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The University of Iowa is Hiring a Clinical Practice Leader (CPL) - PICU - Stead Family Children's Hospital Near Iowa, IA
Position Specific Summary
The clinical practice leader (CPL) is an advanced nurse leader and clinician. The CPL is accountable for patient care outcomes through assimilation and application of evidence-based information to design, implement and evaluate patient care.
The CPL leads clinical care delivery within a healthcare setting; provides and manages care for individuals and cohorts of patients. The CPL designs, implements and evaluates patient care by coordinating, delegating, and supervising the care provided by the health care team, including nurses, technicians, and other professionals.
The CPL leads and supports a culture of evidence-based practice (EBP); and supervises, develops, and implements EB standards; provides staff education; and facilitates quality and process improvements.
The CPL is an expert who oversees the clinical care of an inpatient unit and focuses on improving patient outcomes and reducing costs. The Clinical Practice Leader improves the quality of patient care and enhances the unit’s effectiveness by:
- Promoting critical thinking and innovation in nursing care.
- Using evidence–based practice and research to enhance patient care.
- Implementing effective decision making and productively managing change.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Staff Education: Leads and provides unit-based staff education and development
- Quality: Leads quality and process improvements
- Patient and family-centered care: Models and ensures Patient and Family-Centered Care
The Clinical Practice Leader improves the quality of patient care and enhances unit effectiveness by:
- Promoting critical thinking and innovation in nursing practice and patient care
- Leading and supporting a culture of evidence-based practice and research
- Implementing effective decision making and productively managing change
- Leading interdisciplinary collaboration and team work
- Collaborating with care coordinators, navigators, specialty nurses, and social workers to facilitate patient care and transitions across the continuum
Percent of Time: 100%
Schedule: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, day shift
Rotations: 10% patient staffing requirement
Location: University of Iowa Hospital
P&S Pay Scale: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/professional-and-scientific-pay-structure-b
Benefit Highlights:
- Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life, and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions
- For more information about Why Iowa?, click HERE
Education or Equivalency Required:
- Master’s or Doctorate Degree in Nursing required. If Master's/Doctorate Degree is in related field, Baccalaureate in Nursing required
Required Qualifications:
- Current, valid license to practice nursing in Iowa
- Considerable clinical experience (minimum 5 years) in pediatric critical care (PICU) and pediatric cardiovascular ICU experience (minimum 3 years)
- Demonstrates knowledge and experience with:
- Staff education and development
- Evidence-based practice
- Outcomes based practice and quality improvement
- Demonstrates strong leadership including:
- Analytical thinking/problem solving
- Self-starter and motivated; takes initiative
- Serves as change agent; leads change process including implementation of EBP
- Motivates/influences others
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills and collaboration with interdisciplinary team. Demonstrates team leadership
- Demonstrates excellent verbal communication skills, including ability to articulate issues professionally, yet assertively and persuasively
- Demonstrates excellent written communication skills
- Demonstrates ability to understand and deliver care in a complex and diverse environment
- Role models professional practice and has reputation for clinical and service excellence
- PALS Certification
- CCRN Certification
- Proficient in computer software applications
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience working in a large academic medical center
- Certification: (Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) - Certification by the Commission on Nurse Certification
- PALS Instructor Certified
- Experience with Nursing Research
- Experience creating/managing microsystems of care
- Member/active participation in professional organization(s), eg.,AACN
Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of14calendar 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 Megan Garton at megan-garton@uiowa.edu
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
Job Summary
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$82k-100k (estimate)
01/12/2024
05/04/2024
uiowa.edu
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA
7,500 - 15,000
1847
Private
KRISTA SMITH
$3B - $5B
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
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