Critical Care Transport Nurse Lead

Children's National Hospital

6d • $92,394 - $153,982 • Onsite

About The Position

The Transport Lead, under the direction of the Transport Clinical Manager, will assume a lead role in Transport Clinical Operations as well as the coaching and development of Transport Clinical staff. The Lead will share in a rotating administrative call. The Lead will collaborate closely with the other members of the Transport Leadership team. Responsible for daily clinical operations. Provides 24-hour accountability for planning, managing, and evaluating department clinical functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• 5 years Nursing experience (Required)
• 3 years Pediatric critical care or pediatric emergency care experience (Required)
• 1 year Transport experience (Required)
• Registered Nurse District of Columbia (Required)
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS) Upon Hire (Required)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Upon Hire (Required)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) 180 Days (Required)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) 180 Days (Required)
• STABLE 180 Days (Required)
• Espouses leadership skills.
• Skills in using computers and knowledgeable in Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organization skills handling multiple tasks and setting priorities.
• Ability to provide coaching, professional development, and mentoring to personnel.
• Ability to make independent decisions concerning the safety of employees and to act decisively when necessary to ensure patient care, public safety , and employee is not compromised.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with agencies, employees, vendors, other hospital departments, and referral facilities.

Nice To Haves

• 1 year Demonstrated leadership experience (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Clinical Manager on significant operational issues/barriers.
• Assist the Clinical Manager to develop, implement, and evaluate clinical services, policies and procedures, and performance standards to achieve departmental goals.
• Ensure compliance with CNH policies and procedures.
• Accountable for staffing and assigning coverage for all roles within Transport Medicine; engages with Scheduling Shift Coordinator and the Clinical and Operations Managers to problem solve.
• Responsible for 24/7 assessment and supervision of clinical operations for Transport clinicians.
• Accountable for the coordination of all scheduled Transport requests.
• Will maintain a workflow to support these requests and will be responsive to customer inquiries or concerns.
• Responsible for the Transport Intake role.
• Will maintain workflows in support of intake.
• Will be the liaison between Intake and various other stakeholders including TCS, Clinical Team, and Medical Command Officers.
• Demonstrate advanced communication skills in dealing with staff and all members of the healthcare team.
• Provide constructive, sensitive and timely feedback to staff concerning their performance in verbal and written form.
• Effectively manage conflict and assist others to understand their behavior and their effect on the work environment.
• Communicate and escalate issues as appropriate to the Managers and Director.
• Direct assigned staff to meet departmental objectives, in collaboration with the Clinical Manager.
• Provide timely coaching and performance feedback.
• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
• Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
• Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.

What This Job Offers

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