Charge Nurse: Birthing Suites - LDRP

Hoag • Irvine, CA

30d • Onsite

About The Position

The Charge Nurse is responsible for clinical supervision of patient care for all patients in the department and job performance supervision of all employees on an assigned shift on a Maternal Child Health unit. Plans, coordinates and provides for optimum patient care on the unit. This includes managing schedules and patient assignments, delivering annual employee performance evaluations and counseling conversations, and providing direct patient care when relieving nurses. Maintains the Standards of Nursing Care and provides care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act. Assures utilization of the nursing process based on research and evidence-based outcomes. The Charge Nurse makes recommendations on hiring, department budgets, trainings, and serves as a leader in the department.

Requirements

• Experience in the specialty is required.
• Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing.
• All Charge Nurses are required to have current BLS certification prior to clinical rotation.
• LDRP/ LDR: NRP; ACLS; AWHONN/Relias Advanced Fetal Monitoring upon hire and must be renewed every 3 calendar years

Nice To Haves

• MSN preferred.
• National Certification in specialty area preferred and minimum of one year experience and satisfactory completion of OB competencies.
• MBU-Mother/Baby: NRP or IBCLC or MNM RNC
• NICU: NICU didactic course and STABLE
• PERINATOLOGY: Ultrasound certification

Responsibilities

• Clinical supervision of patient care
• Job performance supervision of employees
• Planning and coordinating patient care
• Managing schedules and patient assignments
• Delivering employee performance evaluations
• Providing direct patient care
• Maintaining Standards of Nursing Care
• Ensuring utilization of the nursing process
• Making recommendations on hiring, budgets, and trainings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level