Clinician Charge / Medical Surgical Registered Nurse / RN

Emory•Atlanta, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Emory Healthcare is seeking a dedicated Clinician Charge, Medical Surgical Department, to serve as a capable clinician with broad experience in patient care and a sound understanding of a specific patient population. This role involves routinely using acquired knowledge, theory, research, and experience to respond to changes in clinical situations. The RN professional will apply the Synergy Model for Care in practice, personalizing care for each patient/family, and serving as a resource and advocate for colleagues. This position plans, coordinates, and directs the daily operations of a specific shift on a clinical unit, supervises staff, and facilitates communication with physicians and administrators to provide optimal patient and family-centered care. The Clinician Charge is recognized as a change agent, leading efforts to strengthen organizational systems, adept at creative problem-solving, conflict negotiation, and collaboration. They demonstrate insight, judgment, and clinically sound risk-taking, role-modeling expert communication skills and foresight regarding the impact of nursing care on patient outcomes. This role is considered an expert clinician and leader within their specialty, responsible for various reports, operational form revisions, resource coordination, time management, policy adherence, and staying informed of clinical trends. They function as a charge nurse, role-modeling delegation and mentoring other Registered Nurses in the charge nurse role. This individual leads and coordinates team behavior, fosters leadership skills in others, and provides direction to less experienced staff regarding policies, scheduling, assignments, organizational skills, and daily operations. Performance reviews are completed with Nurse Manager input. The role incorporates the Synergy model for care in nurse/patient assignments, evaluates resource use and cost containment, coordinates unit staffing, initiates tests of change for managerial problems, and participates in regulatory agency reviews. They assist in administrative activities such as budget planning, cost containment, staffing schedules, and communicating concerns to the Unit Director. They evaluate policy impacts, support administrative decisions, facilitate daily operational issues, and ensure compliance with educational requirements. This role emphasizes understanding others' points of view, demonstrating effective communication, building an environment of open communication, serving as an arbitrator in conflicts, and taking appropriate action to correct unacceptable communication/behavior or counsel employees. They are aware of and support unit and colleague needs, empower and advocate for nurses, address customer concerns, and escalate patient issues when necessary. This role challenges and shapes systems for optimal outcomes, implements innovative approaches, and ensures staff have necessary resources. They identify, initiate, and collaborate on educational programs, develop management/leadership focused in-service training, and demonstrate current evidence-based practice. Must meet all Clinical Nurse I Employee Commitments and achieve points/contact hours as defined in the PLAN (clinical lattice) point system.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited prelicensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
2 years of recent nursing experience
A minimum of 2 years of experience in the area of concentration.
A valid, unencumbered Registered Nursing License approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing.
BLS certification.
ACLS may be required for certain departments, post hire
Additional certifications may be required based on department and specialty
If completing virtual care activities that may include multi-state practice, an active compact/multistate license (eNLC) is required within 60 days of hire.
Employees in role prior to 11/09/2025 will have until their next renewal date to achieve compact status.
Must meet all Clinical Nurse Employee Commitments.
Achieves electives/points and contact hours as defined in the PLAN (clinical lattice) point system to maintain position.
Must complete UCN/SNM criteria requirements within nine (9) months of promotion or hire, including completion of Enhancing your Communication HLC#6488, completion of formal preceptor training workshop and enrollment in LEAP course.

Nice To Haves

Education - MSN or DNP

Responsibilities

Plans, coordinates and directs the daily operations of a specific shift on a clinical unit.
Supervises staff and facilitates communication with physicians and internal administrators to provide optimal patient and family-centered care.
Is recognized as a change agent and routinely leads efforts to strengthen organizational systems that support the mission, vision, and values of the department.
Completes employee conference, risk management and unit management reports within specified time frames.
Identifies the need for revision and evaluates the effectiveness of operational forms.
Provides and coordinates the resources needed within the unit to provide optimal patient outcomes.
Ensures compliance and adherence with stated policies and procedures for the unit.
Remains informed of innovative clinical trends through bench marking and evidence based practice.
Functions as charge nurse.
Mentors other Registered Nurses to the role and functions of Charge Nurse.
Leads and coordinates team behavior between staff members and actively fosters the development of leadership skills in others.
Provides direction and guidance to less experienced staff concerning policies, scheduling, assignments, organizational skills and daily operations.
Completes performance reviews with Nurse Manager input as appropriate.
Incorporates Synergy model for care in nurse/patient assignments.
Evaluates the use of resources and cost containment activities.
Coordinates unit staffing to meet the needs of the department.
Identifies one managerial problem and initiates test of change.
Actively participates in preparation of regulatory agency reviews.
Assists in administrative activities such as budget planning, identifying means of cost containment, coordinating unit staffing schedules, and ensuring communication regarding areas of concern to the Unit Director.
Evaluates the impact of policies on daily operations.
Supports administrative decisions and facilitates daily operational issues with the staff.
Ensures compliance with educational requirements through scheduling, planning, and support.
Takes a leadership role in building and maintaining an environment which fosters open and candid communication.
Serves as an arbitrator in resolution of conflicts between nursing staff.
Takes appropriate action to correct unacceptable communication/behavior as needed.
Takes appropriate action to counsel employees (i.e., verbal warnings for attendance & performance issues).
Aware of and supports units and colleagues needs through supportive and non-judgmental behaviors.
Actively empowers and advocates for nurses.
Takes appropriate action to address customer concerns and complaints (i.e., appropriate follow-up with Unit Director and risk management).
Addresses escalated patient issues and refers issues to Unit Director or Patient Advocate when unable to resolve.
Monitors issues and their resolution.
Challenges and shapes systems on the unit and hospital wide to achieve best possible outcomes.
Implements innovative approaches to meet the needs of patients and families.
Identifies, recognizes and responds to the needs of unit staff to ensure that staff has the resources and tools available to meet patient and family needs.
Identifies, initiates, and collaborates to provide needed educational programs.
Develops management/ leadership focused in-service (e.g., time management, team building, conflict resolution, budget, leadership activities).
Demonstrates current evidence-based practice and disseminates information.
Questions management practice as it relates to research.
Achieves points and contact hours as defined in the PLAN (clinical lattice) point system to maintain position.