Nurse Supervisor; Clinical Leader), ICU Clarksville

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VCH Intensive Care Unit

The Clinical Staff Leader is responsible for overseeing the delivery of safe and effective patient care within the Intensive Care Unit. This role provides leadership, staff supervision, and development, ensuring the implementation of policies, resource allocation, and adherence to quality standards. The CSL collaborates with clinical teams to maintain a positive work environment and supports patient care excellence.

Hours of Position:
Full-time, Days

Vanderbilt Clarksville Intensive Care Unit (ICU), is a 21 bed mixed medical/surgical adult ICU specialized in providing close monitoring and treatment for patients with a wide-range of diagnosis. We care for patients being treated for Cardiovascular conditions, Acute Respiratory Failure, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Multisystem Organ System Failure, Sepsis, Drug Overdoses, Gastrointestinal Bleeds, Diabetic Keto acidosis, Hypertensive Crisis, Acute/Chronic Renal Failure, STEMI, cardiogenic shock and post heart catheterization.

Our staff is committed to provide exceptional care to our patients. Our environment is challenging, team oriented, patient and family centered. We work collaboratively to provide opportunities for nurses to grow in critical thinking, professionalism, and participate in ongoing education.

Our team consists of Intensivists, advanced practice nurses, critical care nurses, and respiratory therapists. Daily multidisciplinary rounds include the intensivist, advanced practice nurse, ICU nurse, case manager, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, infectious disease, and a nurse leader. SWAT team consists of intensivist, advance practice nurse and charge nurse available as bedside consult. ICU charge nurse responds to codes, and RRT’s. Each shift begins with a safety huddle to look back and forward 24 hours to review safety and quality concerns.

Certifications:

BLS, ACLS, NIH, ECG interpretation

Orientation: 12 weeks of orientation is offered based on nursing experience for nurses with at least one year of experience.

Ratios 2:1

Medical Equipment - cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators, high flow, bipap, feeding tubes, intravenous (IV) lines, arterial lines swan ganz catheters, foley catheters, chest tubes, alaris, pca, epidural, arctic sun, blanketrol, ultrasound, glide scope, bladder scanner, tele neurobot, ventilator, ETc
02, wound vac.

Clinical

Skills:

Hemodynamic monitoring, invasive and noninvasive, Tracheostomy care, ventilator management protocols, cardiac arrthymias, drip titration, cardiac drips, oxygenation management, lines tubes, drains, Sheath pulls.

Professionalism: critical thinking, collaboration, multidisciplinary rounding, bedside shift report, shared governance, certifications.

New Services:
Neurosurgery

Drips:
Vasopressors, inotropes, paralytics, thrombolytic, all sedation, insulin, Blood products, TPN

Bedside procedures:
Central lines, bronch, chest tube, arterial lines, paracentesis, thoracentesis, sheath pulls, cardioversions.

Specialized competencies:
Intra-Aortic Balloon pump, Impella…