Charge Registered Nurse; RN), Acuity, Nights

Position: Charge Registered Nurse (RN), Flexible Acuity, Nights

Overview

Charge Nurse (0) EGH at Beacon Health System. Reports to the Director and/or Manager. Serves as the administrative representative and nursing leader for a designated shift. Assigns job duties and patient care to facilitate high quality, cost-effective care. Collaborates with other professional, clinical and ancillary staff to provide quality care to patients.

Mission, Values & Service Goals

• MISSION: We deliver outstanding care, inspire health, and connect with heart.
• VALUES: Trust. Respect. Integrity. Compassion.
• SERVICE GOALS: Personally connect. Keep everyone informed. Be on their team.

Responsibilities

• Assures that quality patient care is provided by recognizing potential and actual consumer concerns in a timely manner, investigating to define problems, intervening when immediate attention is needed and reporting results to appropriate persons.
• Coordinating bed utilization through appropriate patient placements and transfers.
• Talking and listening to patients, families and members of the health team.
• Contributing to the Performance Improvement Plan for the unit.
• Reviewing, interpreting and administering Hospital, Unit and Departmental procedures to staff, patients, physicians and others.
• Contributing to the peer review process.

Manages Resources

• Reviewing number and skill level of persons on duty, making appropriate shift staffing adjustments and calling staff to come in or stay at home, maintaining unit productivity goals.
• Maintaining clinical skills and providing direct patient care as staffing patterns demand.
• Assigning patient care in accordance with patient needs and staff capability.
• Resolving short term staffing issues, predicting short and long term shift staffing needs and recommending strategies to improve staffing.
• Communicating problems or concerns regarding quality, acquisition or use of supplies or services.
• Collaborating with Departmental Leadership on performance appraisals.
• Providing coaching and direct assistance to co-workers, orienting and training new personnel (including temporary staff) to duties and validating knowledge, skills and abilities of staff.

Professional Practice

• Plan care with goals and prioritized nursing approaches/measures derived from the nursing diagnosis.
• Accept responsibility for individual nursing actions and continued competence.
• Takes ownership and pride in their job.
• Respect the dignity and rights of the patient regardless of socioeconomic status, personal attributes, or nature of health problem.
• Maintains patient privacy and protects confidential information unless obligated by law to disclose information.
• Retain professional accountability for nursing care when delegating nursing intervention.

Other Functions

• Serve on appropriate committees, councils or task forces as requested.
• Complete other job-related duties and projects as assigned.

Organizational Responsibilities

• Attends and participates in department meetings; accountable for information shared.
• Completes mandatory education, annual competencies and department-specific education within established time frames.
• Completes annual employee health requirements within established time frames.
• Maintains license/certification, registration in good standing throughout fiscal year.
• Direct patient care providers are required to maintain current BCLS (CPR) and other certifications as required by position/department.
• Utilizes universal precautions, protective equipment, and ergonomic techniques to protect patient and self.
• Adheres to regulatory agency requirements, survey process and compliance.
• Complies with established organization and department policies.
• Available to work overtime and additional shifts when required.

Beacon Way & Six-Point OS

• Leverage innovation everywhere.
• Cultivate human talent.
• Embrace performance improvement.
• Build greatness through accountability.
• Use information to improve and advance.
• Communicate clearly and continuously.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required or certification in a specialty area. Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Indiana and one to two years of progressively more responsible nursing experience is also required.

Knowledge & Skills

• Thorough knowledge of nursing care practices, procedures and techniques within the assigned nursing care unit.
• Leadership skills to provide constructive feedback to peers and participate in unit- and hospital-wide decision making; adaptable and supportive of changes.
• Understanding of scheduling needs and adaptability for co-workers and department functions.
• Organizational abilities to plan and coordinate unit activities and analytical skills to resolve problems and discern trends.
• Ability to manage relationships with physicians, unit staff, community and other hospital staff; serves as an effective role model.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) to interact with staff, physicians, patients, and visitors.

Working Conditions

• Works in a patient care environment with physical exertion and frequent changes in job…