Employment Type : Full-Time
Overview
In 2020, united in a fierce commitment to deliver the highest quality care and exceptional patient experience, Virginia Mason and CHI Franciscan Health came together as natural partners to build a new health system centered around the patient: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Our combined system builds upon the scale and expertise of our nearly 300 sites of care, including 11 hospitals and nearly 5,000 physicians and providers. Together, we are empowered to make an even greater impact on the health and well-being of our communities.
CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason are now united to build the future of patient-centered care across the Pacific Northwest. That means a seamlessly connected system offering quality care close to home. From basic health needs to the most complex, highly specialized care, our patients can count on us to meet their needs with convenient access to the region’s most prestigious experts and innovative treatments and technologies.
As a part of our organization, we currently offer the following benefits:
Competitive starting wages (DOE) and training to grow within the company
Responsibilities
Job Summary:
Provides unit-based clinical education aimed at improving the quality and safety of patient care and for assisting the department manager in overseeing daily work unit operations in accordance with professional standards, internal policies/procedures and applicable regulatory requirements. An incumbent collaborates with appropriate personnel to ensure standards of care and standards of practice of specific patient populations are current and incorporated into nursing practice and assists management in maintaining continuity and quality of patient care. Work also includes: 1) analyzing clinical education needs and assessing employee competencies 2) identifying performance/compliance improvement opportunities and coordinating related projects/initiatives; 3) coordinating clinical quality and patient safety activities; 4) participating in the development and implementation of new/revised policies/procedures/protocols.
Work requires clinical nursing expertise and significant understanding of adult educational concepts, patient care standards/practices and applicable regulatory requirements specific to the assigned function. Knowledge of quality improvement concepts, methodologies and tools, and of the importance of data to performance improvement processes is also required. Although work is conducted using a team-based approach, an incumbent exercises considerable discretion and independent judgment in identifying non-compliance issues/concerns and in developing/implementing effective tactics/solutions to address and resolve them. Essential Duties:
Assesses educational needs of the work unit and develops/delivers clinical in-service training.
Assesses the effectiveness of clinical in-service training in order to ensure educational programs provide staff with skills and competency needed to meet all applicable regulatory, risk and patient safety requirements.
Assists manager in overseeing daily work unit operations, including scheduling and staffing, to ensure that activities are conducted in accordance with internal policies/standards/procedures and/or applicable legal/regulatory requirements.
Tracks and documents daily unit activities; oversees the resolution of daily clinical, administrative and/or operational issues, and monitors/troubleshoots service recovery and other escalated concerns, resolving within defined scope of responsibility.
Coordinates work unit clinical quality and patient safety activities. Monitors services, patient outcomes, quality control, family/patient satisfaction, staffing needs and operational effectiveness to facilitate optimal care delivery; identifies trends/opportunities and provides recommendations to Director/Manager for new quality/performance improvement initiatives.
Cultural Sensitivity and Competence: Demonstrates proper use of communication tools/materials for effective communication and understands how the culture(s) of patient populations can affect communication, collaboration and the provision of care, treatment and services. Patient Population Served: Demonstrates knowledge and proper skills associated with the department’s defined specific populations served.
Qualifications
Education/Experience:
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and five years of progressively responsible related work experience that would demonstrate possession of the requisite job knowledge and skills, including at least one year of “lead” or charge RN experience that demonstrates attainment of the requisite job knowledge skills/abilities. Work experience in delivering clinical education and/or overseeing quality improvement projects is strongly preferred. Bachelor’s degree in nursing or other healthcare-related discipline pertinent to area of specialty is strongly preferred.
An equivalent combination of additional qualifying education (e.g. BSN) may be substituted for up to two years of the experience requirement. License/Certification:
Current active Washington State RN license.
Certification in specialty area to be obtained within one year of hire.
Current healthcare provider BLS Certification.