RN L & D Team Leader
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Job overview
Community Health Systems is hiring a RN L & D Team Leader. The RN Lead provides clinical leadership, guidance, and oversight to nursing staff, ensuring high-quality patient care. This role promotes a positive work environment, facilitates communication, and supports staff development and adherence to clinical standards. The RN Lead collaborates with nursing leadership to implement best practices, foster staff engagement, and drive process improvements aligned with organizational goals.
Key focus areas include Lead and mentor nursing staff, promoting a work environment conducive to high morale, effective teamwork, and professional growth., Conduct regular staff meetings to facilitate communication, share updates, and address nursing practice or patient care concerns., and Serve as a clinical role model, demonstrating best practices in patient care, documentation, and communication..
Successful candidates bring 2-4 Years Acute Care Nursing, RN Licensure, and BCLS Certification. Important skills include Clinical Leadership, Guidance, Oversight, Promoting Positive Work Environment, Facilitating Communication, and Staff Development.
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Job Summary
The RN Lead provides clinical leadership, guidance, and oversight to nursing staff within the department, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care. This role promotes a positive work environment, facilitates communication, and supports staff development and adherence to clinical standards. The RN Lead collaborates with nursing leadership to implement best practices, foster staff engagement, and drive process improvements aligned with organizational goals.
Essential Functions
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Leads and mentors nursing staff, promoting a work environment conducive to high morale, effective teamwork, and professional growth.
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Conducts regular staff meetings to facilitate communication, share updates, and address nursing practice or patient care concerns.
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Serves as a clinical role model, demonstrating best practices in patient care, documentation, and communication.
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Ensures compliance with clinical policies and procedures, including health record documentation, patient assessments, and safety protocols.
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Supports new staff onboarding, managing the orientation, induction, and development of new nurses to ensure effective integration into the team.
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Oversees patient care delivery, utilizing the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation to ensure evidence-based practice.
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Coordinates patient care activities, delegating tasks appropriately and ensuring continuity of care across shifts.
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Monitors patient outcomes and performance data, participating in quality improvement initiatives and implementing process changes as needed.
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Ensures safe administration of medications and treatments, following established protocols and responding promptly to adverse reactions or patient needs.
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Promotes effective communication among peers, physicians, staff, and leadership, ensuring timely and accurate information exchange.
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Assists with staff scheduling, performance evaluations, and professional development, providing feedback and support for nursing staff.
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Performs other duties as assigned.
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Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
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Complies with all policies and standards.
Qualifications
- 2-4 years of experience in acute care nursing required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
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Strong clinical skills and understanding of nursing protocols, safety guidelines, and evidence-based practices.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, mentor, and motivate a team.
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Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities.
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Proficiency in electronic medical record (EMR) systems and other healthcare technology.
Licenses and Certifications
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RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure required
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BCLS - Basic Life Support required
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ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support dependent on unit required
Equal Employment Opportunity
This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.
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