Registered Nurse (RN) COMPLEXITY INTERVENTION UNIT - Nights (2025446003)

Froedtert Health•MILWAUKEE, WI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Charge Nurse is a Registered Nurse with unit-lead responsibilities for patient flow and adjusting staffing to meet changing patient needs. The Charge Nurse continually evaluates patient acuity and staff workloads, anticipates admissions, discharges, and transfers, and coordinates admissions and discharges or transfers. The role uses sound decision-making to balance patient acuity and census with staff availability, experience, and competency to support safe staffing across shifts. It requires resourcefulness, tactful communication, flexibility, adaptability, decisiveness, and awareness of hospital-wide needs. The Charge Nurse serves as a clinical leader and resource, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to support patient-care progression and unit goals, and may take a patient assignment based on unit needs. As appropriate or delegated by the Nurse Manager, the Charge Nurse monitors and addresses regulatory compliance, quality effectiveness, and patient experience.

Requirements

At least 2 years of related clinical experience, unless approved by the Unit Manager.
Clinical competence and experience caring for and managing the patient populations specific to the area of employment.
A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is required, with specified exceptions for eligible current Froedtert Health employees and qualifying incumbents.
Current Wisconsin Registered Nurse license or a multi-state nursing license from a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider certification, or an approved equivalent, within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

A demonstrated history of leadership roles, such as a Shared Governance unit-based council chair, committee chair, preceptor, or equipment or process Super User/Champion.
American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patient acuity, staff workloads, and anticipated changes in admissions, discharges, and transfers.
Triage and prioritize admissions and oversee coordination of patient discharges and transfers.
Adjust staffing decisions to balance patient acuity and census with staff availability, experience, and competency.
Serve as a clinical leader and resource on the unit and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team on patient care and unit goals.
Assume a patient assignment when required by unit needs.
When delegated or appropriate, monitor and address regulatory compliance, quality effectiveness, and patient experience.
As a clinical Staff RN, assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for an identified group of inpatient patients.