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The Charge Nurse assumes shift responsibility and accountability for planning and providing direct and indirect nursing care to patients, families, care partners, and others as appropriate. The role coordinates multidisciplinary team members and directs and facilitates nursing staff to achieve safe, optimal health care outcomes. The Charge Nurse supports facility vision, mission, and goals while providing professional leadership and support to the healthcare team. Patient Centered Care provides the foundation for nursing care, and the role demonstrates Service Excellence standards at all times. Other duties may be assigned. The position provides effective leadership in implementing and improving the patient-centered care delivery model, including bedside reports and purposeful hourly rounding. The Charge Nurse may take a lower-acuity patient assignment as unit needs require while continuing to serve as a resource and leader for patient care issues. Responsibilities include evaluating patients and the quality of care, incorporating patients’ and families’ psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, population-specific, and diversity needs into assessments, and coordinating individualized interdisciplinary care, treatment, and discharge plans. The role also supports patient and family involvement, communication, safety, and a respectful care environment.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level

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