Clinical Staff Leader Inpatient - Burn Unit

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Organization:

The Burn Center

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY

This is a full-time position (40 hours./week).

Performs a wide range of nursing clinical, consultative, educational and research activities with established expertise. Serves as a mentor and leader in the development of standards and in the training and monitoring of practice to achieve and maintain those standards.

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JOB SUMMARY

This is a full-time position (40 hours/week) in the Burn Unit at Vanderbilt Medical Center/Adult Hospital.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Acts as an internal and external consultant and liaison to promote agreed upon clinical enterprise or Patient Care Center goals.
• reviews nursing care plans for selected patients and serves as a resource to the nursing staff
• teaches and models new skills/care modalities for the health care team
• serves as a mentor to nursing staff on clinical, professional and research practices that support high quality, satisfying and cost beneficial care across the continuum.
• Fosters individual and corporate staff development in the area of specialty
• directs and/or conducts needs assessments for individuals or groups
• develops, coordinates, implements and evaluates orientation and continuing education systems
• Participates in scholarly and/or research activities in area of expertise.
• maintains current knowledge of professional literature
• conducts, coordinates or participates in research studies
• writes for publication
• teaches, precepts or mentors nursing students
• participates in community projects
• Assists in designing tools and systems to facilitate and optimize nursing care.
• uses continuous improvement techniques (Plan, Do, Study, Act) to select or target areas/processes for improvement
• mentors others in the continuous improvement cycle
• shares results of process improvement with others on a timely basis either through verbal or written presentations
• Provides expert nursing care to selected patients in area of specialty.
• plans and manages patient care
• provides patient and family education
• prepares patient for the next level of care
• addresses problems
• communicates/collaborates effectively to meet patient and team goals
• Under the direction of the PCC Administrative Director, participates in program development.
• coordinates or directs program development
• implements program(s)
• evaluates program results and processes

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

 Our Nursing Philosophy:  

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being. 

As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and /or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare