RN Charge Nurse, MedSurg, FT Days - Surgery Trauma
Company: SonicJobs
Location: Avondale Estates
Posted on: October 20, 2024
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Job Description:
Facility: Kennestone Hospital Job Summary: The RN Clinical
Charge Nurse is responsible for directing and overseeing the daily
activities of the unit on an assigned shift to assure successful
safe delivery of care. The Charge Nurse is a caregiver and often
takes modified patient care assignment. They practice in a clinical
environment that is administered by Nurse Managers and other
leaders and is supported through the WellStar Shared Governance
Model. The framework for practice is steered by the WellStar
Professional Nursing Practice Model and evidence based practice and
research. RN competencies are derived from these models and
supported by the WellStar Core Competencies. The RN Clinical Charge
Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of
licensed and unlicensed care givers who ensure that patients,
families and significant others receive individualized high
quality, safe patient care. Expectations of practice include:
accountability; responsibility and authority for the practice of
nursing; effective teamwork; delegation; communication; respect;
personal development; and development of team members. The role
contributes to the establishment and maintenance of practices that
ensure excellence in patient care, provides for the efficient use
of resources, and undertakes leadership task such as staff
schedules, unit patient flow, subject matter expertise for clinical
concerns, physician rounding, committee involvement, survey
readiness, and other task as assigned by the manager, which are
basic to the department's ability to function in a smooth and
effective manner. The RN Clinical Charge Nurse is a resource to
other areas opportunity to learn about operational functionality
and hospital/facility awareness. He/she is assists in the growth
and development of team members in the unit to help build
department skills sets and to inspire expertise. This leader brings
with him or her ability to build rapport between nurses and
physicians to continue service to the patients and is a role model
to others. It is expected that all RN Clinical Charge Nurses are
licensed, knowledgeable and uphold the practice of nursing as
outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and
implements the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put
forth by the American Nurses Association. As a member of the
patient services team, it is expected the individual upholds the
voice of the patient, system policies and procedures while
supporting service excellence goals. She/he possesses (advanced)
clinical expertise and utilizes this expertise to support and
promote the delivery of safe, age appropriate and culturally aware
patient care and serves as a partner in care. Core Responsibilities
and Essential Functions: Exemplary Practice and Outcomes - Rounds
on every patient daily to evaluate quality and appropriateness of
patient care including corrective action when needed utilizing peer
coaching and accountability. - Performs or provides oversight for
the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of
outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the
performance of clinical care using evidence base practice;
analytical/critical thinking insuring that care is individualized;
coordinating care through effective partnerships; caring is central
to achieve optimal patient care outcomes. - Provides or provides
oversight for relationship based care delivery patient-centered
care by partnering with the patient and significant others (as
appropriate) using comprehensive hand-off communication processes;
interdisciplinary evaluation and communication (i.e., unit rounds,
case reviews, peer review, etc.); just in time and planned patient
teaching; keeping the patient informed using appropriate
communication tools and making the patients goals the focus of the
plan of care. - Practices using current clinical practice standards
with a focus on safety and quality . - Within the Emergency
Department Setting: Charge Nurse rounds on patients in a modified
method in conjunction with nurses to focus on patient safety
concerns and patient care. Teamwork and Collaboration -
Communicates with nurse manager and/or assistant nurse manager any
needs or concerns pertaining to care delivery or employee
performance. - Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe
quality patient care which includes promotion of interdisciplinary
communication and regular interdisciplinary planning/rounds;
completion of timely documentation and promotion of a respectful,
inclusive clinical environment (Interdisciplinary rounds do not
apply in the Emergency Services setting). - Demonstrates teamwork
and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally
responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all
healthcare team members. - Participates and supports performance
improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research and research
utilization to promote safe, quality patient care including
initiating and/or leading such activities as well as, promoting an
inter/intra-disciplinary processes and actively
supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the
system. Professional Development - Ensures patient/family/staff
confidentiality and corporate compliance for self (and
accountability for team members) requirements including completing
all required mandatory education and proficiencies. - Serves as a
preceptor (or mentor) for other professional nurses (and staff or
students for all disciplines) to ensure that there is a current and
future qualified workforce; modeling the professional practice of
nursing and creating a healthy work environment. Evidence Based
Practice and Research - Promotes Evidence based practice, nursing
research and performance improvement in nursing. Participates in
activities such as value analysis as part of the decision making
process in evaluating patient care products. - Upholds all health
care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical
competencies put forth by this job description and
professional.association including legal, regulatory and
accreditation requirements and standards ensuring by way of
example, such goals as TJC Patient Safety Goals and WellStar Health
Systems safety absolutes. - Participates in data collection, poses
relevant clinical questions to advance evidence based practice.
Consults appropriate experts and uses appropriate resources, data,
and evidence to address practice questions. Resources and Support -
Monitors equipment inventory, location and utilization to ensure
staff have tools and equipment needed to perform their job. -
Participates in planning and requesting resources for providing
high quality care and assists in acquiring appropriate staffing
during unexpected staffing shortages or surges in census. -
Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care
continuum in the course of giving direct patient care. Participates
in the development of protocols and procedures when called upon or
through self-initiation in collaboration with care managers and
other members of the health care team to achieve best practice
outcomes (i.e., decrease in re-admission rates; avoidable days;
adverse events; etc). Tactical Responsibilities - Make Patient
Assignments. - Consideration for new grads, float and type of
patient. - Daily Discharge/Length of Stay Review. - Round with
Physicians/Surgeons. - Assign Surgery Beds In Conjunction with
Surgery Schedule. - Consult with Supervisor Nursing Administration
(House Supervisor) on Bed Flow and Availability. - Emergency
Services: Assignments for sections, manage waiting room, multiple
areas open at different times. Required Minimum Education: Graduate
of an accredited/approved school of nursing as and Associate
Degree/Diploma Nurse Required or Baccalaureate degree in nursing
(BSN) from an accredited school of nursing Preferred Required
Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): All certifications are
required upon hire unless otherwise stated. Basic Life Support or
BLS - Instructor Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN - Multi-state
Compact Additional License(s) and Certification(s): Required
Minimum Experience: Minimum 1 year nursing experience Required or
Minimum 2 years Preferred and Experience as relief charge with
clinical expertise Preferred Required Minimum Skills: s-p-m1 By
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