Charge Nurse

SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL • Scott City, KS

9d

About The Position

To provide quality nursing care, with a positive professional attitude, to patients according to established policy and procedures. This role is vital in ensuring unit functions effectively and patients receive the best possible care during their hospital stay or treatment.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse with 2 year's experience in acute care setting.
• Proactively maintain current knowledge of facility policies and procedures, complete skills training, and maintain professional certifications.
• Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously while ensuring patient safety and care quality.
• High energy level.
• Honest
• Exhibits leadership skills to positively influence patients and peers.
• Exhibits values that reflect an understanding of the type of care needed by and given to patients.
• Professional values include characteristics such as compassion and caring, advocacy, respect for human dignity, safety, integrity, and accountability.
• Superior interpersonal abilities. Ability to get along with diverse personalities, tactful, mature, flexible.
• Excellent reasoning abilities. Discretion and good judgment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Resourceful and well organized.
• Participative management style-advocate of team concept.
• Ability to establish credibility and be decisive - but able to recognize and support the organization’s preferences and priorities.
• Results and people oriented, having sound judgment-ability to balance other considerations.
• Service oriented, but assertive/persuasive.
• Professional appearance and manner.
• Knowledge of nursing processes, equipment, EMR, and organizational chain of command.
• Understanding of the approved staffing requirements and critical thinking skills to assess if staffing needs adjusted due to higher acuity patients or low census.

Responsibilities

• Assign tasks and ensure that all team members are providing appropriate patient care.
• Act as liaison between staff and management, facilitating communication and addressing any issues that arise during the shift.
• Responsible for coordinating patient care, monitoring patient conditions, and ensuring that treatment plans are followed.
• Assist with direct patient care, especially during busy periods.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the unit, including patient admissions and discharge, inventory management, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Work with physicians, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement individual care plans for patients.
• Responsible for leading the nursing department during the shift with respectful and helpful behavior towards nursing personnel.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed