Clinical Practice Leader CPL - Pediatric Med Surg L9
Clinical Practice Leader CPL - Pediatric Med Surg L9
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Position Specific Summary
Promoting critical thinking and innovation in nursing care.
Using evidencebased practice and research to enhance patient care.
Implementing effective decision making and productively managing change
Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Provide leadership and oversight for specialized services or populations
- Lead clinical care delivery at the microsystem level (i.e. inpatient unit) and focus on improving patient outcomes and nursing care through evidencebased practice and research. Assure competency of staff in the unit or service line (Micro level)
- Specialized Services for Nursing Care
- Facilitate evidencebased projects for specific unit or service line and incorporate findings from these projects into clinical practice
- Provide Education
- Provide advanced unit and/or service line specialty knowledge to healthcare staff patients students or residents. Communicate detailed complex medical and technical information to a variety of audiences
- Compliance with Internal Policies and External Regulations for Safe and Effective Care Delivery and Health Profession Education
- Utilize knowledge and skill of compliance standards for unit or assigned service line. Lead implementation and development of unit or service line policies and procedures and share responsibility for Quality Improvement (QI) plan with nursing practice leaders (NPL) and other nursing colleagues
- Human Resource Management
- Supervise care delivery of nursing staff students or residents on a unit or designated service line providing evaluative feedback and recommendations regarding performance Develop and manage the performance of staff and assure compliance with appropriate policies and procedures for the assigned area
Percent of Time: 100
Schedule: 40 hours per week MondayFriday day shift
Location: University of Iowa Health Care
P&S Pay Scale: Highlights:
- Regular salaried position located in Iowa City Iowa
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health dental life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions
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Education orEquivalency Required:
- Masters or Doctorate Degree in Nursing required. If Masters/Doctorate Degree is in related field Baccalaureate in Nursing required
Required Qualifications:
- Current valid license to practice nursing in Iowa
- Considerable clinical experience (minimum 2 years) in pediatric medical/surgical acute patient care
- Demonstrates knowledge and experience with:
- Staff education and development
- Evidencebased practice
- Outcomes based practice and quality improvement
- Demonstrates strong leadership including:
- Analytical thinking/problem solving
- Selfstarter and motivated; takes initiative
- Serves as change agent; leads change process including implementation of EBP
- Motivates/influences others
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills and collaboration with interdisciplinary team. Demonstrates team leadership
- Demonstrates excellent verbal communication skills including ability to articulate issues professionally yet assertively and persuasively
- Demonstrates excellent written communication skills
- Role models professional practice and has reputation for clinical and service excellence
- Certification in relevant clinical specialty (i.e. CPN)
- Proficient in computer software applications
Desired Qualifications:
- Certification: (Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Certification by the Commission on Nurse Certification
- Experience working in a large academic medical center
- Member/active participation in professional organization(s)
- Experience with Nursing Research
- Experience creating/managing microsystems of care
Please attach a resume as part of the application process.Job openings are posted for a minimum of14calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information please contact Megan Garton at
Successful candidates will be required to selfdisclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
Employment Type
Full Time
