Clinical Leader, Emergency Services; Per Diem

Overview

Clinical Leader, Emergency Services (Per Diem) – Purpose of Position:
Responsible for planning, organizing and coordinating daily shift operations to ensure flow and quality patient care.

• Plans, organizes and manages nursing duties and provides leadership in complying with governmental, accreditation and other regulations/requirements and with hospital policies.
• Meets all Professional Competency Standards of Emergency Nursing Practice.
• Quality of Care – Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of emergency nursing practice in the department.
• Performance Appraisal - Adheres to established standards of practice, including activities and behaviors that characterize professional status.
• Collegiality - Engages in activities and behaviors that characterize a professional.
• Ethics - Provides care based on philosophical and ethical concepts. These concepts include reverence for life; respect for the inherent dignity, worth, autonomy, and individuality of each human being; and acknowledgement of the diversity of all people.
• Collaboration - Ensures open and timely communication with emergency patients, significant others and other health care providers through professional collaboration.
• Resource Utilization - Collaborates with other health care providers to deliver patient-centered care in a manner consistent with safe, efficient and cost-effective resource utilization.
• Facilitates the implementation of departmental policies/procedures, mission, goals.
• May participate in recruitment activities and staff orientation training.
• Participates in the nursing care related to assessment, promotion, maintenance and restoration of patients  health and wellness.
• Teams with manager to instill support, and serves as a resource to staff on Process Improvement (PI) initiatives throughout the hospital.
• Participates in audits and provides feedback to staff.
• Responsible for monitoring patient flow and responding with the appropriate actions to expedite patients’ throughput.
• Facilitates communication with staff regarding department activities, policy changes, etc.
• Completes Daily Staffing Assignments for assigned shift.
• Communicates with management to determine staffing needs.
• Participates in hospital wide clinical leader networking sessions.

• Knowledge of current nursing practices and protocols.
• Knowledge of clinic policies and procedures.

• Skill in appropriate assessment, examination, treatment techniques.
• Skill in dealing effectively with personnel development and issues.
• Skill in QM, medication, infection control, safety and confidentiality policies by effectively role modeling appropriate behavior.
• Skill in leadership and mentoring.

• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with patients, medical staff and the public.
• Ability to react calmly and competently in emergency situations.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in person, in writing, or by phone.

Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects Falmouth Hospital’s commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service.

• Graduation from an approved nursing education program. Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or related field or enrolled in an accredited program.
• Current license to practice professional nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Current Basic Life Support Certification and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification.
• CPI (Crisis Prevention) within 4 months of new position and must renew bi-annually.
• Current TNCC and ENPC certifications preferred.
• Three to five years recent experience as a Charge Nurse or Preceptor.
• Must demonstrate leadership abilities. Must possess good oral and written communication skills.
• Three to five recent years of progressively responsible emergency center experience.
• Where qualifications are relatively equal, seniority shall be the determining factor in filling the position.

Per Diem Hours, Rotating Days/Eves, Occasional Weekends & Holidays

Falmouth Hospital Association

Massachusetts-Falmouth

FHA-Emergency Services

Hourly

42.04 - 89.99