Nurse Team Leader- Pediatrics & TBI

About the role

Blythedale Children's Hospital is a leading pediatric hospital dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate care. As the only free-standing children's specialty hospital in New York State, we admit patients with complex medical conditions to our state-of-the-art 94-bed inpatient facility. We serve patients from academic medical centers across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. Located just 20 miles north of Manhattan in beautiful Westchester County, we offer an inspiring work environment where healthcare professionals thrive.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the daily operations, clinical workflows, and nursing staff within a designated pediatric patient care unit.
• Combining expert hands-on pediatric clinical nursing skills with foundational leadership capabilities, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, and family-centered care.
• Serving as a primary resource for staff nurses and nurse’s aides.
• Collaborating closely with nursing leadership and multidisciplinary therapeutic teams, and acting as a liaison between families and medical staff to facilitate optimal patient outcomes and complex discharge planning.
• Promoting a harmonious work environment.
• Providing clinical leadership and guidance to staff members.
• Acting as a role model in all activities of patient care delivery and professional interactions with staff, physicians, the multi-disciplinary team, and BCH leadership.
• Ensuring that patients and families receive care in accordance with professional and organizational standards.
• Managing clinical reports on all children on the unit, using standardized communication tools.
• Accurately assessing the conditions and health needs of the patients on the unit, including biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care and educational factors.
• Implementing prescribed nursing actions and medical treatments using evidence-based practices.
• Safeguarding the rights of patient and family members in accordance with hospital policy.

Requirements

• 3+ years of progressive pediatric acute or sub-acute nursing experience, with a strong preference for pediatric rehabilitation, pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), or specialized pediatric long-term care.
• Minimum 1 year of demonstrated leadership experience (e.g. Charge Nurse, Preceptor, Committee Chair, or permanent/interim team leader role).
• Advanced clinical skills specific to medically complex, technology-dependent pediatrics (e.g. vent/trach management, complex feeding tubes, advanced wound care).
• Exceptional communication, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with diverse families and across functional clinical teams.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities to balance direct patient care support with shift operational duties.
• Proficiency in electronic medical record (EMR) platforms such as Meditech/Expanse, MS Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, pptx, OneNote, MS Bookings, MS Forms), Google Suite, Voalte helpful.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited institution in the US required.
• Masters degree in nursing or healthcare administration is a plus.
• Active New York State Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) recommended.
• Certified Pediatric Nursing (CPN) or other relevant clinical leadership certifications preferred.

Skills

• Expert hands-on pediatric clinical nursing skills.
• Foundational leadership capabilities.
• Effective collaboration with diverse families and across functional clinical teams.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Proficiency in electronic medical record (EMR) platforms.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary that reflects your skills and experience. Scholarships, professional development opportunities, access to mentorship, leadership training, and career advancement programs and conferences are also available. Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage are provided, along with retirement plans with employer matching. Paid time off (PTO) policies are generous, including vacation, holiday, and sick leave. A safe work environment is committed to nursing safety and well-being. Diversity and inclusion initiatives support a workplace that values and supports all employees.

Pay

USD $119,542.00 - USD $128,544.00 /Yr.

Schedule

N/A