Charge Nurse: Irvine GI Lab
About The Position
The Hoag Digestive Health Institute is an advanced, multidisciplinary center dedicated to diagnosing, treating, and managing complex digestive health conditions. It brings together gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons, advanced practice providers, dietitians, nurse navigators, and specialized support services to provide comprehensive, coordinated care. The Institute uses advanced technology and innovative treatment approaches within a patient-centered model to improve outcomes and the patient experience. The Charge Nurse provides clinical supervision of patient care for all patients in the department and supervises the job performance of employees on an assigned shift in a Perioperative unit. The role plans, coordinates, and provides for optimum patient care, including managing schedules and patient assignments, conducting annual evaluations and counseling conversations, and providing direct patient care when relieving nurses. The Charge Nurse maintains nursing care standards, follows the Nurse Practice Act, and ensures use of the nursing process based on research and evidence-based outcomes. The role also makes recommendations on hiring, department budgets, and training, and serves as a department leader.
Requirements
- Current, active Registered Nurse license in the State of California, in good standing.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association upon hire.
- Successful completion of an ECG course or equivalency, required only for units with telemetry monitoring.
- For Charge Nurses at Magnet-designated facilities, a BSN is required.
Nice To Haves
- MSN preferred.
- Specialty certification for the Pre Post Unit.
- ASPAN certification for Recovery Room/PACU.
Responsibilities
- Clinically supervise patient care for all patients in the department.
- Supervise employee job performance on an assigned shift in a Perioperative unit.
- Plan, coordinate, and provide for optimum patient care on the unit.
- Manage schedules and patient assignments.
- Deliver annual evaluations and conduct counseling conversations.
- Provide direct patient care when relieving nurses.
- Maintain the Standards of Nursing Care and provide care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
- Assure utilization of the nursing process based on research and evidence-based outcomes.
- Make recommendations on hiring, department budgets, and trainings.
- Serve as a leader in the department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
