Nursing Team Leader - BMU

Overview

Collaborates with the Emergency Department Staff, Medical Staff, and Clinical Assessment Team to provide direct care for Emergency Department psychiatric patients and admitted medically ill patients with behavioral health needs to include facilitating social and emotional needs, collaborating with Emergency Department staff, medical staff and physicians on medication schedules and evaluating patient progress. Collaborates with ED Physicians and Psychiatrist to ensure safe admission or discharge plan of care.

Responsible for maintaining a safe environment through the use of assessment tools, monitoring devices and restraining techniques where deemed necessary. This position delegates to other team members to include LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, OTs and/or US.

The Team Leader functions as the unit-based clinical supervisor with responsibility for staff direction, patient flow, patient safety, resource utilization, shift assignments and overall quality of care delivered. The Team Leader, under the supervision of the unit manager, provides and coordinates in-services, continuing education programs, and mentoring of the clinical staff, especially recent hires. Actively coordinates and participates in PI activities;

collects data to assess employee performance and participates in staff evaluation process. The Team Leader must be available to work weekend and holiday shifts based on unit needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Coordinates unit activities and provides leadership for unit staffing and patient assignments and responds to and provides leadership during crisis and emergency situations.
• Responsible for supervision and evaluation of nursing care furnished to each patient in their assigned clinical department.
• At a minimum, evaluate the care for each LPN assigned patient upon admission and when appropriate, on an ongoing basis in accordance with accepted standards of nursing practice and hospital policy.
• Promotes efficient patient flow including timely discharges and admissions.
• Encourages a safe environment by promoting adherence to established protocols, policies and procedures.
• Serves as clinical resource and subject matter expert for staff.
• Provides just in time feedback with appropriate accountability as needed.
• Implements evidence - based practices.
• Rounds on patients, physicians, and employees.
• Leads unit based daily huddle and represents unit at house wide daily huddle.
• Maintains records related to orientation in-service and unit competency assessments.
• Adheres to productivity, revenue and expense goals.
• Displays sound judgment and critical thinking skills in areas of decision-making and problem-solving.
• Maintains effective interdepartmental relationships by working with other unit leaders and departments to define and work toward common goals.
• Ensures compliance with various quality standards and regulatory agency requirements.
• May take management call as directed.
• Facilitates bidirectional communication to ensure timely exchange of information to all stakeholders.
• Treats all people (customers and employees) fairly and with respect.
• Creates an environment that supports employee recruitment and retention.

*** Relief Team Leaders do not hold the following key responsibilities/essential functions: #5, #9, #13, & #14

DCH Standards:

• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
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