Clinical Nurse Leader - Rn

About UR Medicine Home Care

UR Medicine Home Care is an affiliate of the University of Rochester. Our Mission is to preserve and enhance the quality of life for the people and communities we serve by providing comprehensive, high quality health care at home, delivered with compassion and integrity.

About The Role

Department: Certified Home Health Agency, Clinical Operations

Location(s) & Schedule Commitments: Webster NY. Primarily Monday through Friday 8:00AM- 4:30PM position with occasional need for off shift on call coverage required.

Position Summary: The Clinical Nurse Leader is responsible for designing, implementing and evaluating patient care by coordinating, delegating and supervising the clinical care delivered to patients receiving home care services within the agency’s geographic service area, while promoting Patient and Family Centered Care.

Responsibilities

Essential Responsibilities Qualified individuals must be capable of performing the following essential duties and responsibilities, with or without reasonable accommodations:

• Support Clinical Team Managers by providing clinical nurse expertise, with a focus on complex clinical cases
• Ensure nursing staff receive best practice skills education and professional development, from onboarding to independence as home care nurse, driving excellence in clinical practice standards and demonstrated clinical competency in the home care service environment
• Serves as clinical resource for all nurses, putting evidence-based clinical practice into action with a focus on safety and quality while improving patient care delivered in patient homes

Additional Responsibilities

• As assigned by manager
• Note: The above information on this job has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
• Works collaboratively with Quality Educator team members and Clinical Team Managers

Expectations

Values: Perform all responsibilities in a manner that serves UR Medicine Home Care’s Mission and upholds the organization’s ICARE values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

Safety: We expect our employees to follow all objectives for safe work performance and be responsible for their own actions and conduct. Our workers also play a significant role in the success or failure of our organization.

Qualifications

Education & Experience - Applicants must possess the following qualifications or an equivalent combination of education and experience:

• Education:
• One year of home care experience preferred.
• Experience:
• Bachelors Degree in Nursing required
• Masters Degree in Nursing preferred
• Five years of experience as an RN, with 1-3 years demonstrated effective leadership experience preferred.

Licensure, Certification, and/or Credential Requirements

• Clinical Nurse Leader certification preferred
• Active New York State RN license
• Valid NY State Drivers License and reliable transportation

Knowledge, Skill, & Ability Requirements

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to stay current with and incorporate into clinical best practice: technological changes, fluctuating payment methods, new treatment modalities, and regulatory/legislative changes that impact care delivery in home care
• Ability to work with patients, families, and staff from diverse backgrounds.
• Clinical nursing expertise in adult population
• Knowledge of research principles

Physical Requirements - Rarely 0-10%; Occasionally 11-35%; Frequently 36-70%; Continuously 71-100%

Body Position/Movement

• Reach: Occasionally
• Twist: Occasionally
• Sit: Frequently
• Kneel/Squat: Rarely
• Push: Rarely
• Stand: Occasionally
• Walk: Occasionally
• Pull: Rarely
• Bend: Rarely
• Climb: Rarely
• Balance: Frequently

Lifting: Degree of physical exertion is: Light, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

Sensory Abilities Specifically Required

• Hearing
• Touch/Feeling
• Vision

Technical & Systems/Equipment Proficiencies

• Literature Search
• Intranet/Internet
• E-Record (electronic medical record systems)
• Microsoft Office Suite, particularly: Outlook, Word, Power Point, and Excel
• Office equipment, such as computers, printers, copiers, and fax machines, as well as multi-line phone systems

Work Environment

• Travel (40%) throughout regions served.
• Environmental settings will vary between patient homes, facilities, and office

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, protected veteran status, qualified individual with disability status, or any other protected class.