PICU Team Lead

Department: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Designation: PICU Team Lead
Location: Rio Hospital for Women & Children
Reporting To: Nursing Superintendent / Nursing Manager / PICU In-charge

Job Purpose

To lead and supervise the PICU nursing team, ensuring safe, efficient and high-quality care for critically ill paediatric patients. The PICU Team Lead will coordinate clinical activities, support the nursing team, ensure compliance with hospital protocols and maintain high standards of patient safety and family-centred care.

Key Responsibilities1. Clinical & Patient Care
- Supervise and coordinate day-to-day nursing activities in the PICU.
- Ensure secure and evidence-based nursing care for critically ill paediatric patients.
- Monitor patients, identify clinical deterioration and ensure timely escalation to the treating team.
- Ensure proper implementation of physician orders, medication administration and treatment protocols.
- Monitor ventilated patients, invasive lines, drains, monitoring systems and other critical-care equipment.




- Ensure accurate documentation of vital signs, medication, procedures, nursing notes and patient progress.
- Support emergency management, resuscitation and code situations.

2. Team Leadership & Supervision
- Lead, guide and allocate duties to PICU nurses based on patient acuity and workload.
- Conduct shift handovers and ensure effective communication between teams.
- Monitor staff attendance, punctuality, grooming and professional conduct.
- Identify training needs and provide on-the-job coaching to nursing staff.
- Support new staff during induction and competency assessment.
- Promote teamwork, accountability and professional behaviour within the PICU.

3. Quality & Patient Safety
- Ensure compliance with hospital policies, nursing protocols and PICU clinical guidelines.
- Maintain strict infection prevention and control practices.
- Ensure medication safety, correct patient identification and prevention of cli

📌 PICU - Team lead - Staff Nurse (Thanjavur)
🏢 Rio Hospital for Women and Children
📍 Thanjavur