Team Leader Nurse

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• Job Title: Team Leader Nurse
• Department: Progressive Care Unit
• Full/Part Time: Full
• Req Number: UHS-30585

Functions as shift leaders. Directs and supervises patient and family centered care to ensure quality care, responsible personnel management, and effective utilization of resources. Demonstrates exemplary communication skills with patients, families, visitors, and other members of the healthcare team. Responsible for supporting the mission, vision, and values of the University Health System.

• Establishes and maintains positive interpersonal relationships and promotes effective teamwork with patients, families, coworkers and the community to meet customer service goals.

• Collaborates with nurse manager in directing and supervising patient and family centered care for a specific unit and facilitates care delivery for shift.

• Demonstrate exemplary communication skills with patients, families, visitors and other team members in healthcare team.

• Assists Nurse Manager in Budget and Scorecard.

• Assures operational compliance, Infection Prevention, and safety standards are maintained, and assist in PI programs if indicated.

• Responds appropriately to emergency situations or unplanned events.

• Direct supervision of clinical team members. Manage team member work schedule for efficiency.

• Maintain and foster a positive working relationship with referring offices.

• Manage patient schedule for efficiency.

• Collect and report unit specific data.

• Hold quarterly team meetings or more frequent if needed.

• Coordinate educational opportunities for team.

Position Qualification:

Bachelor's degree in nursing from college or university, 6 months to 1 year of experience preferred, RN license in the state of Tennessee, ACLS and BLS required.