Charge Nurse - Oncology - Butler

Charge Nurse – Infusion – Tri Health – Butler Location

Good Samaritan Infusion Center – Butler at 3035 Hamilton Mason Rd. Suite 206 Hamilton, OH 45011

• Full-Time (80 hours bi-weekly)
• Day shift
• No weekends or holidays

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement plans, and tuition reimbursement.

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• New hires required to obtain BSN within 5 years of hire
• Certification within speciality area within two years of assuming position
• BLS/CPR (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers)
• Registered Nurse
• Knowledge, judgement, and skills derived from the principals of biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex healthcare needs at various stages of the life cycle
• 2-3 years Clinical Nursing

This position is delegated the responsibility and accountability to coordinate the patient care delivered on a shift, through assigned nursing personnel, on a specific unit(s). The Charge Nurse functions in a non-management capacity and often has a patient assignment.

• Assist in coordinating the delivery of patient care in collaboration with others. Communicates with unit staff and acts as a resource concerning standards of care, policies, and procedures. Identifies actual/potential problems. Cooperates with instructors and students from various programs and creates assignments and work schedules to match patient needs and staff abilities. Actively supports the work of unit and organizational committees.
  
  Participates on teams to evaluate clinical practice or health services and implements ongoing quality changes in nursing practice. Promotes the review of current literature/research and facilitates implementation of best practices.
• Perform nursing technical and specialty/unit-specific skills in compliance with unit/Tri Health policies. Interpret and execute physician orders. Direct unit activities promoting safe and competent care. Delegate care to other team members within the scope of nursing practice. Share clinical information with appropriate health care team members including physicians. Maintain and improve current knowledge in area of practice through activities such as continuing education, formal education, professional organization membership, and/or certification.
  
  Act as a role model for efficient, effective, comprehensive patient care.
• Assist in overall department operations. Provide orientation of float, temporarily reassigned, or agency nurses to the routine of the unit and the designated shift. Demonstrate critical thinking in decision-making. Accept accountability for actions taken. Utilise the chain of command appropriately. Facilitate patient movement through the system toward desired outcomes. Remain prepared to deal with rapidly changing workload. Maintain open communications to all customers.
  
  Build collegial relationships with physicians and other members of the health care team.
• Promote professional growth and development of employees:
  Encourage formal and informal continuing education. Promote clinical ladder as a form of peer review and clinical advancement. Develop, guide, and coach nursing staff on a daily basis to function within their job description. Identify and plan to meet learning needs of self and staff together with nurse manager and/or nurse educators. Mentor staff in problem resolution. Provide feedback to evaluate personnel performance.
  
  Function as a clinical resource and professional role model for staff. Provide input for progressive discipline on a fair and consistent basis.