RN Team Lead - Mother Baby - Nights

Carilion Clinic•Roanoke, VA

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Team Lead serves as a team leader, clinical resource, role model, coach, and facilitator for staff and department operations. The role leads the work group, resolves routine issues, fosters a positive and productive work environment, and supports fiscally responsible operations. The Team Lead maintains awareness of organizational initiatives and incorporates applicable practices into the work unit, referring complex or sensitive matters—such as compensation, staffing, working conditions, hiring, or formal corrective action—to the manager or director. Alongside leadership duties, the position provides professional nursing care to patients of all ages within the assigned area. The RN Team Lead assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care to achieve optimal outcomes as appropriate to the service area. The position uses leadership principles to mobilize the patient care team toward positive outcomes and follows up on issues to ensure successful resolution. It assists the manager or director in ensuring staff competence and supporting staff performance development, including identifying improvement areas, contributing to developmental plans, providing coaching and feedback, maintaining performance documentation, preparing performance assessments, and communicating staff performance to leadership. The role assists with or prepares work schedules to ensure adequate coverage, equitable staffing, and control of work hours. It manages routine clinical and operational issues, notifying leadership as appropriate, and collaborates with management on fiscal stewardship, including resource allocation, staffing decisions, budget input, and expense control. The Team Lead supports patient satisfaction, performance improvement, and other quality initiatives; conducts individual and team meetings; promotes two-way communication; and encourages accountability, professionalism, and development of interpersonal and communication skills. The role ensures compliance with applicable regulatory, licensure, and accreditation standards.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma in nursing from a State Board of Nursing–approved program.
At least one year of experience in the clinical discipline, with demonstrated clinical and leadership expertise.
Registered Nurse licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
AHA BLS-HCP certification.
Effective leadership, communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to prioritize, delegate, and coordinate care and operational workflows.
Ability to coach staff, participate in performance evaluations, and support operational and quality initiatives.
Professionalism, accountability, and ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Nice To Haves

Electronic Fetal Monitoring certification (C-EFM), if required by the department.
ACLS, PALS, and/or NRP, if required by the specific work unit.

Responsibilities

Lead the work group and serve as a clinical resource, role model, coach, and facilitator for staff and department operations.
Resolve routine issues, follow up to ensure successful resolution, and refer complex or sensitive matters to the manager or director.
Provide professional nursing care to patients of all ages in the assigned area.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care to achieve optimal outcomes.
Mobilize the patient care team toward positive outcomes using leadership principles.
Assist with staff competence and performance development, including coaching, feedback, documentation, performance assessments, and developmental plans.
Assist with or prepare work schedules to ensure adequate coverage, equitable staffing, and control of work hours.
Manage routine clinical and operational issues and notify leadership as appropriate.
Collaborate with management on resource allocation, staffing decisions, budget input, and expense control.
Support patient satisfaction, performance improvement, and other quality initiatives.
Conduct individual and team meetings, maintain effective two-way communication, address staff concerns, and promote a positive work environment.
Encourage staff accountability, professionalism, and development of interpersonal and communication skills.
Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, licensure, and accreditation standards.