Children's Operational Leader, Children's and Women Operational Pool

ECU Health•Greenville, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Children's Operational Leader (COL) coordinates and facilitates patient care for clinical units within Maynard Children's Hospital. The COL is responsible for overseeing and enforcing criteria for safe, quality patient care. The COL will provide emergency response for pediatric patients throughout the organization acting as the lead nursing resource during these responses. The COL coordinates patient care and staffing resources throughout Maynard Children's services and ensures efficient, safe delivery of patient care at all times. Through procurement of resources, education, guidance of nursing and organizational activities during the designated shift, the COL facilitates the delivery of safe patient care, patient throughput, and ensures all operational initiatives are met. The COL holds accountability and responsibility for assisting with patient or family needs, providing staff guidance and support, maintaining environment of care, ensuring patient throughput, and providing regional consultations for nursing care delivery as needs arise. The COL works in conjunction with the unit charge nurses, unit leadership, and senior Maynard Children's leadership to identify, address, and resolve any variance in service delivery throughout the designated shift.

Requirements

NC RN License
Associates or Bachelor's of Science in Nursing
American Heart Association BLS is required upon hire
NRP is required within one year of hire
PALS required within six months of hire
At least two years of experience in inpatient pediatrics or neonatal care
3 - 5 years of clinical experience working with neonatal or pediatric patients required.
Strong interpersonal communication skills, verbal and written
Ability to communicate and work effectively with all levels of staff
Working knowledge and experience with PC-based applications, i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Ability to function as a leader, team member and execute the desired outcomes
Must exhibit creative, positive problem-solving abilities
Ability to foster collaboration between multiple parties
Ability to assimilate information from a variety of sources, analyze information, and determine a course of action
Ability to consider diverse opinions and incorporate them into the decision-making process
Commitment to a high standard of customer service

Nice To Haves

Leadership experience preferred (ex. Charge nurse, assist nurse, committee chair)

Responsibilities

Coordinates and facilitates patient care for clinical units within Maynard Children's Hospital.
Oversees and enforces criteria for safe, quality patient care.
Provides emergency response for pediatric patients throughout the organization acting as the lead nursing resource during these responses.
Coordinates patient care and staffing resources throughout Maynard Children's services.
Ensures efficient, safe delivery of patient care at all times.
Facilitates the delivery of safe patient care, patient throughput, and ensures all operational initiatives are met.
Assists with patient or family needs.
Provides staff guidance and support.
Maintains environment of care.
Ensures patient throughput.
Provides regional consultations for nursing care delivery as needs arise.
Works in conjunction with the unit charge nurses, unit leadership, and senior Maynard Children's leadership to identify, address, and resolve any variance in service delivery throughout the designated shift.