Charge Nurse - ICU, Days

Piedmont Healthcare•Stockbridge, GA

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 when census demands, communicates patient care, departmental issues, and staff concerns to appropriate leaders, and serves as a resource for staff guidance and assistance. The position follows Piedmont nursing practice expectations, including collecting and analyzing patient and situation data, identifying outcomes, planning and coordinating care, implementing care plans, promoting health and safety, and evaluating progress. It also requires ethical, inclusive, effective, collaborative, evidence-informed, and resource-conscious practice, as well as contributing to quality nursing practice and evaluating nursing performance.

Requirements

Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing.
At least 1 year of nursing experience in a hospital setting.
Registered Nurse licensure for Georgia and/or NLC/eNCL multistate licensure.
Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification.
Applicable specialty certifications as specified for the care area; requirements include ACLS, PALS, chemotherapy/biotherapy certification, NRP, AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, PEARS, TNCC, and/or ENPC, depending on specialty and facility.
For Critical Care, ACLS certification is required; nurse residents or nurses new to the specialty must complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date.
For Cardiac Tele, ACLS certification is required; nurse residents or nurses new to the specialty must complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date.
For Emergency Department, ACLS and PALS are required; experienced ED nurses must obtain PALS within 30 days. TNCC and ENPC are required at specified hospitals, with new-to-specialty nurses or nurse residents completing them within 1 year of start date.
For Infusion/Oncology, chemotherapy/biotherapy certification is required before independent chemotherapy administration.
For Surgical Services, ACLS is required, and PALS is required if the unit provides care to pediatric patients; applicable certifications are due within 6 months for nurse residents or nurses new to the specialty.
For Women’s Services, NRP is required by the end of the orientation period; Labor and Delivery also requires ACLS and AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring within 12 months of start date.
For pediatric care at Piedmont Columbus Hospital, PALS is required; at Piedmont Athens Hospital, PEARS is required.
Complete the applicable nursing practice expectations within 180 days where specified.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Coordinate 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, departmental issues, and staff concerns to appropriate leaders.
Serve as a resource for guidance and assistance to staff.
Collect and analyze relevant patient and situation information to identify diagnoses, problems, and issues.
Identify expected outcomes and develop and implement individualized plans of care.
Coordinate care delivery and promote health and a safe environment.
Evaluate progress toward care goals and outcomes.
Practice ethically and in accordance with diversity and inclusion principles.
Communicate effectively and collaborate with healthcare consumers and other stakeholders.
Lead within the professional practice setting and profession.
Maintain current nursing knowledge and competence; integrate evidence and research into practice.
Contribute to quality nursing practice and evaluate one’s own and others’ nursing practice.
Use appropriate resources to provide safe, effective, fiscally responsible, evidence-based nursing services.
Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
For pediatric care, identify and report high-risk situations, including abuse or neglect, failure to thrive, and potential abduction, and provide appropriate protective measures.