Clinical Practice Leader: Quality & Education

Northwestern Medicine; Winfield (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine in Illinois is seeking a Clinical Practice Specialist to support Women's and Children's areas, focusing on quality clinical practice, staff education, and professional development at the front line.

The role emphasizes safety culture, evidence-based practice, shared leadership, and collaboration with physicians and leaders to improve patient care; nurses with BSN/MSN welcome.

Qualifications

• BSN required.
• MSN or progress toward within 4 years.
• RN license in Illinois.
• BLS certification from American Heart Association.
• 3-5 years' experience in a clinical area.
• Certification in related clinical area or to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements education opportunities for staff identified through needs assessments, departmental and system goals and new/expanded clinical programs.
• Supports staff to seek/maintain specialty certification including monitoring progress and completion.
• Participates in review of unit/division dashboard through LDOC and assesses for opportunities to improve in quality and practice areas; develops corresponding action as needed with key unit/division stakeholders.
• Monitors & trends quality report data with operational manager for clinical quality/safety issues and develops associated action plans as needed.
• Leads/facilitates inter-professional teams for unit/division based and house-wide clinical process improvement.
• Plans, implements, evaluates division specific learning activities to improve safety (i.e. simulations with support of Professional Practice and Development team members.
• Unit-based clinical policy and procedure review/updating.
• Provides input into staff evaluations as related to clinical competence (quality and practice).
• Rounds on unit with intention of coaching and mentoring.
• Identifies gaps in staff knowledge/skills and remediates.
• Participates in Staff RN Peer Review process.
• Identify opportunities/mentor/implement EBP projects, including unit/division order sets and practice guidelines.
• Identify, mentor and/or participate in nursing or inter-professional clinical research projects.
• Assist in interpreting research findings and developing strategies for implementation of results into evidenced based clinical practice guidelines.
• Attend Unit Based Staff Meetings.
• Attend Unit Based Shared Leadership meeting (POC) and Clinical Nurse Leadership Council (CNLC).
• Attend Unit Leadership (LDOC) Meetings.
• Off-unit committee/project team participation as appropriate.
• New product evaluation to make recommendations to value-based purchasing committee.
• Make recommendations for improvements in clinical efficiency in partnership with operational manager.
• Uses organizational and unit/department resources efficiently.
• Manages work schedule efficiently, completing tasks and assignments on time.
• Leads content review/revision for unit based orientation annually.
• Actively Participates in new employee orientation (PCS Orientation and unit based orientation).
• Participates in monitoring new hire goal progress and in touch points/check-ins.
• Utilizes internal/external resources to develop and implement unit’s annual competency and annual education plan and maintains record of completion.
• Collaborates with unit manager to evaluate, on an ongoing basis, progress towards staff completion of education plan.

Skills

BSN

MSN/4 years

Illinois RN License

Clinical certification

3-5 years experience

BLS

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master's in Science in Nursing or to obtain within 4 years of assuming role

Job description

Northwestern Medicine in Illinois is seeking a Clinical Practice Specialist to support Women's and Children's areas, focusing on quality clinical practice, staff education, and professional development at the front line.

The role emphasizes safety culture, evidence-based practice, shared leadership, and collaboration with physicians and leaders to improve patient care; nurses with BSN/MSN welcome.