Registered Nurse Clinical Leader

Full time. 8:30am-4:30pm, 40 hours weekly. Monday-Friday with on call rotation for weekends.

The Household/Neighborhood Clinical Leader II (RN) is responsible for the 24-hour clinical care of the household’s residents and supervises all clinical team members in partnership with the Household/Neighborhood Leader. The Household/Neighborhood Clinical Leader II (RN) leads the care planning process for residents in their household/neighborhood and teaches and educates on clinical matters as needed in the community. May serve as a clinical mentor to other parts of the community in a specific area of expertise such as MDS, infection control, wound management, team member education or other area.

The Household/Neighborhood Clinical Leader II (RN) shares leadership responsibilities with the Household/Neighborhood Leader and works cooperatively and respectfully with residents, the household/neighborhood team, support teams, families, visitors, and volunteers to create a positive and pleasant environment in the household/neighborhood; and takes part in household/neighborhood activities with and for residents.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing program with a diploma or a degree.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Virginia; maintains license in active status.
• Current CPR/AED certificate of completion required.
• Serve Safe certification.
• Four years of nursing experience working with senior population in a skilled health care facility or retirement facility.
• Two years of supervisory experience preferred.

• Resident Care:
  Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates, and evaluates nursing services for all shifts. Review documentation prepared by subordinates for completeness and accuracy daily. Ensures that significant changes in resident condition are communicated to the physician, family, or responsible party. Addresses concerns and complaints from residents, families, or physicians; refers unresolved issues to the Director of Nursing. Follows proper infection control practices; ensures that the infection control program is always maintained.
  
  Assists with call outs and communicates with on-call nursing management as needed to ensure adequate coverage.
• Clinical Rounds:
  Performs clinical rounds in the household/neighborhood daily for supervision of services, resident status, to assess resident safety and comfort, and for regulatory compliance. Holds clinical team members accountable for the nursing services they deliver to residents.
• Care Planning/MDS:
  Coordinate nursing practices toward restoring and maintaining a holistic approach to meet all residents’ physical, emotional, behavioral, psychological, familial, spiritual, social, and nutritional needs. Leads the care planning process for residents in their household/neighborhood including initial planning (upon admission), interim planning (clinical status changes), and the required documentation. Develops a plan of care with resident, household/neighborhood team members and family;
  
  updates care plans according to changes in resident condition or status. Monitor nursing documents daily. In a skilled nursing household/neighborhood, ensures that all sections of the comprehensive assessment tool (MDS) are complete and current.
• Admission, Transfer and Discharge:
  Oversees the resident admission into and discharge from the household/neighborhood and ensures that all steps have been completed; assists as needed to ensure efficiency and timely completion.
• Compliance:
  Takes part in federal, state, and local surveys and inspections as requested; follows established plans of correction. Ensures that clinical services comply with federal, state, and local regulations and professional standards while honoring person-centered and resident-directed services. Keeps abreast of current state and federal regulations and professional standards and makes recommendations for incorporation into policies and procedures. Ensures that appropriate recordkeeping and documentation are maintained.
• Continuing
  
  Education:
  
  Attends in-service education programs and team conferences as scheduled; completes in-service programs as assigned.
• People Management:
  Along with the Household/Neighborhood Leader, helps recruit, select, orient, train and motivate household/neighborhood clinical team members to ensure professional standards of practice. Supervises all clinical household/neighborhood team members. Continuously assesses the clinical competencies of team members and addresses opportunities for improvement. Provides direction when needed without micromanaging.
• Team Leadership:
  With the Household/Neighborhood Leader, builds rapport among the household/neighborhood team. Encourages self-directed teams, team problem solving and conflict resolution. Partners with support teams. Leads by example.
• Operational Management:
  Keeps household/neighborhood clinical services running smoothly. Schedules clinical team members to best…