Nursing Practice Leader - Orthopedics - North Liberty Hospital

The Nursing Practice Leader for the Ambulatory & Inpatient Nursing Areas functions as a change agent for the ambulatory and inpatient populations by incorporating the roles of clinical specialist, educator, consultant, practitioner, researcher, and administrator as indicated to support and enhance patient care.

Provide leadership and supervision for Ambulatory Care and Inpatient care by coordinating staff orientation and annual competencies.

Collaborates with nursing staff/nursing administration to monitor and evaluate the quality of patient care.

Serves in a consultative resource capacity to staff by providing expert knowledge and role modeling behavioral skills that impact clinical practice and patient outcomes. Will partner with unit clinical practice leaders to improve overall orthopedic care across the care continuum. Will supervise staff who will be responsible for wound prevention and management and vascular access management and PICC placements.

Responsibilities:

Lead nursing practice and patient care at the meso/macro system level (i.e., service line, division or department level).

Provide leadership for nursing practice or service line(s) based on systematic evaluation, evidence-based practice and research.

Assure standard of care delivery and competency of staff across the units and services (macro level).

May oversee specialized patient care services (Macro level).

Support the conduct of research and translate findings from evidence-based research into clinical practice. Lead evaluation and implementation of clinical technologies that support patient care.

Provide expert specialty-level education to healthcare staff, patients, students, or residents. Communicate detailed, complex medical and technical information to a variety of audiences.

Provide expert specialty-level education to healthcare staff, patients, students, or residents. Communicate detailed, complex medical and technical information to a variety of audiences.

Use expert knowledge to supervise care delivery of nursing staff, students, or residents, providing evaluative feedback and recommendations regarding performance.

Hire, develops, and manages the performance of staff and assures compliance with UI policies and procedures.

Regular salaried position located in North Liberty, Iowa

Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans

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Required Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Nursing or related field. If Master's degree is not in Nursing, a BSN is required

Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required. Current professional certification in relevant nursing or clinical specialty or role nursing area is required within 6 months of eligibility

3+ years of clinical nursing experience including a minimum of 1 year in a clinical leadership role in a similar setting

Demonstrates skills for leading change and implementation of evidence-based practice

Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication

Demonstrates skills in leadership/management roles

Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and interdisciplinary team leadership skills

Proficient in computer software applications

Desired

Qualifications:

Member/involvement in professional organizations

Current professional certification in relevant nursing or clinical specialty or role nursing area is required within 6 months of eligibility

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.

This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

Additional Information

• Appointment Type:
  Professional and Scientific
• Schedule:
  
  Full-time
• Work Modality Options:
  On Campus

Compensation

Contact Information

• Contact Name:
  Polly Terukina
• Contact Email: polly-terukina

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.

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