Clinical Team Leader - Intermediate Care Unit - FT Days

Methodist Health System • Dallas, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Team Leader performs direct patient care as the charge nurse and maintains a safe and therapeutic environment. This role provides front-line leadership and decision-making for departmental staff, ensuring the quality and integrity of care delivered. The leader develops a plan for unit staffing based on patient acuity/care needs and oversees day-to-day operations on the designated shift. They monitor workflow and adjust staffing accordingly to support fiscal goals of the unit, and coordinate and facilitate efficient patient flow for the unit, ensuring timely admission and discharge of patients. The Clinical Team Leader assists the manager in achieving and sustaining department and organizational objectives, participates in department-specific initiatives and process improvement projects, and assists with occurrence investigations. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing: BSN required
• Completion of charge nurse training and competencies (if external hire, must complete within 90 days of hire).
• Current RN license in the State of Texas or compact license
• Clinical Course Certifications (Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardio Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, NRP, etc.) consistent with RN requirements for specific clinical area.
• Advanced Specialty Certification or agreement to obtain within 2 years (CCRN, CEN, RNC, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Provides front line leadership and decision-making for departmental staff, ensuring the quality and integrity of care delivered.
• Develops plan for unit staffing based on patient acuity/care needs and oversees day to day operations on the designated shift.
• Monitors workflow and adjusts staffing accordingly to support fiscal goals of the unit.
• Coordinates and facilitates efficient patient flow for the unit. Ensures timely and efficient pull of patients being admitted to the unit as well as timeliness of discharging patients from the unit.
• Assists the manager in achieving and sustaining department and organizational objectives including but not limited to patient experience, length of stay, and unit/patient specific quality measures.
• Participates in department specific initiatives and process improvement projects.
• Participates in peer interviews and provide feedback for employee evaluations as requested by manager.
• Assists with occurrence investigations.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level