Clinical Charge Nurse - Operating Room

Tampa General Hospital•Tampa, FL

About The Position

The Clinical Charge Nurse in the Operating Room supervises registered nurses and other staff members, plans work to promote efficiency, and manages staff productivity in day-to-day operations. The role manages daily staffing and call schedules, establishes priorities, and delegates patient care functions equitably according to staff competency and ability, including age-specific competency. The nurse assumes responsibility for assigned patients, closely supervises and assists with or provides surgical patient care, and reports pertinent information to staff, physicians, and the Director. The role reviews daily patient assignments, communicates with the Director, and recommends changes as needed. It also assigns and supervises additional duties, including ensuring stock orders are completed according to the materials management schedule and daily logs are completed. The nurse assigns meal and break times, identifies and implements changes to physical capacity, supply distribution, or work performance to improve efficiency and safety, and supervises the quality and quantity of staff work while recommending changes as needed. Job duties must be performed in accordance with Tampa General Hospital's mission, vision, and values.

Requirements

Associate's degree in Nursing.
Registered Nurse license/registration issued by Florida or a Compact State.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
NIHSS certification.
At least 2 years of Registered Nurse (RN) experience.

Responsibilities

Supervise registered nurses and other staff members.
Plan work for efficiency and manage staff productivity in day-to-day operations.
Manage daily staffing and call schedules.
Set priorities and delegate patient care functions equitably according to staff competency and ability, including age-specific competency.
Assume responsibility for assigned patients and closely supervise, assist with, and/or provide surgical patient care.
Report pertinent information to staff members, physicians, and the Director.
Review daily patient assignments, communicate with the Director, and recommend changes as needed.
Assign and supervise extra duties, including completion of stock orders according to the materials management schedule and completion of daily logs.
Assign meal and break times.
Identify and implement changes to physical capacity, supply distribution, and/or work performance to improve staff efficiency and safety.
Supervise the quality and quantity of staff work and recommend changes as needed.
Perform job duties in accordance with Tampa General Hospital's mission, vision, and values.