Charge RN WDM Labor and Delivery Nights
About The Position
The Charge RN is a senior-level nursing role in Labor and Delivery. Practice is guided by the nursing process, policies, procedures, and standards. The nurse maintains an area of expertise and may provide specialized care or knowledge, advances professional practice and shared governance, collaborates across disciplines, delegates appropriately, and assumes expanded responsibility. The role leads a small team, mentors nursing practice within the unit or service, and identifies others’ learning needs. The Charge RN demonstrates Trinity Health and MercyOne’s Mission, Vision, and Values; practices independently within licensure, knowledge, and experience; supports safety and professional development; and contributes to evidence-based clinical standards. The position provides team leadership through mentoring, teaching, collaboration, change management, inclusion, and continuous improvement. It retains accountability for delegation and decisions, promotes patient and colleague safety, and supports quality, performance, and responsible stewardship of resources. The role fosters a healing and culturally respectful environment, supports colleague well-being and development, and builds trusting relationships through accessible, respectful communication with colleagues, patients, and families. The nurse maintains knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies and standards, and performs other duties as assigned by the manager.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- Current Iowa RN license; current Illinois license is required if working in Illinois.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within three months of hire.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within three months of hire.
- Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter training for both Child and Dependent Adult Abuse within six months of hire.
- Comfort operating in a collaborative, shared-leadership environment.
- Personal presence characterized by honesty, integrity, and caring, with the ability to inspire and motivate others in support of Trinity Health and MercyOne’s philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Specialty practice certification.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate Trinity Health and MercyOne’s Mission, Vision, and Values in professional behaviors, practices, and decisions.
- Practice independently and appropriately within licensure, scope of knowledge, experience, and applicable standards.
- Promote safety and serve as a role model for adherence to professional standards and evidence-based practices.
- Participate in learning and development activities to enhance knowledge, skills, and competencies.
- Apply the professional nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, evaluation, documentation, teaching, coordination, and advocacy.
- Participate in developing collaborative clinical standards supported by current evidence, science, trends, and data.
- Lead a small team, mentor nursing practice, identify learning needs, and support the growth and development of team members.
- Provide leadership and remain accountable for delegation, choices, decisions, and outcomes.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and contribute to quality and improvement practices.
- Support staff in creative problem-solving and foster patient- and colleague-safety practices.
- Promote effective patient, process, performance, and stewardship outcomes using established metrics and data.
- Facilitate a healing, safe, and culturally respectful environment that sustains human dignity and supports patients’ cultural beliefs and faith.
- Monitor the care environment and initiate corrections or evidence-based practices as appropriate.
- Promote judicious and financially responsible use of people, equipment, supplies, and materials.
- Foster continuous learning, colleague well-being, innovation, and successful change.
- Build trusting relationships and communicate respectfully with colleagues, patients, and families, encouraging patient and family participation in care.
- Maintain working knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, organizational integrity and compliance requirements, codes of conduct, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Perform other duties as needed and assigned by the manager.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
