Med Surg Lead RN

Job Description

Position Title: Clinical Lead Position Code: LeadRN-6009

Department: Nursing Safety Sensitive: Yes

Reports to: Nursing Director Exempt Status: No

All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI’s 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 KHI’s 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.

• 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).

• 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.

• 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 patient’s progress towards attainment of desired outcomes, including plan of care revisions, as necessary.

Associate degree in Nursing or graduate of a Nursing Diploma program.

Licensed and currently registered as an RN in the state of Arizona.

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).

Minimum of 1 year’s experience as an RN.

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Experience working in respective clinical area is desired

Category I:
Expected duties have routine potential for exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues

• 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