Charge RN - Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Clinic

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Charge Nurse is assigned to a designated clinical area to assist in assuring a patient/family focused environment. Works under the direction of the Manager/ Supervisor to develop, implement and evaluate systems that promote cost effective, quality patient care. The Registered Nurse, Charge is a frontline member of the leadership team. Vanderbilt’s General Ear, Nose and Throat team offers expert care for adults and children with a range of conditions. We treat all ear- and sinus-related concerns, from the common to the complex.

Requirements

LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure-Others
Relevant Work Experience
Graduate of an approved discipline specific program
2 years of experience

Nice To Haves

Evidence-Based Practice (Advanced)
Care Planning (Intermediate)
Nursing Patient Education (Intermediate)
Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation (Novice)
Leadership (Fundamental Awareness)

Responsibilities

Coordinates patient throughput.
Holds healthcare team accountable to clinical and service standards.
Partners with the healthcare team for day-to-day execution of the mission and strategic plan of the organization.
Acts as a clinical resource for novice staff members as well as assisting experienced staff in problem-solving skills for complex patient care situations.
Develops Self and Others: Acts upon constructive feedback from all levels of the organization and initiates strategies to develop talent in others.
Builds and Maintains Relationships: Leverages relationships and insight to forecast potential future needs and influence delivery of work to exceed expectations.
Communicates Effectively: Anticipates difference audience concerns, styles and finds mutually beneficial solutions across conflicting and sensitive issues.
Serves Others with Compassion: Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of broad-based issues and considers the interests of others to improve satisfaction of services.
Solves Complex Problems: Critically evaluates complex information and identifies trends/risks to make recommendations to improve processes across areas.
Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing feedback and development discussions to motivate and support team members to maximize performance.
Performs Excellent Work: Anticipates problems or obstacles which may interfere with quality standards and develops plants to ensure area's quality standards are met.
Ensures Continuous Improvement: Routinely draws upon valuable learning from others, past experiences, and new information to determine key opportunities.
Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Develops appropriate corrective actions for unsafe environments in order to ensure operational and safety compliance.
Demonstrates Accountability: Identifies potential obstacles to goal achievement and develops solutions to address those obstacles.
Stewards Organizational Resources: Creates the appropriate systems and processes to effectively manage resources.
Makes Data Driven Decisions: Applies in-depth knowledge of data to recommend and implement new approaches to improve decision making capabilities.
Generates New Ideas: Identifies opportunities and leads development of new initiatives that create value across areas.
Applies Technology: Creates the energy and drive for self/others to identify and leverage technology in new, innovative ways to drive greater efficiencies.
Adapts to Change: Anticipates the change process and clearly communicates impact on others/own team(s), assisting them in embracing the change.