Charge Nurse (Flint Hills) - Emergency Room - Less than PT - Night

Stormont Vail Health•Junction City, KS

1d•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 health system and community to support multidisciplinary throughput and capacity management. Professional nursing care is guided by Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring and the theory of Shared Governance, in alignment with Stormont-Vail HealthCare's mission, vision, and values. This position combines shift leadership with direct emergency nursing care. The Charge Nurse organizes and delegates work, performs staffing duties within scheduling guidelines, and supports staff development. The role assesses patients, develops and evaluates plans of care, administers medications and treatments, documents care, and responds effectively to emergency situations. It also participates in quality improvement, clinical education, nursing research, and system and department goal development. The position is part-time, on-site, patient-facing, and scheduled for a 12-hour night shift, totaling 12 hours per week. It has no budget responsibility.

Requirements

Required: Registered Nurse license through KSBN; a multistate license with the ability to practice in Kansas is also accepted.
Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity to the rights of patients and significant others as identified by the institution.
Demonstrate awareness and application of institutional safety issues.
Demonstrate awareness of legal issues in patient care and departmental functioning and manage situations to minimize risk to patients and the institution.
Demonstrate competency in selected psychomotor skills.
Communicate effectively using verbal, non-verbal, and written methods.
Perform mathematical calculations related to medication administration and equipment calibration; work with mathematical concepts including probability, statistical inference, geometry, and trigonometry; apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Two years of current experience in a related clinical field in an acute care facility preferred.
Supervisor experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead daily Emergency Department shift operations, motivate 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; apply corrective actions as appropriate.
Perform staffing duties within scheduling guidelines and adhere to staffing and scheduling practices.
Provide direct patient care within the scope of the state's nurse practice act, including ongoing assessment and data collection, medication administration, and treatments.
Formulate prioritized, goal-directed plans of care based on patients' presenting problems and projected outcomes.
Prioritize patient care based on essential needs and available unit resources, and prepare equipment and assist providers during treatment, examination, and testing.
Evaluate the effectiveness of care processes and patient progress toward outcomes; observe, document, and report patient conditions and reactions to providers.
Document patient and department records accurately, concisely, and in a timely manner; maintain and review records and compile test and examination results.
Perform effectively in emergency patient situations and use problem identification and resolution in decision-making.
Greet patients, prepare them for provider examinations, collect histories, instruct patients on sample and test collection, triage and refer incoming calls, and explain medications and treatment instructions to patients and families.
Participate in system-wide and department quality improvement activities and standards development.
Participate in clinical education, including orienting new employees and teaching student nurses, and participate in nursing research activities.
Participate in developing and attaining system-wide and department hospital goals.
Delegate tasks and duties to coordinate healthcare 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 necessary and assertively seek guidance when needed.
Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements, and perform other duties as assigned.