**RN Nurse Team Lead | Outpatient Surgery Center (Lanham, MD)

The Registered Nurse, Team Lead, is responsible for daily operations (staffing and assignments) and directing the activities of the Outpatient Surgery Center. Provides 24 hour accountability for planning, managing and evaluating department functions. Guides, supervises and elevates the quality of practice for utilization review within Children's National. Key areas of focus include use of nationally recognized criteria sets, status changes and concurrent denial management.

All nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice, national and specialty nursing standards, CNMC Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice. CNMC supports the development of RN relationships within the community; specifically those relationships associated with the health and well-being of the community at large.