Registered Nurse Clinical Lead - Telemetry Center

HH newly designed Centralized Monitoring Unit (CMU) will use technology to clinically transform care for patients achieving optimal patient outcomes and safety. This is an excellent role for a motivated an RN that wants to begin their nursing leadership journey. The CMU Clinical Leader is very involved with patient care and outcomes.

• The Clinical Leader delegates and supervises work accordingly under the direction of the Nurse Manager and works collaboratively with the CMU Educator.

• Leverages predictive analytics and dashboards to identify patients at risk for clinical decompensation.

• Clinical subject matter expert that provides monitor tech oversight and supervision. Ensures monitor tech coverage meets safety standards for centralized monitoring.

• Coordinates and implements patient-centered care by: collaborating with the Health Care Team; reinforcing alarm mitigation strategies, and encouraging communication among the patient care team; provides education to nurses on inpatient units in alignment with standard work, cardiac, and physiological guidelines.

• Conducts ongoing surveillance in partnership with the unit leadership team to ensure best practice standards are upheld.

• Has shared accountability for department standards including alarm escalation pathways and best practice standards.

• Utilizes appropriate delegation skills and monitors patient and staff needs. Mediates communication issues on multiple levels and functions as patient advocate as needed.

• Demonstrates competencies, including knowledge and leadership behaviors.

• Models /mentors quality patient/colleague service by: demonstrating proficiency in basic computer skills such as operating cardiac monitoring equipment and applications and logging on, identification and navigation of clinical display, utilization of rosters and care team assignments, troubleshooting and logging off, and email; Utilizing tact, discretion, and compassion in responding to patient/colleague needs; maintaining confidentiality of all patient information; and functioning in a collaborative manner with other members of the team to ensure quality patient care and outcomes.

• Coordinates continuous unit improvement by: coaching, mentoring, and developing staff; coordinating unit activities (e.g. meetings, assignments, in-service); analyzing quality performance data and identifying performance/quality improvement opportunities and investigating recurrent CMU problems through literature research.  Ensures and demonstrates the cost-effective utilization of resources for self, others, and CMU as a whole. Contributes to improvement of nursing practice by questioning current practices. Identifies strategies and resources to implement change (change theory).

• Performs other related duties as required.