Charge Nurse

Baptist Healthcare System•Lexington, KY

28d

About The Position

Charge Nurse, NICU Unit Description 5A NICU is a 32-bed private room NICU caring for High-Risk neonates from 28 weeks to full-term. Job Description: Under the direction of Unit Director, Clinical House Supervisor, +/or Designee, provides supervision of workflow and staff for a designated shift in overseeing the efficient functioning of the department. Assures the provision of patient care, by addressing performance, risk management, patient, family and physician issues/concerns as appropriate. Role models caring behaviors in relationships with others. The Charge Nurse is an exemplar for compassion, acceptance, respect and empathy honoring nursing as a distinct discipline and supporting an environment focused on healing and wellness. As a clinical nurse, the charge nurse spends majority of his/her time (> 50%) coordinating, ensuring and providing direct patient care activities on the unit through: provision of nursing rounds, assessments and treatments; facilitating admission, transfer and discharge activities; provision of patient and family-centered education; care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable, etc.

Requirements

Active Kentucky RN license
BLS, ACLS and/or other designated unit specific certification training/requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or currently actively pursuing a BSN degree. (BSN degree must be completed within 5 years of starting program)
Minimum of one year of Registered Nurse experience.

Responsibilities

supervision of workflow and staff
overseeing the efficient functioning of the department
assuring the provision of patient care
addressing performance, risk management, patient, family and physician issues/concerns
provision of nursing rounds, assessments and treatments
facilitating admission, transfer and discharge activities
provision of patient and family-centered education
care coordination and individualized treatment planning