The Clinical Nurse Leader is responsible and accountable for management and guidance to allow staff to achieve and maintain proficiency of safe, effective and appropriate patient care. The Clinical Nurse Leader is responsible and accountable for ensuring that his/her clinical behavior is consistent with the applicable (Kentucky/Ohio) Board of Nursing Practice Act, the mission, vision, goals, objectives, standard, policies and procedures of King’s Daughters Medical Center (KDMC). The Clinical Nurse Leader has 24-hour accountability and responsibility for planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and evaluating the provision of patient care; provides leadership and direction for the staff; operates within established budgetary guidelines; maintains accurate and timely clinical and quality assurance records, and communicates frequently with the Director regarding operations, potential problems and solutions.

Assures that care is delivered in a safe, efficient, personalized and therapeutic manner through patient rounding, documentation audits, observation of team members, and investigation of complaints. Follows standards and regulations of CMS and The Joint Commission. Identifies areas for improvements, establishes goals, objectives and action items to continuously improve care and re-evaluates progress.

Leads and directs the department by creating a positive work environment, communicating clearly and often using a variety of methods, recognizing individual and department success, coaching and disciplining, and identifying problems and working with the team to identify and implement solutions.

Responsible for the staffing of the department by coordinating the staff schedule, flexing to meet patient needs and interviewing/hiring to fill vacancies all while maintaining staffing within budgeted HPPD.

Enhances professional growth and development of the team through performance evaluations, educational needs identification and coordination of training, and holding team members accountable to the policies and procedures of the Medical Center.

Fosters a supportive team environment by empowering team members, building trust and encouraging team work, encouraging committee participation and change involvement. Promotes team work across department lines and works to identify barriers. Maintains focus on the patient experience throughout all actions.

Prepares, monitors, reviews and analyzes operational budget. Operates within budget allowances. Takes appropriate action as needed to reduce expenditures or improve productivity and documents variances as necessary.

Constantly works near moving mechanical parts

Constantly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection.

Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals

Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).

Frequently required to walk and move about.

Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.

Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.

Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.

Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.

Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.

Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.