Lead Registered Nurse (RN) - ED - Emergency Department - $23+ per hour New

Children's Health (Dallas) is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) ED - Emergency Department Lead for a nursing job in Plano, Texas.

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

Job Title & Specialty Area: Team Leader Nursing Critical Care

Department: Emergency Department

Location: Plano

Shift: Night shift/fulltime

Job Type: On-Site

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 collaboration with the Clinical Manager of the Emergency Department. 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.

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

Qualifications

Education: BSN required

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

Licenses/Certs: TX RN License & BLS (American Heart Association) required upon hire. Other certifications required after starting.

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 

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity. 

Children's Health (Dallas) Job ID #2​2​7​5​8. Posted job title: Lead Nursing Emergency Department

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children for 110 years, and generation to come. 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.

• Wellness and fitness programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Holiday Pay
• Pet insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• License and certification reimbursement
• Life insurance