Charge RN - Cardiac/Tele, Days

Piedmont Healthcare Inc.•Macon, GA

About The Position

The Charge RN coordinates the delivery of quality nursing care for patients from birth through the lifecycle and addresses operational issues during the shift. The nurse provides clinical care as needed when census demands, communicates patient-care matters, departmental issues, and staff concerns to appropriate leaders, and serves as a resource for staff guidance and assistance. The role includes the nursing responsibilities listed in the posting’s addendum: collecting and analyzing patient and situation data; identifying diagnoses, problems, issues, and expected outcomes; developing and implementing individualized plans of care; coordinating care; promoting health and a safe environment; evaluating progress; practicing ethically and in accordance with diversity and inclusion principles; communicating and collaborating effectively; leading within the professional practice setting; maintaining knowledge and competence; incorporating evidence and research; contributing to quality nursing practice; evaluating nursing practice; using resources responsibly; and maintaining an environmentally safe and healthy practice.

Requirements

Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing.
At least 1 year of nursing experience in a hospital setting.
Georgia RN licensure and/or NLC/eNCL multistate licensure.
Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification.
For Cardiac Tele, ACLS certification is required; nurse residents or nurses new to the specialty may complete it within 6 months of the start date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
2 or more years of nursing experience in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

Coordinate quality nursing care for patients from birth through the lifecycle.
Address operational issues during the shift.
Provide clinical care as needed when census demands.
Communicate patient-care matters, departmental issues, and staff concerns to appropriate leaders.
Serve as a resource for staff guidance and assistance.
Collect and analyze pertinent healthcare consumer and situation data.
Identify actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues, and establish expected outcomes.
Develop and implement individualized plans of care and coordinate care delivery.
Promote health and a safe environment, and evaluate progress toward goals and outcomes.
Practice ethically, communicate effectively, collaborate with healthcare consumers and stakeholders, and lead within the professional practice setting.
Maintain knowledge and competence, integrate evidence and research findings, contribute to and evaluate nursing practice, and use resources to provide safe, effective, and fiscally responsible evidence-based nursing services.
Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.