Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Night (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Description:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities of Team Leader includes but is not limited to the following:
* Demonstrates clinical expertise through excellent assessment of physical, mental, and psychological status of patients using age-appropriate knowledge to ensure care standards are met for the patient population.
* Plans, evaluates and supervises care for all patients and others as assigned utilizing Core Values in the areas of service, teamwork, communication, respect for others and time/priority management.
* Consistently models effective interpersonal and leadership skills necessary to promote effective collaborative working relationships with all members of the healthcare team to provide excellent service to patients served.
* Assists manager with daily operation of the unit to accomplish departmental goals.
* Coordinates and participates in formal and informal educational programs, in-services and performance improvement activities to improve technical skills within and outside of specialty area.
* Demonstrates sound judgment and critical thinking skills.
* Demonstrates leadership in patient management which may include real-time service recovery.
* Demonstrates skills necessary to assist with augmentation, development, and implementation of policies and procedures based upon evidence-based best practices and specialty standards.
* Collaborates and demonstrates interpersonal leadership skills with physicians, specialists, all inpatient/outpatient nursing units, admitting, supervisors, and all healthcare team members promoting successful communication that is patient-centered.
* Demonstrates the ability to deal effectively with stress relating to the changing organizational environment, personnel, and patient care issues.
* Collaborates with interdisciplinary departments to facilitate flow of patients in and out of the department in a timely fashion.
* Collaborates with the UBE to mentor and report on clinical knowledge of current staff.
* Serves as mentor and resource to all staff.
* Participates in the assessment of staff performance, in collaboration with the Director and/or Manager, through contribution to individual staff performance reviews.
* Ensures unit and staff are in compliance with Regulatory Requirements.
* Assures inventory is performed on all specialty carts and equipment.
* Ensures all real-time documentation is complete and performs all audits specific to clinical area, as indicated.
* Attends 90% of the Team Leader team meetings.
* Attends 90% of unit-based staff meetings.
It is understood that this is a summary of key job functions and does not include every detail of the job that may reasonably be required.
Minimum Requirements:
* BSN; OR other advanced degree considered; OR current enrollment in BSN program with completion within 1 year of hire into Team Lead position.
* Current Charge experience required with demonstrated leadership skills.
* Minimum of 2 years RN experience in Med Surg required.
* AHA BLS required.
* AHA ACLS and CPI required within 6 months of hire into Team Lead position.
* Department-specific certification obtained within 6 months of hire into Team Lead position.
* Current MA RN License required.
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues, and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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