Registered Nurse (RN) MSN - Clinical Practice Leader - FT - Howell
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System

Employment Type:
Full time
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Description:

Exceptional opportunity for a Master's prepared Registered Nurse to support our vision and serve with us as a compassionate and transforming healing presence in our community. We seek extraordinary individuals from a variety of backgrounds because diversity makes us stronger.

The Clinical Practice Leader opportunity will be supporting the Critical Care and Inpatient units at Trinity Health St. Joseph Mercy Livingston in Howell, MI.

The Clinical Practice Leader is a master's prepared RN who is responsible for coordination of care of the patient population within a specific unit through knowing the patient, communication and lateral integration of care. The CPL serves as a change agent to translate and integrate evidence into practice; to design and evaluate care and improve outcomes. Focus on Quality Metrics, Patient Satisfaction and Outcomes supporting the Adult Medicine Unit and limited support of the Inpatient Rehab Unit's quality initiatives.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE

Education: A Masters in Nursing such as CNL, CNS, NP

Experience: Three or more years of acute care nursing for similar patient population. Progressive experience in health care including involvement in direct patient care, educating staff, supervising staff, and problem solving of unit or organizational issues

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs and oversees the collection of holistic assessments and the development and implementation of a plan of care. Assesses patient's response to treatment and care in collaboration with other care providers.

Consults on complex problems in client care, documents findings and progress in electronic record. Consults with physicians and other healthcare providers to communicate patient progress.

Ensures patient/family preparation for care across continuum prioritizing for high risk, chronically ill, complex, medically fragile patients.

Demonstrates critical thinking skills by synthesizing multiple data elements to evaluate and achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Assimilates and applies research/evidence based practice information that supports improved patient care outcomes.

Collaborates as a member of unit leadership to achieve effective nursing operations: • Rounds daily to assess patient experience and quality of care and Leads and or actively participates in daily huddles; Coaches and reinforces identified behaviors and established expectations and Coaches and reinforces purposeful hourly rounding

Identifies and substantiates resources needed for optimal patient care. Looks for opportunities to reduce costs and waste

Collaborates as a member of unit leadership to achieve unit and organizational quality improvement and outcome based initiatives. Leads unit based system reviews to improve the quality of patient care delivery; critically evaluates and anticipates risks to patient safety.

Utilizes appropriate teaching principles and strategies to educate patient and family members.

Supports the clinical and professional development of nursing colleagues through mentoring, coaching and role modeling, including informal educational opportunities.

Coaches, mentors and supports unit colleagues to be effective patient advocates. Supports staff in using crucial conversation skills to interact directly with other disciplines.

Accountable for the ongoing acquisition of knowledge and skills to effect change in health care practice and outcomes.

Participates in SJM Hospitals' decision making workgroups to implement improvement changes within organization.

Provides leadership for inter-professional rounds that promotes collaboration and coordination of patient care considering age specific, developmental, cultural and spiritual needs of the patient. Advocates and negotiates on behalf of the patient's perspective.

Assumes other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Nurse Manager.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to identify improvement in clinical operations, implement change and willingness to constructively challenge established ways of doing things

Ability to lead, mentor, coach and develop staff.

Exemplifies a strong, positive attitude toward internal and external customers and continuous service improvement.

Excellent conflict resolution skills using diplomacy, tact and listening skills.

Adept at using technology as a tool to support education.

Uses quality improvement methodologies including but not limited to: LEAN, PDCA, FMEA, RCA to evaluate system failures and patient safety practices.

BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO YOU AS A COLLEAGUE OF TRINITY HEALTH ST. JOSEPH MERCY LIVINGSTON

Competitive compensation

Benefits effective Day One! No waiting periods

Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability

Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions

Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout SJMHS and Trinity Health

Tuition Reimbursement

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ABOUT TRINITY HEALTH ST. JOSEPH MERCY LIVINGSTON

Trinity Health St. Joseph Mercy Livingston is licensed for 136 beds and is Livingston County's only full-service hospital. We offer the latest technology, with a highly skilled and compassionate medical staff.St. Joe's Livingston is dedicated to providing the residents of Livingston County with the highest quality of care and safety.

Trinity Health is a leading Catholic health care system based in Livonia, Michigan. Trinity Health operates in 22 states, employs about 133,000 colleagues and returns almost $1.1 billion to its communities annually in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.