Charge Nurse (RN), Surgical Med Surg, Part Time, Nights

UC Health•West Chester Township, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Surgical Med Surg Charge Nurse will support West Chester Hospital’s Surgical Med Surg unit at our Level III Trauma Center, delivering high-quality care to patients based on assessed needs, established standards of care and according to policy and procedures. The Charge Nurse reports to the Clinical Nurse Manager in all matters of patient care and unit operations. The Charge Nurse is the person who reaches out for the appropriate resources to respond to care needs in the unit, situation to situation, and patient to patient. The Charge Nurse is responsible for assigning nursing care activities at the beginning of the shift and during the shift. The Charge Nurse uses knowledge derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social and nursing sciences to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care. The care is culturally based and age-specific.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN)
Experience in Surgical Med Surg unit
Knowledge of patient care assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
Understanding of biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences

Nice To Haves

Experience in a Level III Trauma Center
Experience with orthopedics, bariatric, general, trauma, GI, and GU surgeries

Responsibilities

Support West Chester Hospital’s Surgical Med Surg unit at our Level III Trauma Center, delivering high-quality care to patients based on assessed needs, established standards of care and according to policy and procedures.
Reach out for the appropriate resources to respond to care needs in the unit, situation to situation, and patient to patient.
Assign nursing care activities at the beginning of the shift and during the shift.
Use knowledge derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social and nursing sciences to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
Provide culturally based and age-specific care.