Registered Nurse Team Lead - Behavioral Health Days

Qualifications

• 2 year / Associate Degree in Nursing (Required)
• 4 year / Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (Preferred)
• 2 - 3 years Experience in an acute care setting in area of specialty (Required)
• 1 - 2 years Clinical Leadership Experience (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) with current Georgia license
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Department Specific Certifications may be required.
• Behavioral Health Employees: Crisis Response Training required within 2 months of hire (Required)

Essential Functions

• CLINICAL STAFF SUPERVISION:
• Provides direct supervision to staff in providing patient care.
• Assigns, directs and delegates clinical staff to meet patients' needs based on competency of personnel, adjusts staffing patterns based on patient care needs.
• Ensures staff provides ongoing assessment of patients including the review of lab results and reports abnormal findings to physician.
• Makes sure procedures performed by ancillary departments are monitored.
• Coordinates bed control/throughput for all patients.
• Notifies law enforcement personnel, Coroner and Rape Crisis as appropriate when needed.
• Contacts discharged patients for returned abnormal laboratory and/or radiology results.
• NON-CLINICAL STAFF SUPERVISION:
• Coordinating & managing non-clinical departmental activities.
• Communicating information to staff.
• Providing coaching/counseling in a constructive manner.
• Informing Director of any concerns, situations or conditions relative to staff, patients, family members, or physicians.
• Participating in CQI activities.
• Identifying areas to study, collecting data and correcting deficiencies.
• Keeping current on trends and developments in nursing.
• Orientation of new employees.
• Serving as a positive role model, mentor and resource person for less experienced nursing staff.
• Following the hospital and departmental Code of Conduct.
• Submitting budget recommendations to the Director.
• Interviewing and making personnel recommendations to the Director.
• Supervising employees on their respective shifts and preparing inputs for annual evaluations.
• CARE PROCESSES:
• Treats patients and families with compassion and implements plan of care.
• Bases care decisions on plan of care.
• Makes sure patient response is monitored and documented.
• Establishes rapport with clients.
• Adapts communication style, listens and responds to patient needs.
• Recognizes age-specific responses to treatment.
• Provides effective interventions.
• Respects patients confidentiality and privacy.
• Supports social, spiritual, and cultural needs of patients and families.
• Manages difficult or emotional patient situations.
• RN - QUALITY:
• Uses the results of quality improvement activities in nursing practice.
• Uses creativity and innovation in nursing practice to improve care delivery.
• Incorporates evidence based knowledge to initiate change in nursing practice.
• Participates in quality improvement activities.
• RN - NURSING ANA CODE OF ETHICS:
• Accountable for individual practice and delegation to provide optimum care.
• PRACTICES WITH COMPASSION AND RESPECT.
• PRIORITIZES THE PATIENT, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.
• ASSURES PATIENT SAFETY THROUGH COMPETENCY AND GROWTH OF SELF AND OTHERS.
• CONTRIBUTES TO A HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT THROUGH SHARED DECISION MAKING.
• COLLABORATES WITH OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO MEET HEALTHCARE NEEDS.
• ADDITIONAL DUTIES:
• Adheres to the hospital and departmental attendance and punctuality guidelines.
• Performs all job responsibilities in alignment with the core values, mission and vision of the organization.
• Maintains current knowledge in present areas of responsibility (i.e., self education, attends ongoing educational programs).
• Attends staff meetings and completes mandatory in-services and requirements and competency evaluations on time.
• Demonstrates competency at all levels in providing care to all patients based on age, sex, weight, and demonstrated needs.
• Wears protective clothing and equipment as appropriate.