Charge Nurse (Flint Hills) - Emergency Room - FT - Night

Stormont-Vail HealthCare • Junction City, KS

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Charge Nurse is responsible for daily shift operations of the Emergency Department at Flint Hills. The role promotes a strong team atmosphere through motivation, coaching, and conflict management, and prioritizes communication across the system and community to support multidisciplinary coordination of throughput and capacity management. Professional nursing care is guided by Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring and the theory of Shared Governance, which are aligned with the organization's mission, vision, and values.

The position combines shift leadership with direct patient care. The Charge Nurse organizes and delegates work, supports staffing and scheduling, and may act as leader for the Nurse Manager or Director as appropriate. The role includes patient assessment, care planning, medication administration, treatment, documentation, evaluation of outcomes, emergency response, patient and family education, and participation in quality improvement, clinical education, research, and departmental goals.

This is a full-time, on-site, patient-facing position working 36 hours per week on a 12-hour night shift. It has no remote-work capability, supervisory responsibility, or budget responsibility. The position is non-exempt.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is preferred.
• Two years of current experience in a related clinical field in an acute care facility is preferred.
• Registered Nurse license through KSBN is required; a multistate license with the ability to practice in Kansas is also accepted.
• Demonstrated awareness and sensitivity to the rights of patients and significant others.
• Demonstrated awareness and application of institutional safety requirements.
• Awareness of legal issues in patient care and departmental operations, with the ability to manage situations to minimize risk to patients and the institution.
• Competency in selected psychomotor skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively using verbal, non-verbal, and written methods.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations related to medication administration and equipment calibration.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts including probability, statistical inference, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Nice To Haves

• Supervisor experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily Emergency Department shift operations and promote teamwork through motivation, coaching, and conflict management.
• Prioritize communication across the system and community to support multidisciplinary coordination of throughput and capacity management.
• Provide leadership to staff, respond to individual needs, organize workload, and delegate responsibilities appropriately.
• Act as leader for the Nurse Manager or Director as appropriate.
• Recruit, interview, coach, and develop direct reports, and apply corrective actions when appropriate.
• Perform staffing duties within scheduling guidelines and adhere to staffing and scheduling practices.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of the state nurse practice act.
• Conduct ongoing, systematic patient assessment and data collection, focusing on physiological and cognitive status.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
• Formulate prioritized, goal-directed plans of care based on presenting problems and projected outcomes.
• Prioritize patient care based on patient needs and available time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
• Prepare equipment and assist providers during patient treatment, examination, and testing.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the health care process and patient progress toward outcomes.
• Observe, document, and report patient conditions and reactions to drugs and treatments to providers.
• Document in patient and department records accurately, concisely, and in a timely manner according to department standards.
• Maintain and review patient records, charts, and other pertinent information; compile test and examination results.
• Respond efficiently to emergency patient situations in accordance with established standards of care.
• Identify and resolve problems as part of sound decision-making.
• Greet patients, prepare them for provider examinations, and collect patient history information.
• Instruct patients in collecting samples and completing tests.
• Triage and refer incoming telephone calls.
• Instruct patients and families regarding medications and treatment instructions.
• Participate in system-wide and departmental patient-care quality improvement activities and standards development.
• Participate in clinical education, including orienting new employees and teaching student nurses.
• Participate in nursing research activities and in developing and achieving system-wide and departmental hospital goals.
• Delegate tasks and coordinate health care team members, patient care, and department activities in accordance with the Kansas State Nurse Practice Act.
• Seek validation of knowledge, skills, and decision-making as needed, and seek guidance when questions arise.
• Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements, and perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level