The Nursing Practice Leader for the Ambulatory & Inpatient Nursing Areas functions as a change agent for the ambulatory and inpatient populations by incorporating the roles of clinical specialist, educator, consultant, practitioner, researcher, and administrator as indicated to support and enhance patient care. Provide leadership and supervision for Ambulatory Care and Inpatient care by coordinating staff orientation and annual competencies. Collaborates with nursing staff/nursing administration to monitor and evaluate the quality of patient care. Serves in a consultative resource capacity to staff by providing expert knowledge and role modeling behavioral skills that impact clinical practice and patient outcomes. Will partner with unit clinical practice leaders to improve overall orthopedic care across the care continuum. Will supervise staff who will be responsible for wound prevention and management and vascular access management and PICC placements.
Responsibilities:- Lead nursing practice and patient care at the meso/macro system level (i.e., service line, division or department level).
- Provide leadership for nursing practice or service line(s) based on systematic evaluation, evidence-based practice and research.
- Assure standard of care delivery and competency of staff across the units and services (macro level).
- May oversee specialized patient care services (Macro level).
- Support the conduct of research and translate findings from evidence-based research into clinical practice. Lead evaluation and implementation of clinical technologies that support patient care.
- Provide expert specialty-level education to healthcare staff, patients, students, or residents. Communicate detailed, complex medical and technical information to a variety of audiences.
- Provide expert specialty-level education to healthcare staff, patients, students, or residents. Communicate detailed, complex medical and technical information to a variety of audiences.
- Use expert knowledge to supervise care delivery of nursing staff, students, or residents, providing evaluative feedback and recommendations regarding performance.
- Hire, develops, and manages the performance of staff and assures compliance with UI policies and procedures.
Percent of Time: 100% - 40 hours per week
Schedule: Monday - Friday, day shift
Location: Medical Center North Liberty
P&S Pay Plan:5B https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/professional-and-scientific-pay-structure-b
Benefits Highlights:- Regular salaried position located in North Liberty, Iowa
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Required Qualifications:- Master's Degree in Nursing or related field. If Master's degree is not in Nursing, a BSN is required
- Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required. Current professional certification in relevant nursing or clinical specialty or role nursing area is required within 6 months of eligibility
- 3+ years of clinical nursing experience including a minimum of 1 year in a clinical leadership role in a similar setting
- Demonstrates skills for leading change and implementation of evidence-based practice
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication
- Demonstrates skills in leadership/management roles
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and interdisciplinary team leadership skills
- Proficient in computer software applications
Desired Qualifications:- Member/involvement in professional organizations
- Current professional certification in relevant nursing or clinical specialty or role nursing area is required within 6 months of eligibility
Application Process:Please attach a resume as part of your application (check the box for required attachment). Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact polly-terukina@uiowa.edu
