Clinical Leader - Tele Unit, PT 24 Hours 7am-730PM

Join us at Holy Family Hospital

Our two campuses in Methuen and Haverhill have a total of 320 beds, and we are a full-service, acute care hospital offering comprehensive inpatient medical/surgical units, outpatient care, and 24/7 emergency services. We have three behavioral health units: cardiac telemetry, and critical care service lines. Our Haverhill campus offers all private rooms, and our Methuen campus offers a new state-of-the-art catheterization suite and Joint Center of Excellence, named as a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction+ Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.

Position Summary: PT, 24 Hours, 7am-7:30pm, No Weekends

Job Summary:

Recognized leadership and education position. Plays a key role in the development and maintenance of education among the unit staff. Emphasis is on the provision and supervision of direct care. Responsible for meeting established standards of nursing practice. Manages and oversees the care and services provided by ancillary and other professional personnel. Actively participates in the evaluation of staff.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with healthcare team, including but not limited to Case Management to ensure optimal disposition plans for all patients.
• Provides clinical consultation to nursing staff or directs them to other resources.
• Monitors and adjusts staffing based upon patient census and acuity.
• Manages the flow of patients to and from the department maintaining a focus on patient needs and efficiency.
• Supports and helps implement evidenced-based practice that remains current regarding standards of care established by the profession, regulatory & accreditation bodies and hospital policy and procedures.
• Facilitates multidisciplinary care to ensure the best possible outcome for patients.
• Delegates responsibilities to unit staff to ensure positive achievable patient outcomes.
• Assists with planning, implementation, and follow through of personnel corrective and education action as necessary.
• Provides peer review input for annual job performance evaluations.
• Fosters interdisciplinary, collaborative relationships within unit, department, and hospital wide. Acts a mentor for new staff.
• Assumes accountability for translating the hospital, departmental, and unit strategic plan to staff, ensuring support of the plan, and helps modify the plan in response to changing internal and external factors.
• Assists in the active development and maintenance of education of the unit staff from orientation through annual competencies.
• Maintains unit budget and financial requirements.

Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN required.
• Certification/ Licensure:
  • Current nursing license in Massachusetts required.
  • BCLS and ACLS required.