RN Team Lead - Adult Acute Care Unit

Transform Healthcare

About the role

Serves as a team leader, clinical resource person, role model, coach and facilitator for staff and department operations. Has the responsibility and authority to lead their work group; resolve routine issues, and create a positive, productive and fiscally responsible work unit. Stays aware of organization developments and initiatives that they can adopt for their work group.

Responsibilities

• Refers complex or potentially significant issues to manager/director, including issues regarding compensation, work hours, working conditions, hiring, and formal corrective action.
• Initiates and facilitates effective open two-way communication and resolution of work site operational issues that support service area goals and objectives.
• Provides professional care to patients of all ages within an assigned area. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care in order to achieve optimum patient outcomes for patients as appropriate to service area.
• Follows-up on matters to insure they are successfully resolved.
• Aids in staff performance development.
• Participates in employee performance evaluations by regular coaching of the employee and giving them feedback on their performance, maintaining performance related information throughout the year, preparing their assessment of the employees’ performance for their annual review, and regularly giving feedback to their manager/director about their employees’ performance.
• Assists with and/or prepares work schedules for department or work group. Ensures adequate coverage, equitable treatment of staff, and controls work hours.
• Handles clinical issues for the unit contacting the manager/director as necessary and/or apprises them of the situation. Only refers unusual or potentially broad situations to manager/director.
• Collaborates with management regarding fiscal management. Assures appropriate resource allocation, and maintains staffing levels in accordance with financial targets, provides input to budget process and resource needs and expense control.
• Conducts individual and/or team meetings with their work group insuring effective two-way communications, keep group informed, listens to needs and issues, resolves items brought to their attention, and follows up with team members and management on issues.
• Promotes positive work environment, hold employees accountable for their conduct and interpersonal skills, and encourages staff development of communications.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable regulatory, licensure and accrediting standards where applicable (The Joint Commission, CLIA, COLA, OSHA, AAAHC, etc.).

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of a State Board of Nursing approved program required.
• Experience: One year in clinical discipline required with demonstrated clinical and leadership expertise.
• Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration: Registered Nurse in the state of Virginia. OBGYN: EFM NCC certification required. Life Support: AHA BLS-HCP required. ACLS, PALS, NRP may be required based on specific work unit.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates leadership qualities at current level of practice and good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills required.

Skills

• Leadership qualities
• Interpersonal and communication skills

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$39.00 - $62.40

Schedule

N/A