RN Clinical Nurse Leader Telemetry

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Summary Applications are now being accepted for a Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) for the Critical Care-Telemetry unit of VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS), Dallas Campus. The candidate must possess a full, active, and unrestricted license as a professional RN from a program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Should have a minimum of 2 years of Telemetry or ICU experience. A Masters of Science in Nursing with a Clinical Nurse Leader major, and full and current board certification as a Clinical Nurse Leader from a VA approved certifying body is required. The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) functions within both the micro and macro system to assume accountability for healthcare outcomes for a specific group of clients through the assimilation and application of research-based information, to design, implement, and evaluate client plans of care. The CNL is a provider and a manager of care at the points of care to individuals and cohorts. The CNL designs, implements, and evaluates client care by coordinating, and supervising the care provided by the interdisciplinary healthcare team. As a change agent, the CNL promotes an environment that embraces new knowledge, innovations and improvements. Fundamental aspects of the CNL role include: leadership in the care of patients; standardization of care; identification, delegation and oversight of care delivery and outcomes Work Schedule: Days, evenings with rotating weekends and holidays Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Duties The CNL executes a position responsibility that demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care by: Leading and organizing delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, including access to care and discharge planning; Using advanced clinical knowledge\/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes, Functioning as an expert in clinical practice and\/or areas related to the assigned roles and responsibilities, Systematically evaluating current practice, and formulating outcomes for groups of patients and\/or organizational processes within an area of expertise, Guiding, developing, and supporting staff from a leadership perspective Using professional standards of care, scientific evidence, and practice to evaluate programs and\/or service activities $55,184 $120,651 Job Details Application Open Date 3\/9\/2018

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Agency Wide
Website : http://www.va.gov/

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The Veterans Health Administration is home to the United States’ largest integrated health care system consisting of 152 medical centers, nearly 1,400 community-based outpatient clinics, community living centers, Vet Centers and Domiciliaries. Together these health care facilities and the more than 53,000 independent licensed health care practitioners who work within them provide comprehensive care to more than 8.3 million* Veterans each year.