Clinical Practice Leader: 7W

Job Details

Clinical Practice Leader: 7W Medical Surgical/ Telemetry

Job Description

Education - Required

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required

 

Education - Preferred

• in Nursing with emphasis in clinical nursing practice
• Masters Preferred

 

Experience - Required

• as an RN in an acute care setting
• in specialty area
• Med Surg Exp Preferred

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Required

• Patient-and Family-Centered Practice Knowledge of how to convey respect and collaborate with each patient, family and/or designated care partner in care and care planning. Able to educate and mentor staff in patient and family centered practice.
• Cultural Awareness Knowledge of people with diverse backgrounds and the ability to convey respect and connect effectively. Able to educate and mentor staff in cultural awareness and practices.
• Effective Communication Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques, ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. Uses the language of partnership with patients and families, engaging them in their health and health care. Appropriately and respectfully delegates to other team members. Able to educate and mentor staff in effective communication skills.
• Patient and Designated Care Partner Education Knowledge of child and adult education techniques and the ability to elicit learning priorities and needs and educate patients and their designated care partners on the patient's condition, the treatment and medications suggested and given, and the next steps in the patient's recovery. Able to educate and mentor staff in patient and designated care partner education techniques.
• Medication Administration Knowledge of various medications used to treat patients, ability to apply this knowledge to the administration of medications. Able to educate and mentor staff in medication administration techniques.
• Discharge Planning Knowledge of the patient's post-discharge needs and the ability to partner with the patient and family/designated care partner(s) in developing a transition of care plan and arranging for follow-up care. Able to educate and mentor staff in discharge planning and transition of care processes.
• Assessment and Diagnosis Knowledge of various tools and techniques for patient assessment and nursing diagnosis or clinical judgement, ability to explore and analyze reasons behind symptoms and generate resolutions according to available drugs, facilities and techniques. Able to educate and mentor staff in assessment and diagnosis techniques.
• Health Information Documentation Knowledge of the relevance of health information and appropriate documentation methods and able to educate and mentor staff in health information documentation.

 

Licenses and Certifications - Required

• ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - American Heart Association
• BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association
• RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_PA - State of Pennsylvania

 

Licenses and Certifications - Preferred

• CNE - Certified Nurse Educator - National League for Nursing

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.

Primary Location Address

111 S 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.