Lead Clinician RN

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

2. Current licensure to practice professional nursing in West Virginia, or applicable state where services will be performed.

3. Avade Level 3
4. Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
5. West Virginia state criminal background check, and federal, if applicable, required for DHHR regulated area.
EXPERIENCE:
1. Three (3) years' nursing experience.

CORE JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Provides direct clinical supervision to all unit clinical staff in a specified program
2. Assesses competency of clinical staff through observation and testing techniques.
3. Assists clinical staff in developing required competencies.
4. Gives input to leader on performance reviews of the unit staff.
5. Develops and maintains a dynamic clinical program based on best practice.
6. Participates as clinical personnel on a treatment unit and facilitates therapeutic milieu on the unit.
7. Assess patient needs, including assessing for high-risk indicators and documents history/assessment in a manner that is clinically pertinent to the individual patient.
8. Participates as an integral professional member of an interdisciplinary treatment team led by a psychiatrist.
9. Provides direct clinical assessment and intervention services to individuals, groups and families.
10. Performs discharge planning as developed with the treatment team from day of admission as needed.
11. Participates in treatment planning sessions and assists treatment team by coordinating planning effort.
12. Acts as liaison for hospitalized patients and their families to various community agencies, hospital consultants and services.
13. Records and charts daily patient contacts as required by hospital policy.
14. Assists in quality reviews of program as assigned.
15. Assists in maintaining regulatory compliance of the program.
16. Maintains appropriate certification, licensure and competency through supervision and/or training and successful completion of annual performance evaluations.
17. Attends continuing education seminars and in-services as necessary to maintain professional licensure, competency, and satisfy hospital required education standards.
18. Provides training of staff on various issues and topics relevant to the specific patient population.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends minimizing the need for employees to manually lift patients, and limit safe patient handling to 35 pounds. All transfers, lifts and re-positioning will be completed utilizing the lift equipment and/or other patient handling aids as indicated by the patient's profile and appropriate algorithms.
2. Heavy/Hard work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing 40+lbs.
3. Visual acuity must be within normal range.
4. Hearing within normal range is required (i.e. to assess breath sounds, bowel sounds, apical pulse, monitors, etc.)

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Working closely with others.
2. Working protracted or irregular hours.
3. Working around biohazards, infectious diseases, with or near the deceased.
4. Working with hands in water.
5. Working with electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Possesses the interpersonal skills to positively and effectively communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
2. Uses competent clinical practice and critical thinking skills to efficiently deliver patient care with all health care providers while maximizing efficient use of resources.
3. Ability to be flexible in response to changes in work volume, staff and scheduling changes.
4. Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.