Hospital - Oncology Charge RN (Days, Full Time)

UT Health San Antonio•San Antonio, TX

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Oncology Charge Nurse fosters an environment for managing and delivering safe patient care in a hospital setting. Along with fulfilling clinical nurse duties, the charge nurse serves as a role model and coach to department personnel, helping develop their skills and knowledge. The role provides nursing care to a diverse patient population and models compassionate communication with physicians and the interprofessional healthcare team. It also assumes leadership responsibilities with high-level contributions across the institution.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing required.
Current Texas Board of Nursing RN license or Compact State RN license, or a Temporary Texas RN License with a permanent Texas license obtained within 90 days of hire.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 7 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Foster staff engagement by listening to feedback, making equitable decisions, explaining decisions, and supporting organizational goals.
Anticipate staff needs and proactively offer assistance; model interprofessional communication and help staff manage stress.
Support unit-based turnover and retention goals.
Model fair and consistent leadership, effective team dynamics, and team-building through problem-solving, coaching, and staff development.
Coach staff in effective communication and in including patients and families in care planning.
Provide input into staff performance reviews.
Mentor and serve as a resource to unit staff, and oversee students, new employees, and preceptorships.
Identify and resolve organizational conflicts, concerns, complaints, and disputes involving patients, families, physicians, and interprofessional team members.
Lead patient- and family-centered care standards; mentor others regarding specialty populations and audit plans of care.
Practice in accordance with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
Interact with patients, families, and staff through leader rounding to improve patient care.
Collaborate with other departments to address patient process issues and improve patient satisfaction.
Model nursing-process standards and participate in improving nurse-sensitive quality indicators and patient safety goals.
Contribute to a continuous improvement environment.
Coordinate nursing care throughout the shift, considering patient acuity, staff skill levels, and safety.
Model regulatory requirements and professional practice standards.
Facilitate patient flow to, from, and through the department and lead quality family-centered care across the continuum.
Ensure patient care plans are accurate and timely, and coach staff when documentation deficiencies are identified.
Work with OAs and bed management to support timely patient placement.
Recognize urgent situations, determine a plan of action, and respond to rapid responses, CERTs, and emergency codes.
Participate in quality and safety initiatives through peer accountability, reporting near misses, collaborating on solutions, and modeling situational awareness.
Assist with audits.
Implement departmental strategies for financial targets, including care documentation, length of stay, efficient use of resources, and overtime.
Attend daily care coordination rounds and follow up on concerns or issues identified by the team.
Manage productivity according to the staffing grid and oversee shift-by-shift resource utilization.
Provide input into unit resource utilization, including capital and operational budget needs.
Identify and implement innovative practice or operational changes through unit projects and shared governance, including efforts to reduce readmissions or improve department-specific measures.
Investigate and incorporate evidence-based practices for presentation to shared governance and leadership.
Support change initiatives and adapt to unexpected changes.
Expand personal nursing knowledge and coach staff to develop their knowledge, abilities, and skills.
Serve as a clinical resource.
Develop and disseminate informational and educational resources and programs to improve quality and professional practice.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.