What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Clinical Preceptor position at Crystal Run Healthcare?
The Lead Clinical Preceptor is responsible for delivery of education and training to nursing staff focused on the care of individuals, and families in an ambulatory care setting. Under the direction of nursing leadership the Lead Clinical Preceptor assists with patients’ wellness, acute illness, chronic disease, disability and end of life needs while maintaining the practice standards through education and training. The Lead Clinical Preceptor is expected to demonstrate leadership skills; assessing individual’s competence to ensure patients receives high quality care. The Lead Clinical Preceptor collaborates with nursing leadership to attest that activities related to orientation and continuing education of nursing staff is provided. The Lead Clinical Preceptor acts as a coach and mentor to nursing staff.
- Guides, advises and instructs nursing staff as they collect health status information (pre-visit planning, vital signs, pain level, med reconciliation etc.) from multiple sources such as; patients, caregivers, members of the health care team, documented records and other relevant sources.
- Gathers input from nursing staff, providers, patients and families on ways to improve patient care and departmental services. Shares ideas for improvement with nursing leadership.
- Ensures that nursing staff documents and reports the information and data collected in a retrievable understandable and readable format.
- Guides preceptors and nursing staff with department specific interventions as directed (phlebotomy, EKG, etc) during office visits, according to regulations, standards and organizational policy and procedure.
- Reinforces and ensures that age appropriate, population specific care is conducted in a compassionate, caring, culturally and ethically sensitive manner.
- Communicates openly with nursing staff, patients, caregivers and other healthcare professionals regarding patient care.
- Uses effective professional communication skills and tools to acquire and disseminate relevant information to nursing staff, patients, caregivers and health care providers across the continuum of care. Attends staff meetings and huddles to facilitate problem solving.
- Integrates Crystal Run Healthcare policies and procedures that relate to confidentiality, infection control, fire safety, security, equipment management, hazardous waste handling and emergency situations into the practice setting.
- Creates a welcoming environment to foster learning and embraces opportunities to teach advocate for and coach nursing staff employees
- Ensures orientation paperwork, ongoing competencies are completed.
- Updates nursing leadership on new employees’ progress.
- Identifies areas for continuing education and facilitates in –service education sessions, Health Stream training modules or review of training materials. Education sessions are focused on the learning needs of providers and all nursing staff.
Partners collaboratively with all members of the team to create an environment that is in line with the Core Values of Crystal Run Healthcare.