Endoscopy Charge Nurse

CommonSpirit Health•Phoenix, AZ

16h•Onsite

About The Position

As our Endoscopy Charge Nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center, you will provide critical oversight of nursing activities during a specific shift, serving as a vital resource to staff and ensuring optimal patient flow. This leadership role is central to assuring appropriate resource utilization and ensuring quality care in a patient-satisfying manner. Every day you will coordinate patient flow within the unit to facilitate timely and effective care, utilizing the Clinical Response Team (CRT) as appropriate. You will demonstrate exceptional prioritization and critical thinking in acute situations, accurately assessing patients' physical, emotional, spiritual, and learning needs. Your responsibilities include developing and evaluating effective care plans, providing patient teaching, and documenting accurately. You'll also evaluate and coach staff, ensure standards of care are maintained, and coordinate processes for obtaining Ethics Consults when needed. To be successful in this role, you will be an excellent communicator in 1:1 interactions and in front of groups. It's also important for you to be comfortable holding tough conversations, as you are responsible for the performance of your people and your unit. You will demonstrate excellent written and interpersonal communication skills, basic computer proficiency, and a strong understanding of surgical procedures and critical care principles. Your ability to lead, manage resources, and troubleshoot issues while maintaining compliance with all policies and standards will be crucial in this demanding Charge Nurse role. Mentors others in areas such as competency, documentation, equipment use, plan of care, National Patient Safety Goals and participation in inservice education Provides direct patient care as appropriate to meet the needs of the patients and department Evaluates care given by staff Coaches to improve care

Requirements

Two (2) years RN experience within applicable clinical specialty
ADN Registered Nurse
AZ American Heart Association BLS

Nice To Haves

BSN
Charge Nurse experience

Responsibilities

Provide critical oversight of nursing activities during a specific shift
Serve as a vital resource to staff
Ensure optimal patient flow
Assure appropriate resource utilization
Ensure quality care in a patient-satisfying manner
Coordinate patient flow within the unit to facilitate timely and effective care
Utilize the Clinical Response Team (CRT) as appropriate
Demonstrate exceptional prioritization and critical thinking in acute situations
Accurately assess patients' physical, emotional, spiritual, and learning needs
Develop and evaluate effective care plans
Provide patient teaching
Document accurately
Evaluate and coach staff
Ensure standards of care are maintained
Coordinate processes for obtaining Ethics Consults when needed
Be an excellent communicator in 1:1 interactions and in front of groups
Be comfortable holding tough conversations
Demonstrate excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
Basic computer proficiency
Strong understanding of surgical procedures and critical care principles
Lead, manage resources, and troubleshoot issues while maintaining compliance with all policies and standards
Mentor others in areas such as competency, documentation, equipment use, plan of care, National Patient Safety Goals and participation in inservice education
Provide direct patient care as appropriate to meet the needs of the patients and department
Evaluate care given by staff
Coach to improve care