Team Leader Nursing - Critical Care Float

Job Title & Specialty Area: Team Leader Nursing

Department: Variable staffing (Critical Care float pool)

Location: Plano

Shift: nights

Job Type: Onsite

Why Children's Health?

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary:

The Team Leader, Nursing is responsible for providing leadership to the front-line staff in the critical care float pool, in collaboration with the Clinical Manager. The Team Leader, Nursing will spend 60% of their time in clinical shifts and 40% of their time in administrative/leadership, recognizing that at least 10% of their time in the clinical shifts is still spent coaching, mentoring, and developing staff.

Responsibilities:

• Perform all aspects of the Clinical Nurse job description when providing direct patient care during scheduled bed side care shifts

• • Provides performance feedback to staff, including the documentation and counseling of performance issues
• • Maintains positive staff relations through Evidence Based Leadership and Just Culture
• • Provides appropriate recognition to staff members
• • Balances staff schedules to ensure adequate coverage and skill mix on every shift
• • Develops and maintains positive physician relations
• • Ensures clean sweeps/unit-based audits are conducted
• • Ensures readiness for disease specific certification audits (where applicable)
• • Monitors the expiration of staff licenses & certifications
• • Assumes the Charge Nurse role (frequency varies by department)
• • Takes on patient load shift (frequency varies by department)
• • Conduct family rounding (as it is rolled out to specific unit)
• • Attend leadership meetings

• You may be required to float occasionally to other Children's Health locations including Dallas, Plano and THD Clinics.

How You'll Be Successful:

Education: BSN Required

Credentials: BLS, PALS, TX RN License

Experience: minimum three years' nursing experience required; leadership experience preferred.

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children's Health a place where everyone can contribute.

Holistic Benefits - How We'll Care for You:

• Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.

• 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure

• Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)

• Caregiver Leave

• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement