CNL - L&D Nights

Job Summary

This is a Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) opportunity for an experience Labor and Deliver RN on our night shift.

The RN Charge oversees the operations of a nursing unit during assigned shifts, ensuring effective and efficient delivery of high-quality patient care. This role supervises nursing staff, coordinates care with healthcare teams, and maintains compliance with healthcare regulations and hospital policies while fostering a positive work environment and promoting professional development.

Essential Functions

* Supervises and supports nursing and support staff, delegating tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.

* Evaluates staff performance, providing feedback and coaching to maintain high standards of care.

* Oversees the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care, ensuring patient care plans are followed and adjusted as needed.

* Collaborates with healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care and resolve issues related to patient flow or care delivery.

* Ensures effective communication among physicians, patients, families, and hospital departments, including managing shift handoffs and unit huddles.

* Monitors patient flow, manages bed assignments, and optimizes resource utilization within the unit.

* Conducts employee and patient rounding to evaluate care delivery and satisfaction.

* Monitors adherence to safety standards, infection control protocols, and hospital policies, addressing non-compliance promptly.

* Participates in quality improvement initiatives and audits to enhance patient outcomes and ensure compliance with healthcare regulations.

* Ensures necessary medical supplies are available and properly utilized while maintaining cost-effective resource management.

* Facilitates ongoing education and professional development for nursing staff and ensures training needs are met.

* Leads efforts in infection prevention by conducting audits, educating staff, and ensuring adherence to protocols for hand hygiene, sterilization, and use of PPE.

* Responds to emergencies within the unit, providing leadership and direct care as necessary.

* Performs other duties as assigned.

* Maintains regular and reliable attendance.

* Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

* 1-2 years of clinical nursing experience required

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

* Strong clinical knowledge and ability to oversee complex patient care.

* Effective communication and interpersonal skills to coordinate with interdisciplinary teams.

* Leadership and mentoring skills to manage staff and promote a positive work environment.

* Ability to assess, prioritize, and manage multiple patients and tasks.

* Proficiency in using hospital information systems and clinical documentation tools.

* Knowledge of infection control protocols, safety standards, and quality improvement practices.

* Critical thinking and problem-solving skills for addressing unit challenges and emergencies.

Licenses and Certifications

* RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure required

* BCLS - Basic Life Support required

* Health Services CLS preferred

As a core employee with Northwest Healthcare, you will be eligible for competitive base pay, night shift incentives, and a robust total rewards compensation package. Included in our benefits package includes some of the following: health insurance, dental, vision, 401K, PTO and more! You can also qualify for tuition assistance and a loan reimbursement program up to $20,000K for qualified programs.

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Northwest Medical Center (NMC) is a 287-bed hospital, seven urgent care facilities, a freestanding emergency center, Northwest Transitions Inpatient Rehabilitation, Women's Center, and a large physician group, we offer you a variety of settings in which to work. Every location is dedicated to providing safe, quality patient care, but more than that is the commitment to employees. NMC provides a culture of teamwork, respect and appreciation for all staff, whether they care for patients directly or work in a support role.

With employee appreciation celebrations throughout the year, opportunities for growth and the satisfaction that you are part of a hospital leading the way with accessible, convenient healthcare in Tucson, NMC is a great place to work. Accredited by The Joint Commission and is an equal opportunity employer: race, gender, disability and Veteran status, and VEVRAA Federal Contractor - priority referral Protected Veterans requested.