Lead Registered Nurse

Nemours; Lower Merion Township (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours is seeking a Lead Registered Nurse in Radnor, PA. The Ambulatory Lead RN provides clinical oversight to the pediatric, family-centered care team and supports the Nurse/Office Manager to ensure safe, high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities include interviewing and onboarding staff, coordinating orientations, monitoring competencies, and ensuring adherence to Nemours Standards of Behavior. The role emphasizes mentoring, coaching, and collaboration with physicians to sustain efficient

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing and valid RN license in PA.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• CPN certification preferred; relevant pediatric nursing experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical oversight to ambulatory staff.
• Participates in interviewing and hiring of clinical staff.
• Coordinates orientation to ensure 90-day performance goals.
• Monitors adherence to Nemours Standards of Behavior.
• Leads lead nurse meetings and coaches clinical personnel.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Staff mentoring

Nursing supervision

EMR oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree

RN license

CPN certification preferred

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Nemours is seeking a Lead Registered Nurse in Radnor, PA

The Lead Registered Nurse (RN) - Ambulatory is a clinically competent practitioner of pediatric, family-centered care. The Lead Registered Nurse serves as a resource to the clinical staff in the ambulatory setting. The Lead RN assists the Nurse Manager / Office Manager by providing clinical oversight and direction that ensures the safety and quality of the care provided to patients and families. The Lead RN is responsible for promoting and advancing the professional development of all clinical associates in the ambulatory setting through role modeling, mentoring, and providing feedback. In consultation with the Nurse Manger/Office Manager, the Lead RN monitors the ongoing clinical performance of clinical associates which includes registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, medical assistants and other unlicensed assistive personnel. Provides necessary coaching, and collaborates with the Nurse Manager/Office Manager and Physician in Charge to facilitate the day to day clinical operations of the office.

Essential Functions

• Performs the essential job functions of the Registered Nurse job description.
• Participates in the interviewing and hiring of clinical staff.
• Coordinates and monitors orientation of new clinical associates to ensure they meet 90 day performance goals.
• Provides oversight of clinical staff to ensure that appropriate policies and procedures are followed in the provision of patient care
• Monitors and ensures completion of annual competencies for clinical staff
• Serves as flow facilitator for clinical staff in the accurate and timely completion of patient care.
• Utilizes resources including but not limited to telephone call monitoring, immunization accuracy audits, and EMR chart reviews to provide quantitative and qualitative feedback to clinical staff.
• Collaborates with nurse/office manager to ensure professional behavior of clinical team members through monitoring of adherence to Nemours Standards of Behavior.
• Manages medication and vaccine processes to ensure compliance with pharmacy standards and applicable regulations.
• Participates in lead nurse meetings and shares pertinent information with clinical associates.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• BLS from the American Heart Association
• Valid professional registered nurse license in the state/states of practice.
• Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) or appropriate national certification recognized by the ANCC preferred.
• More than 1 year and up to 3 years

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida - along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org.