Charge - Registered Nurse - Neuro- MedSurg - Full-Time Night Shift
Company: SonicJobs
Location: Apex
Posted on: October 29, 2024
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Job Description:
Facility: North Fulton Hospital Job Summary: Wellstar North
Fulton Hospital has an opportunity for a Charge Registered Nurse in
Neuro-MedSurg. Full-Time Night Shift 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 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
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