Clinical Nurse Attending NICU

Clinical Nurse Attending NICU

• Department: PCH-MAIN | Nursing Operations
• Location: Phoenix
• Shift: Mon-Fri, Nights, 8 pm-6 am
• Category: Nursing
• Posting #: 1031565
• Employee Type: Full-Time

Phoenix Children’s is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Attending (CLNA) to provide overnight clinical leadership and support in our NICU. This leadership-focused role is dedicated to advancing clinical excellence, mentoring bedside nurses, improving patient safety, and driving quality outcomes through evidence-based practice. While the Clinical Nurse Attending does not have formal direct reports, they lead through clinical expertise, collaboration, and influence at the bedside, serving as a trusted resource for the nursing team.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of direct bedside RN experience, a BSN or graduate degree, and a strong background in critical care, quality improvement, and staff development. National nursing certification (or willingness to obtain within six months) is required. This is a full‑time, exempt night shift position, 10‑hour shifts – working 4 days per week – Monday through Friday from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM.

• Facilitates nursing interventions based on risk anticipation and other evidence to improve healthcare outcomes.
• Assists with change initiatives to decrease or eliminate discrepancies between actual practices and identified standards of care.
• Assesses actual and anticipated health risk discrepancies in the individualized plan of care.
• Utilizes best available evidence to facilitate practice change that results in improving quality, safety and fiscally responsible outcomes.
• Utilizes performance tools (e.g., health care dashboards, reports, etc.) to access patient statistics in real‑time and apply evidence‑based interventions to improve patient care and promote positive outcomes.
• Coaches, delegates, and supports healthcare team members in the performance of nursing procedures and processes with a focus on safety and competence.
• Mentors and coaches new and experienced nurses and other members of the healthcare team.

• Evaluates patient handoffs and transitions of care to improve outcomes.
• Communicates to the interprofessional healthcare team, patients, and caregivers current quality and safety guidelines and nurse sensitive indicators (HAI bundles, safety elements, etc.).
• Functions as part of an interprofessional team by communicating, planning, and implementing care directly with other healthcare professionals, including physicians, pharmacists, social workers, clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners.
• Promotes a culture of safety using high reliability principles.

• Collects and utilizes data to generate evidence for nursing practice.
• Provides input in the design of data and data resources that generate meaningful evidence for clinical practice.
• Interprets patterns and trends in data to evaluate outcomes of care and compare to other recognized benchmarks.
• Uses performance measures and information technology to assess and improve the delivery of evidence‑based practices.

• Collaborates within the healthcare team to focus on the delivery of patient‑centered care.
• Collaborates with healthcare professionals, including physicians, advanced practice nurses, nurse managers and others, to plan, implement and evaluate improvement opportunities.
• Participates in a shared leadership model to make recommendations for improvements in care delivery.

• Demonstrates a leadership role in enhancing group dynamics and managing group conflicts.
• Demonstrates professional and effective communication skills, including verbal, non‑verbal, written, and virtual abilities.
• Facilitates the integration of healthcare services across the continuum of care with the overall objective of influencing, achieving and sustaining high quality care.
• Facilitates collaborative, interprofessional approaches and strategies in the coordination, and evaluation of patient‑centered care.
• Facilitates transitions across care settings to support patients…