Clinical Nurse Leader-5C/6W

UnityPoint Health

$35.18/Hr.-$52.78/Hr.

parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)

United States, Iowa, Cedar Rapids

1026 A Avenue Northeast (Show on map)

Apr 18, 2025

Area of Interest: Nursing
FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.9
Department: Oncology/5 Center
Shift: 07-1930, 3 days/week
Job ID: 162941

Overview

The Clinical Nurse Leader provides support at the elbow for frontline team members and the leadership team in two inpatient departments. They assist, coordinate, and influence nursing practice excellence in the patient care area. This includes coordinating nursing policy, education, and competency of frontline team members, maintaining high standards of patient care, evidence-based practice and performance improvement activities consistent with the established strategic plan, goals, and objectives for Patient Care Services. May assume precepting and patient care assignment based on department needs.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in. Here are just a few:

Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

Clinical Excellence

Facilitates implementation of evidence-based practice or nursing research studies and translates research findings into best nursing practice for care.
Partners with physicians and patient care team members to achieve quality metrics, including but not limited to: hospital acquired conditions (HACs), team member engagement, STIs.
Maintains current knowledge of trends and advances in assigned area of nursing practice.
Collaborates with other team members and leaders to support initiatives in the departments and the hospital level.
Uses advanced concepts in nursing processes in the clinical setting.
Offers support to team members in times of patient care crisis.
Positively engages team in change management, comfortable with performance improvement and evaluation of work.
Incorporates the St. Luke's Hospital's Comfort/C.A.R.E. Professional Practice Model into their daily nursing practice.

Education

Assists with providing a thorough and adequate orientation program for new staff and student interns.
Assists with competency training and continuing education programming to ensure staff development needs are met for the department.
Provides mentoring support and resources for on-boarding of new team members and on an on-going basis for existing team members.
Ability to set individualized team member goals related to their performance improvement needs.
Serves as a resource to the nursing staff, as well as to other health care team members based on professional standards of care.
Serves as a resource for other members of the healthcare team, including providers, who are involved with performance improvement tools (PSDA, etc.).

Research

Identifies pertinent research questions arising from clinical practice.
Assists with formulation of evidence-based nursing policy and procedure.
Reports research findings to appropriate stakeholders.
Mentors staff on research process and implementation principles.

Leadership

Demonstrates clinical leadership as a role model for staff nurses.
Possesses ability to have in the moment crucial conversations to address behaviors and performance that is not meeting the expectations of the team.
Assists with providing a positive work environment that contributes to safe and positive clinical outcomes.
Consults nursing management regarding issues or barriers in delivery of care, staff achievement of competency, system concerns, provider concerns or specific patient care problems.
Assists with the evaluation of on-boarding team members' and existing team members performance.
Ability to serve in charge RN capacity if needed.
Participates in divisional and hospital shared governance infrastructure.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

	Minimum Requirements Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position.	Preferred or Specialized Not required to perform the essential functions of the position.
Education:	* Completion of an accredited nursing program-BSN required. (May consider candidate if currently enrolled in RN-BSN or RN-MSN program)	* Master's degree in nursing
Experience:	* Three years of clinical experience * Served as preceptor and/or charge RN	* 5 years or more of clinical experience * Previous experience with Performance Improvement projects
License(s)/Certification(s):	* Current RN licensure in the State of Iowa or compact state * Current BLS certification	* Specialty certification (must obtain within 2 year of hire)
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:	* Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English. * Multicultural sensitivity. * Microsoft Office - basic computer skills. * Customer/patient focused. * Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions.
Other:	* Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.

SCOPE: Position has supervisory responsibilities? Yes ? or No ? If yes, complete below.

Number of Employees Supervised (Complete if position has supervisory responsibilities of individuals)
	Direct	Indirect	Total
Exempt
Non-Exempt
Total

Budget Control (Complete if position has budget responsibilities)
Annual Operating Budget (including payroll)
Annual Revenue/Sales
Other Scope Measurements Pertinent to the position, such as number of beds, number of units/departments, number of employees leading, cases per month, etc.
Item	Number

Mental/Cognitive Demands:

(List any special mental and cognitive abilities required by the position in your specific environment)

* Ability to exercise judgment in problem-solving scenarios

* Ability to lead and participate in multidisciplinary teams

* Ability to be self-directed and utilizes time management skills

* Ability to interpret scientific data

* Easily grasp new concepts and procedures

* Readily acquires new skills

* Exercises sound judgment; seeking advice when appropriate

* Able to handle multiple tasks, cope effectively with stressful situations and time constraints.

* Able to make cogent and persuasive oral and written presentations.

* Able to effectively lead and direct others.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Physical Requirements

(Check all that apply if essential to perform job - with or without accommodations)

? Talk/Hear (communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, exchange information)

? See (defect, determine, perceive, identify, recognize, judge, observe, inspect, estimate, assess)

? Stand or Sit (stationary position)

? Walk (move, traverse)

? Use hands/fingers to handle or feel (operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, position)

? Climb (stairs/ladders) or Balance (ascent/descent, work stop, traverse)

? Bend/Stoop/Kneel

? Squat/Crouch/Crawl

? Reaching/Twisting

? Taste/Smell (detect, distinguish, determine)

? Pushing/Pulling

Lifting Requirements

(Check appropriate category to perform job - with or without accommodations)

? Level 1; Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

? Level 2; Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Requires walking or standing to a significant degree, pushing or pulling arm or leg controls or maintaining a production rate pace. Light work requires physical exertion of forces greater than that of sedentary work.

? Level 3; Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

? Level 4; Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

? Level 5; Very Heavy Work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of forces occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Hazards and Atmospheric Conditions (check all that apply)
? Normal Office Surroundings	? Vibration
? Exposure to Fumes	? Mechanical Hazards
? Exposure to Dust	? Chemical Hazards
? Exposure to Extreme Temperatures	? Electrical Hazards
? Wet and/or Humid	? Radiant Energy Hazards
? Noise	? Explosives Hazards
? Mists or Gases	? Burn Hazards
Other/Comments: Precautions must be followed when working in any health care environment.

OSHA Categories

(Complete this OSHA section for clinical/patient related jobs)

? Category I: Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue.

? Category II: Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue, but exposure or potential for exposure may occur.

? Category III: Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid, or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid.