.
• Facilitates daily huddles and discussions around huddle boards.
• Facilitates debriefs after critical events such as patient falls to improve learning.
• Receives pertinent information from acute care management and follows up on any needs during off hours.
• Intervenes appropriately and keeps Nurse Manager informed of departmental issues.
• Provides input to associate evaluations as requested by the Nurse Manager.
• Acts continuously to improve processes and services.
• Participates in data collection related to unit specific or hospital PI indicators as assigned; (e.g. chart reviews for TJC, tracer activities, hand-hygiene, VTE data, etc.) Submit PI data MONTHLY- a minimum of 75% of the time (e.g. 9 out of 12 months).
• Demonstrates accountability for regularly reading and reviewing e-mails and other communications regarding changes that impact practice, policies and changes within the unit/ department and organizations.
• Performs equipment safety checks such as defibs, blood glucose (POC), medication room, etc.
• Consistently oversees appropriate bedside shift report/hand-off and coaches' staff to ensure we are including the patient/family in the process.
• Consistently reminds staff to engage in purposeful hourly rounding to anticipate patient needs related to the 5 Ps.
• Assists the staff in providing evidence-base practice in the care of patients; follows policies and procedures.
• Holds staff accountable to consistently incorporating activities in care that enhance patient safety and decreases patient harm (e.g. using two identifiers before administering meds/blood, treatment, diagnostic and consistently using Bar Code technology and labeling specimens at bedside in front of patient; fall prevention, etc.) and monitors their performance.
• Holds staff accountable to consistently complying with safe infection prevention practices designed to reduce infection transmission (hand-hygiene, following isolation precautions, following maintenance bundles for reducing CAUTI/CLABSI. Consider participation in monitoring hand hygiene.
• Participates and/or leads Performance Projects (A3) to be determined by Manager/Director.

This is a Modified Full Time position on day shift (7AM-7:30PM) with benefits. Please visit our Career Center Home page for more about our benefits. Receive healthcare benefits immediately on day one!

• Day 1 benefits, no waiting period! Comprehensive benefit packages available including medical, dental, vision, paid time off and 403B.
• Colleague Referral Program to earn cash and prizes.
• Unlimited career growth opportunities.
• Trinity Health offers DailyPay - if you'll hired as an eligible colleague you'll be able to see how much you've made every day and transfer your money any time before payday.

Job Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited (ACEN/CCNE) school of nursing is preferred; BSN preferred, if does not have a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing needs to agree to start a Bachelor's Program within 12 months and complete within 5 years.
• Specialty certification desirable.
• Previous experience as regular Charge Nurse or Assistant Nurse Manager level on a nursing unit preferred.
• Strong leadership traits, as well as experience with staffing, scheduling, and strong communication skills preferred.

Licensure Requirements

• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Florida.
• BLS and ACLS required.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we're 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs.

For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.