RN Team Leader Ambulatory Care - Surgical Clinic

About the role

The best thing about this role is the opportunity to make a difference by improving the health of our patients. We have an innovative culture focused on patient care and community health.

Responsibilities

• Works with the Supervisor/Manager to apply the nursing process.
• Aids in the orientation, training, and documentation of new clinical staff.
• Assists in meeting continuing education needs and requirements for self and nursing staff.
• Performs in a staff nurse capacity as needed to ensure quality patient care and safety.
• Supports Performance Improvement and Risk Management activities and practices.
• Attends divisional staff and provider meetings and presents agenda items as requested.
• Makes clinical assignments, monitors performance, sets work schedules, and arranges coverage.
• Maintains unit logs and tracers ensuring documentation meets organizational, accreditation, and quality requirements.
• Assists in interviewing candidates for open nursing positions.
• Assists in developing proposals for improved efficiency, productivity, or expansion of nursing services.
• Assists in developing effective interdepartmental working relationships to ensure smooth, efficient patient care systems.
• Serves as a staff resource for problem-solving and information gathering.
• Maintains current licensure, certifications, and competencies.
• Coordinates/implements training on new equipment, services, and supplies.
• Aids in staff absence tracking and call-ins.
• Assists in addressing medication temperature excursions to maintain medication safety and regulatory compliance.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Qualifications

• 2 year / Associate Degree in Nursing, required or Vocational / Technical Diploma Professional Nursing Program, required.
• 4 year / Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years nursing experience, required. 1 year of nursing in an ambulatory care setting, preferred.
• Leadership experience, preferred.

Skills

• Clinical Skills
• Multi-Tasking
• Attention to Detail
• Advocacy
• Adaptability

Physical Requirements

• Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 lbs. for force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.
• Occasional balancing, climbing, crouching, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching.
• Frequent fit testing, constant typing/clerical/dexterity, grasping, hearing, repetitive motion, seeing/monitor/computer use, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity (color, depth, perception), walking.

Hazards

• Occasional radiation/radiant energy.
• Frequent bodily fluids/bloodborne exposure.

Working Conditions

• Occasional noise, vibration, wet and/or humid, dust, fumes, gases, mists.
• Frequent odors.

Benefits

Bassett Healthcare Network’s commitment to our employees includes benefit programs carefully designed with the needs and values of all our employees in mind. Many of the benefits we offer are paid fully or in large part by Bassett. Our generous benefits offerings include:

• Paid time off, including company holidays, vacation, and sick time.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Life insurance and disability protection.
• Retail benefits including an employer match.

And more!

Total Rewards

Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards. The above compensation range represents a good faith belief of the compensation range by Bassett Healthcare Network, and its entities and affiliates, at the time of this posting or advertisement.