Charge Nurse - Observation Unit

TriHealth•Montgomery, OH

About The Position

This position is delegated the responsibility and accountability to coordinate the patient care delivered on a shift, through assigned nursing personnel, on a specific unit(s). The Charge Nurse functions in a non-management capacity and often has a patient assignment.

Requirements

Certification within specialty area within two years of assuming position.
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)
ACLS/PALS may be required but is dependent on unit or department
ECG interpretation competency and ACLS certification within 12 months of assuming role. Maintains ECG competency and ACLS certification while in role.
Registered Nurse
Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs at various stages of the life cycle
2-3 years Clinical in Nursing experience

Responsibilities

Assists in coordinating the delivery of patient care in collaboration with others.
Communicates with the unit staff, and acts as a resource concerning standards of care, policies, and procedures.
Identifies actual/potential problems.
Cooperates with instructors and students from various programs and creates assignments and work schedules to match patient needs and staff abilities.
Actively supports the work of unit and organizational committees.
Participates on teams to evaluate clinical practice or health services and implements ongoing quality changes in nursing practice.
Promotes the review of current literature/research and facilitates implementation of best practices.
Acts as a clinical resource for unit personnel.
Performs nursing technical skills in compliance with unit/TriHealth policies.
Performs specialty/unit-specific skills and competencies.
Interprets and executes physician orders accurately.
Directs unit activities in which safe, clinically competent care is given to patients.
Delegates care to other team members within the scope of nursing practice.
Shares clinical information with appropriate health care team members including physicians.
Maintains and improves current knowledge in area of practice through activities such as continuing education, formal education, professional organization membership, and/or certification.
Acts as a role model for efficient, effective, comprehensive patient care.
Assists in overall department operations.
Provides for the orientation of float, temporarily reassigned, or agency nurses to the routine of the unit and the designated shift.
Demonstrates critical thinking in the decision-making process.
Accepts accountability for actions taken.
Utilizes the chain of command appropriately.
Facilitates patient movement through the system toward desired outcomes.
Remains prepared to deal with rapidly changing workload, i.e., able to transfer and admit patients quickly.
Maintains open communications in a timely and appropriate manner to all customers.
Builds collegial relationships with physicians and other members of the health care team.
Encourages formal and informal continuing education.
Promotes clinical ladder as a form of peer review and clinical advancement.
Develops, guides, and coaches nursing staff daily to function within their job description.
Identifies and plans to meet learning needs of self and staff together with nurse manager and/or nurse educators.
Mentors staff in problem resolution.
Provides feedback to evaluate the performance of personnel.
Functions as a clinical resource and professional role model for staff.
Provides input for progressive discipline on a fair and consistent basis.