Charge Nurse - Baptist PCU - Days

Baptist Health Care•Pensacola, FL

About The Position

The Charge Nurse is an experienced registered nurse who oversees nursing care for critical patients and coordinates patient care throughout the critical care services division. The position serves as a clinician, mentor, and educator, and directs daily unit activities and the flow of patient care. The nurse provides patient care and education based on patients’ illnesses, symptoms, and treatment plans, and manages individualized, goal-directed nursing care using the nursing process and principles of primary nursing in accordance with department and hospital policies and procedures. The Charge Nurse may assume overall responsibility for unit function when the clinical manager is absent, perform leadership duties delegated by the nurse manager, and collaborate with the manager on human resources functions. The role supports professional governance and may require remaining on campus immediately before, during, and after severe weather or disasters.

Requirements

Registered Nurse license.
BLS for Healthcare Providers (BLS).
ACLS Provider (ACLS).
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIH) qualification.
Non-violent crisis intervention (CPI) qualification.
Maintain the educational and certification requirements defined by the stroke program.

Responsibilities

Assess and diagnose patient and family needs to provide quality care.
Develop, discuss, and communicate an individualized plan of care in collaboration with the patient and significant other.
Implement the medical plan of care, nursing interventions, and procedures using appropriate skills and judgment.
Reassess identified problems, care provided, and patient responses to meet patient and family needs and maintain quality of care.
Maintain accurate, current documentation of nursing care for integration by the healthcare team.
Manage daily personnel assignments, monitor patient care, and oversee unit activities in accordance with established standards.
Fulfill responsibilities required by the critical care unit and division scope of service, including addressing the needs of clients of different ages.
Maintain current knowledge, certifications, and licensure, and pursue professional growth and development.
Meet and maintain educational and certification requirements defined by the stroke program.
Perform leadership duties delegated by the nurse manager.
Support Professional Governance through engagement with the Unit Based Council and other nursing councils.
Assume responsibility for overall unit function in the clinical manager’s absence.
Collaborate with the manager on human resources functions, including providing performance-review feedback.
Perform other duties as assigned to support department and organizational operations.
Remain on campus immediately before, during, and after severe weather and/or disasters when required.