RN MSNClinical Nurse Leader
Job ID: KH\-994741
City: Marietta, GA
Facility: Kennestone Hospital
Employment Type: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full\-Time
Shift: Days
Department: G4W Acute Pulmonary
Description:
**WellStar Named to FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® List for 2nd Year**
WellStar has been named one of the 2015 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®, which recognizes companies across the country that have exceptional workplace cultures\. This is WellStar’s second year on the prestigious list, further showing the System’s commitment to taking care of the people who take care of others\.
WellStar was selected among hundreds of companies vying for a place on the list this year\. Applicant companies opt to participate in the selection process, which includes an employee survey and an in\-depth questionnaire about their programs and company practices\. Great Place to Work® then evaluates each application using its unique methodology based on five dimensions: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie\.
WellStar has received national recognition for its Employer of Choice strategy\. In addition to making FORTUNE’s list two years in a row, WellStar has earned Top 10 honors on Working Mother’s 100 Best Companies list for the past five years and Top 100 for seven years\. Also, WellStar has received accolades and honors from AARP’s Best Employers for Workers Over 50, Companies That Care Honor Roll, Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Best Adoption\-Friendly Workplaces Top 100\.
Join the team Named one of the Top 100 Companies by _Working Mother Magazine_
The RN Clinical Nurse Leader \(CNL\) is an advanced generalist prepared at the Master’s degree level, with superior clinical and patient assessment skills\. The CNL works with Nurse Managers, nurse leaders, and staff to coordinate care, manage resources, and compile and evaluate data with a focus on patient safety and outcomes\. The CNL also enhances the bedside nurse’s education and critical thinking by using “real life” situations and best evidence to teach best practices and standards while at the bedside\.
The CNL will serve as the “lead nurse” and is accountable for the management of care and the care environment for a specified cohort of patients within a micro\-system/unit\. The CNL role provides horizontal leadership accountable for the management of patient care and the patient’s care environment through knowing the patient, effective communication and lateral integration of care\. The framework for the CNL’s practice is steered by the WellStar Professional Practice Model, 5\-Star Nursing, and evidence based practice and research\. RN competencies are derived from these models and are supported by the WellStar Core Competencies\.
It is expected that all RN Clinical Nurse Leaders are licensed, clinically knowledgeable, uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implement the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association\. As a member of the patient services team, it is expected the CNL upholds the voice of the patient, system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals\.
Required Minimum Education: MSN, Masters in Nursing from an accredited school or university and Certification as a Clinical Leader from an approved CNL program certified by the American Colleges of Nursing\.
Required Minimum Licensure/Certification: Registered Nurse, actively licensed in the state of Georgia\. Must have a current BLS card from the American Heart Association on the first day of employment in position or complete prior the end of orientation\. Certification as a Clinical Leader \- from an approved CNL program certified by the American Colleges of Nursing\.
Required Minimum Experience: Three to five years of acute care nursing for similar patient population\. Progressive experience in health care including involvement in dire
ct patient care, educating staff, supervising staff, and problem solving of unit or organizational issues\.
Required Minimum Skills: Ability to identify improvement in clinical operations and implement change and willingness to challenge established ways of doing things in a constructive way\. Ability to lead, mentor and develop staff\. Exemplifies a strong, positive attitude toward internal and external customers and continuous service improvement\. Excellent conflict resolution skills\. Has well developed diplomatic, tact and listening skills\. Adept at using technology as a tool to support education\. Uses quality improvement methodologies to evaluate system failures and patient safety practices\. Skilled at delegation, supervision and evaluation of care given\.
**WellStar was ranked as a Fortune 100 Best Company to Work For\!**
+ **Concierge Services:** Employees use the free concierge service to take care of day\-to\-day errands, oil changes, researching and arranging travel plans, planning family reunions and weddings, dry cleaning pick\-up, grocery shopping and more\.
+ **Health Coverage:** The company covers 84 percent of full and part\-time employees' medical premiums as well as 76 percent of their dependents' medical benefits\. Bariatric surgery is covered if the procedure is completed at a WellStar hospital\. Fertility treatments are covered for up to $5,000 annually\. Employees can also fill prescriptions through the WellStar Pharmacy Network at discounted rates with the convenience of payroll deduction\. In addition they can pick them up onsite at almost all the WellStar facilities\.
+ **Work\-Life Balance Programs:** In 2012, approximately 80 percent of employees were using at least one flexibility option such as job\-sharing, telecommuting, flex time or compressed work weeks\. Clinical staff have access to a web\-based self\-scheduling tool so they choose shifts that best fit their lives within a schedule design that meets patient and organizational needs\. One of the flexible work options allows seasoned workers to become more flexible, scaling back to a part\-time schedule while continuing to receive benefits\.
+ **Wellness Programs:** Employees can stay active using an onsite fitness center and discounted fitness classes\. They can also receive $300 in incentives for participating in and achieving goals through HealthStart, WellStar's wellness program that offers free health assessments, screenings and individualized coaching\. A farmers basket program lets employees buy fresh local produce, delivered weekly to their worksite at a cost of $16\.00 a basket or less\.
+ **Recognition Programs:** Employees receive recognition through several WellStar programs\. For instance, when a patient thanks a WellStar employee by name for exceptional care they received, the WellStar team member's name is mentioned in a newsletter, along with the patient's comment\. Team members receive a thank you along with two free movie tickets and their patient care story is highlighted in the hospital newsletter or on the site blog\. The Winners of WellStar \(WOW\) program lets employees recognize and reward their peers\. When employees collect three, five or seven WOW note sheets from peers, they can redeem them for a gift\.
+ **Parental Benefits:** Expectant parents are invited to quarterly baby showers where they can learn about the resources and services available to WellStar parents\. Full\-time employees receive 120 hours of paid maternity or paternity leave and benefits\-eligible part\-time employees will receive 60 hours for the birth or adoption of a child\. Adoptive parents can receive $10,000 in adoption benefits per child, with a total lifetime benefit of $20,000\.
Thank you for your interest in becoming a part of the WellStar team\!
We are an equal opportunity employer\.