Charge RN ICU and CRU

Shepherd Center•Atlanta, GA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Shepherd Center is a world-class clinical care, research, and family support facility with five decades of experience, specializing in complex conditions like spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. Ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation's top rehabilitation hospitals, Shepherd Center is also recognized as a Model System for both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury. It is the only rehabilitation facility in the nation with an on-site intensive care unit, enabling care for the most complex patients and earlier initiation of rehabilitation. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and compassion. The culture at Shepherd Center is one of hope, humor, and hard work, offering career growth, strong relationships, leadership support, and activities that retain staff for over 20 years. The Charge Nurse ensures nursing practice is founded on the ANA scope and standards of practice and code of ethics. This role promotes high-quality care, outcomes, nursing research, and evidence-based practice, contributing to a collaborative environment with the transdisciplinary healthcare team. The Charge Nurse fosters professional development and the image of unit staff within an Open Governance model. This role is accountable for the effective clinical and personnel management of the unit for a given shift.

Requirements

BLS required.
Active Georgia RN license or NLC/eNLC Multistate License.
Minimum one (1) year RN experience.
Basic computer skills.
Skillful in mentoring and teaching.
Basic competencies are expected in nursing practice, patient and employee safety, infection control, performance improvement, practice innovation, professional nursing practice, standards of clinical nursing practice, and systems for patient safety.
Demonstrates competency in time management, organization, prioritization and critical thinking by planning and organizing work assignments and prioritizing the specific needs of the patient.
Ability to assess patient and family needs and coordinate appropriate nursing plan of care.
Takes responsibility for growing professionally and seek opportunities for improving skills.
Communicates effectively using timely verbal, non-verbal and written communication.
Willingly adapts to changing work demands and work environment.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills and makes sound judgments to monitor and respond to patient needs or changes in condition.
Maintains congenial working relationships with RNs and others.
Completes orientation and initial assessment of competency successfully by determined due date.
Completes mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements by determined due date.

Nice To Haves

BSN from an accredited school of nursing is preferred.
ACLS required within twelve months of start date.
AACN Essentials of Critical Care Orientation Certification required within one year from date of hire.
Previous experience with patients with Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, and/or behavioral health preferred.
Registered Nurses must sit for the appropriate certification for designated specialty area (refer to Nursing Certification Guidelines NSG.01.05 in PolicyStat) within the first 3 years of date of hire or they will not be eligible for a merit raise.
In order to remain eligible for a merit raise, staff RNs must sit each test date for the test until they pass the exam.

Responsibilities

Accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care.
Supports professional nursing practice across practices settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family.
Functions within the nursing care model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating, and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.
Provides leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts.
Delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and adequacy of resources.
Communicates patient care, departmental issues, and staff concerns to the appropriate leaders.
Serves as a resource for guidance and assistance to the staff.
Collaborates and supports the plan of care as established by the interdisciplinary team and prescribes interventions to attain the expected outcomes.
Performs consistent with Shepherd Center standards, clinical policies, and procedures.
Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with Center and departmental policies and procedures.
Responsible for the reporting of employee/patient/visitor injuries or accidents, or other safety issues in the occurrence notification system.
Actively participates in center-wide efforts that affect nursing practice.
Adheres to patient/family centered principles using the communication and engagement tools (OARS/AIDECT).
May participate on committees or projects.
Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with Center and departmental policies and procedures.
Responsible for the reporting of employee/patient/visitor injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to the supervisor and in the occurrence notification system.
Monitors and ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and policies and procedures related to area of responsibility.
Identifies potential risk areas within area of responsibility and supports problem resolution process.
Performs other duties as required/requested/assigned.