Charge Nurse, Cardiac Telemetry, FT, Nights

Piedmont Healthcare Inc. • Stockbridge, MA

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About The Position

The Charge Nurse coordinates the delivery of quality nursing care for patients from birth through the lifecycle and manages operational issues during the shift. The role provides clinical care as needed based on census, communicates patient care matters, departmental issues, and staff concerns to appropriate leaders, and serves as a resource for staff guidance and assistance.

The position follows nursing practice standards that include collecting and analyzing relevant patient information, identifying expected outcomes, planning and implementing care, coordinating delivery, promoting health and safety, and evaluating progress. It also involves ethical and inclusive practice, effective communication and collaboration, professional leadership, ongoing learning, use of evidence and research, quality improvement, evaluation of nursing practice, responsible use of resources, and environmentally safe practice.

Requirements

• Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing.
• At least 1 year of nursing experience in a hospital setting.
• Registered Nurse (RN) Georgia state licensure and/or NLC/eNCL multistate licensure.
• Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification.
• ACLS certification for Cardiac Telemetry.
• Complete applicable Cardiac Telemetry certifications within 180 days; nurse residents or nurses new to the specialty may complete ACLS within 6 months of start date.
• Meet the nursing practice standards and responsibilities listed in the addendum within 180 days.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 2 years of nursing experience in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the delivery of quality nursing care for patients from birth through the lifecycle.
• Address operational issues during the shift.
• Provide clinical care as needed when census demands.
• Communicate patient care matters, departmental issues, and staff concerns to appropriate leaders.
• Serve as a resource for staff guidance and assistance.
• Collect and analyze relevant healthcare consumer data to identify actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues.
• Identify expected outcomes and develop and implement individualized plans of care.
• Coordinate care delivery and employ strategies that promote health and a safe environment.
• Evaluate progress toward goals and outcomes.
• Practice ethically and in a manner congruent with diversity and inclusion principles.
• Communicate effectively and collaborate with healthcare consumers and other stakeholders.
• Lead within the professional practice setting and profession.
• Maintain knowledge and competence, integrate evidence and research findings, and contribute to quality nursing practice.
• Evaluate one's own and others' nursing practice and use appropriate resources to provide safe, effective, fiscally responsible nursing services.
• Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree