Charge Nurse: Labor & Delivery

Hoag • Newport Beach, CA

2d

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

• Charge Nurses at Magnet designated facilities only require a BSN. MSN preferred.
• Mother/Baby: Experience in the specialty is required.
• LDR: Experience in the specialty is required.
• National Certification in specialty area preferred and minimum of one year experience and satisfactory completion of OB competencies.
• LDRP: Experience required. National Certification in specialty area preferred and minimum of one year experience and satisfactory completion of OB competencies.
• NICU: Two years NICU experience required. National Certification in specialty area preferred
• 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
• Perinatology: AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring upon hire and must be renewed every 3 calendar years; Ultrasound certification required within two years from hire
• MBU: NRP, IBCLC and/or MNM RNC preferred
• NICU/ SCN: NRP Certification required. NICU didactic course and STABLE preferred

Nice To Haves

• MSN preferred.
• National Certification in specialty area preferred
• 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
• Plans and coordinates patient care
• Manages schedules and patient assignments
• Delivers employee performance evaluations
• Provides direct patient care
• Maintains Standards of Nursing Care
• Makes recommendations on hiring, budgets, and trainings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees