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

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* + 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.

Apply to learn more!_

_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,…