Clinical Leader Nursing Night

Job Profile Summary  

​This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care servicesin accordance with physician orders.  In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Clinical Nurse duties: Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the care needs of a designated group of patients orprovides nursing care andidentified clinical support tasks within the scope of practice for achievement of the patient’s plan of care as directed. Provides professional nursing care to patients. Requires a nursing license.   A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of otherlower level professionals or manage processes and programs. The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typicallyacquired through advanced education.   A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Typically responsible for: managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision,coaching and reviewing the work oflower level professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems.  

Job Overview  

This position plans, organizes and oversees daily clinical and administrative operations of designated unit/program or service.  Prepares staff schedules,requests andallocates resources andfacilitates coordination of care/services to meet patient care and operational requirements.  This position ensures that patient care is aligned with the goals,mission and vision ofhospital.  Supervises and evaluates nursing and support personnel andparticipates inselection of new hires.  Leads and/orparticipates in hospital, departmental and multidisciplinary teams, committees,councils and special projects. This individual is a critical member of the nursing leadership team promotinghigh standards of nursing practice.The willdemonstrate and support a Magnet culture.  This leader adheres to and holds others accountable to the Board of Registration in Nursing rules and regulations, ANA scope and standards of nursing, the ANA code of ethics for nursing, hospital policies and procedures and other regulatory stipulations.    

Job Description  

Minimum Qualifications:  

1. Three (3) years ofdemonstratedclinical nursing practice including progressive leadership responsibilities. 

2. Registered Nurse (RN) License. 

3. Basic Life Support (BLS) certified. 

4. Certifications (i.e. ACLS, PALS) relevant to the department and type of care being provided may be required.

Preferred Qualifications:  

1.Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

2. Specialty nursing certifications.  

3. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)required for ICU, ED, PACU, and Cardiacintervential unit.  

Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list.  Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.  

1. Contributes to an environment thatfacilitates the development of clinicalexpertise of staff via role modeling, teaching, and coaching/mentoring.  

2. Uses knowledge andexpertise toidentify potential problems and/or resources for patients and families.  

3. Ensures all staffmaintain competency-based practice based upon patient population.  

4.Utilizes an ongoing process of questioning and evaluating practice andproviding informed practice.  Creates practice changes through researchutilization and experiential learning.  

5.Anticipates andidentifies opportunities to applyevidence based practice.  

6. Develops and implements a process improvement plan for area(s) of responsibility.  

7.Maintains and develops clinical knowledge,judgment and skills.  

8. Proposes topics to explore andparticipates in nursing research.  

9. Supervises unit/department personnel by evaluating work performance,providing guidance andtimely feedback based on outcome measures.  

10.Maintains a working knowledge of clinical and patient satisfaction initiatives, key performance indicators, standards of nursing practice and outcomes of patient care.  

11. Practices a constellation of nursing activities that are responsive to the uniqueness of the person that creates a compassionate and therapeutic environment, with the aim of promoting comfort and preventing unnecessary suffering. Includes but not limited to vigilance, engagement and responsiveness of caregivers, including family and healthcare personnel.  

12.Identifies need to coordinate patient care conferences to help ensure best caring practices and outcomes for patients and families.  

13.Participates in interdisciplinary rounds to address, patient/family needs, and discharge planning.  

14. Fosters patient, family, and professional relationships that are reciprocal and synergistic, characterized by mutual respect and professional growth.  

15. Sensitivity to recognize, appreciate, and incorporate differences and preferences into the provision of care. Differences include but are not limited to cultural differences and preferences, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age and values.  

16.Identifies issues arising from individual differences and develops awareness of these issues in nursing staff, medical staff, and other healthcare providers.  

17. Role models,teaches and/orprovides age specific and developmentallyappropriate patient carein accordance with established guidelines and scope of practice.   

18.Identifies and encourages resolution of conflicts between others without making any party feel diminished.  

19. Respects,appreciates and supports the diversity of ideas, thoughts, and competencies among staff, peers,colleagues and customers.  

20. Advocates andrepresents the concerns of the patient/family/community; serving as a moral agent inidentifying and helping to resolve ethical and clinical concerns within the clinical setting.  

21. Advocates on behalf of the nursing staff torepresent the concerns of patients/families/staff.  

22. Works in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to balance interventions with values that emphasize quality of life, consumer choice, risk benefit decisions, access to care, and integrity of human life.   

23. Supports an ethical foundation for professional practice and patient care.   

24.  Supports proactive identification and addressing of ethical issues through a systematic processutilizing the ethics advisory committee as needed.  

25. Promotes healthcare at the local, state, national, and/or international level.  

26. Takes professional risks bydemonstrating commitment to issues and values he/she trulybelieve in.  

27. Supports staff in the delivery ofappropriate patient/family education.    

28. Evaluates the effectiveness of patient/family education andidentifies opportunities for improvement.  

29.Monitors the learning needs of staff and communicates opportunities to enhance knowledge and skills.  

30. Serves as an expert and role model or mentor for professional practice.  

31.Identifies avenues topursue own professional growth.  

32.Provides constructive feedback,support and resources to enable the nursing staff to develop skills and abilities.  

33.Demonstrates awareness of self and other’s communication style and adjusts to meet the needs of the situation.  

34. Inspires and motivates oneself and staff to pursue advanced education and/or certification.  

35. Encourages others to become an active member of professional organizations.   

36. Supports staff’s professional and personal growth.  

37. Encourages staff to seek clinical advancement via the Professional Recognition Program.  

38. Engages self and others in self-development appraisal on a regular basis identifying areas of strength as well as areas for personal/professional development.  

39. Promotes and encourages others (patients/families/healthcare providers/community) to achieveoptimal and realistic patient goals.  Collaboration involved interdisciplinary work with colleagues and the ability to negotiate and resolve conflict.  

40. Role models,teaches, and/ormentors professional leadership and accountability for nursing’s role within the health care team.  

41. Leads and/orparticipates in departmental and hospital programs, committees, and/or special projects to achieve desired outcomes.  

42. Improves the quality of care through shared governance principles.   

43. Communicatesimportant information viashift to shifthuddles.  

44.Recognizes, responds, andprovides follow-up on issues, concerns, and suggestions on behalf of the patient population and staff.  

45.Providestimely follow-up on critical incidents/sentinel events.  

46. Assumes accountability for daily operations at the unit level.  

47. On a daily basis allocates resources and coordinates services to optimize patient care and services.  

48.Provides input in developing and monitoring operating and capital budget; implements strategies to improve efficiency and reduce costs.  

49. Recognizes the potential impact of change on all people involved.  

50. Keeps current on regulatory issues and trends and employs strategies to meet standards in a proactive manner.  

Physical Requirements:   

1. Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing and walking.  

2. Lifts, positions, pushes and / or transfers patients.  

3. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching.  

4. Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases.  

5. Contact with patients underwide variety of circumstances.  

6. Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.  

7. Handles emergency and crisis situations.  

Skills & Abilities:  

1. Clinical reasoning, which includes clinical decision-making, critical thinking, and a global grasp of the situation, coupled with nursing skillsacquired through a process of integrating formal and experiential knowledge.  

2. Ability tofacilitate patient, family and staff learning across the care continuum.  Contributes to a learning environment characterized by safe discourse, mentoring and team development.  

3. Demonstrated leadership abilities; able to workunder stressful situations; possesses good oral andwritten communication skills and is able to effectively work in a changing environment.  

4. Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare team  

5. Excels atdemonstrating the knowledge and skills necessary toprovide care to patients in the relevant area of nursing practice  

6. Ability to be flexible, organized and function wellunder stressful situations.   

At Tufts Medicine, we want every individual to feel valued for the skills and experience they bring. Our compensation philosophy is designed to offer fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals, while rewarding the important work you do every day.

The base pay ranges reflect the minimum qualifications for the role. Individual offers are determined using a comprehensive approach that considers relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity to ensure compensation is fair, consistent, and aligned with our business goals.

Beyond base pay, Tufts Medicine provides a comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports your health, financial security, and career growth—one of the many ways we invest in you so you can thrive both at work and outside of it.

Pay Range:

based on full-time equivalent