Lead Registered Nurse-Primary care

Nemours in; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours is seeking a Lead Registered Nurse for our Pediatric Ambulatory services in Newark, Delaware. This role provides clinical oversight, mentorship, and resource support to the ambulatory clinical staff, ensuring safety and high-quality care.

The Lead RN will collaborate with the Nurse Manager and Physician in Charge to optimize day-to-day operations and staff performance, including interviewing and onboarding new personnel and ensuring competency across the team.

Qualifications

• BSN required; must be eligible for Delaware nursing license.
• Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) or national certification recognized by ANCC preferred.
• 1–3 years of job-related experience required.

Responsibilities

• Performs lead RN duties in ambulatory pediatric primary care.
• Acts as a resource and mentor for clinical staff.
• Oversees clinical performance and ensures safety and quality of care.
• Leads orientation and onboarding of new clinical staff to meet 90-day goals.
• Coaches and provides feedback to staff; monitors adherence to Nemours standards.
• Coordinates medication and vaccine processes per regulations.
• Participates in lead nurse meetings and information sharing.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mentoring

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Flow facilitation

Education

BSN

DE nursing license

CPN certification (preferred)

Tools

EMR proficiency

Job description

Lead Registered Nurse-Primary care (Finance)

Nemours is seeking a Lead RN for our Primary care Newark, Delaware.

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

• BSN Required
• Must have or be eligible for DE nursing license
• Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) or appropriate national certification recognized by the ANCC preferred.
• 1-3 years of job related experience required.

Pediatric Office Nurse experience required

• Phone Triage experience preferred
• BLS Certification with the American Heart Association

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 .