Team Lead Registered Nurse - PCU General - RN

Mayo Clinic • Mankato, MN

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About The Position

The RN Team Lead acts as a formal and informal leader on the unit and collaborates with management staff in the daily planning and coordination of the assigned work unit. The Team Lead delegates patient care based on skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and available resources. The role supports professional nursing practice across care settings and the continuum of care, meeting the needs of patients and families within the Mayo Nursing Care Model. The Team Lead is accountable for planning, implementing, evaluating, and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients, including direct patient care, patient and family education, and transitions of care. The role may require providing direct clinical care.

Leadership activities include staff development, teaching, precepting, committee work, quality improvement, and participation in evidence-based practice and research. The role is based on the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice and is eligible for TN sponsorship. Successful sponsorship requires state licensure and completion of VisaScreen or an equivalent certification.

Requirements

• Graduate of an associate degree or diploma nursing program.
• At least one year of RN experience in an applicable care setting.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team, making decisions and directing work and patient flow.
• Demonstrated leadership, effective communication, and excellent critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations in the work setting.
• Current RN licensure in accordance with applicable state requirements.
• Current Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or US Military Training Network, when required by the work area.
• Additional state licensure and/or specialty training as required by the work area and recognized on the DON-approved credentials list.
• Entry-level associate-degree RNs with a start date on or after April 1, 2020 must provide documented evidence of completing a baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited program within five years from the last day of the month of their RN start date.
• Entry-level associate-degree RNs with a start date before April 1, 2020 must provide documented evidence of completing a baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited program as stipulated by the degree requirement program in place at time of hire.
• Ability to work flexible hours, potentially including days, evenings, nights, holidays, weekends, and on-call.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with electronic medical record systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency in the work-unit specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with management staff in daily planning and coordination of the assigned work unit.
• Delegate patient care according to staff skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and resource availability.
• Coordinate nursing care, including direct patient care, patient and family education, and transitions of care.
• Plan, implement, evaluate, and communicate all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.
• Support professional nursing practice across settings and the continuum of care.
• Contribute to staff development, teaching, precepting, committee work, quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research.
• Provide direct clinical care when required.
• Make decisions and direct work and patient flow to support work-unit efficiency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree