General Pediatrics I - Team Leader Nursing-Full time/ Rotating shifts (Days/nights)

ABOUT US:

We are expanding care for kids in North Texas! Come and join all that the Children’s Health System of Texas offers and make our next success story your own. We have new career opportunities in our Northern market as exciting as our hospital expansion. Located just 36 minutes north of Dallas, TX, Children’s Medical Center Plano is a world-class pediatric hospital. To ensure we continue offering the same outstanding, convenient care, we are increasing from a Level IV to Level III trauma designation and adding a new eight-story tower home to 212 patient beds.

At Children’s Health, we value the role each team member plays in helping us deliver on our mission of making life better for children. We take pride in providing rich and rewarding career opportunities that enable team members to reach their highest potential.

Since 2009, we have held the ANCC Magnet® designation for nursing excellence. We are nationally ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report, serve as the primary pediatric teaching facility forUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and are recognized for quality care in every specialty.

For ten consecutive years, Children’s Health has been recognized as one of the150 top places to work in health careby Becker’s Hospital Review. This esteemed list features healthcare systems which offer professional development, growth, excellent benefits and promotion of diversity above and beyond other organizations.

ABOUT THE JOB:

Summary:
The Team Leader, Nursing is responsible for providing leadership to the front line staff in collaboration with the Clinical Manager or Practice Administrator. Serves as a conduit between the front-line nursing employees and managers for the purpose of facilitating communication, overseeing orientation of new team members in collaboration with the Clinical Educators, and evaluating clinical practice with a particular focus on quality and performance improvement. Responsible for the results and development of assigned team members. Plans and executes day-to-day operational needs by setting priorities, planning for and addressing staffing needs, and coordinating work across other teams as needed. Provides guidance, coaching, and feedback to team members and provides significant input to employment decisions, addresses performance issues and administers performance reviews. Monitors key metrics and analyzes information to solve on-going problems to improve team performance. Serves in various clinical nursing roles (i.e., direct care nurse, charge nurse, etc.). 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.

WORK EXPERIENCE

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  At least 3 years clinical experience Req
• Leadership experience Pref

• Four-year Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Req

• Supervisor of a team; spends at least 50% of the time providing people leadership to a team
• Typical span of control: Administrative 12-15, Clinical 12-15, Support Services 15-17; e.g. Admin: Fin, IT, Legal, HR, Public Affairs; Support Services: EVS, Security, Engineering, Food Services;
• Plans and executes day to day operational needs
• Provides guidance, coaching, and feedback
• Provides input to employment decisions, and participates in performance reviews
• Works within established precedents and practices; receives guidance and oversight from a higher-level manager
• Monitors key day to day operational metrics
• Provides technical guidance to others on a frequent basis and rounds with employees in the team
• Demonstrates an understanding of Children's resource availability

LICENSES and CERTIFICATIONS:

BENEFITS:

Children’s Health offers opportunities for learning and career development; competitive pay; and a comprehensive benefits program. We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our team members have a voice in their work through surveys, pulses and town halls. And we honor and celebrate our staff with year-round employee appreciation events.

We invite you to learn more about Children’s Health.