Charge RN, Emergency Department​/Night

Overview

The Charge Nurse, Emergency Department, 36

Hr/Night, is responsible for facilitating and assisting with all levels of nursing care within one nursing unit during a shift. The Charge Nurse may assume all or partial staff nurse responsibilities and is accountable to the Nursing Coordinator for the unit, helping with day-to-day problem solving, shift-to-shift communication, and serving as a link between staff nurses and the Nursing Coordinator.

• Supervise nursing personnel; assist in interviewing applicants for posted positions and make recommendations to the Coordinator.
• Support organizational goals, provide input into staff evaluations, monitor performance, and document performance issues.
• Contribute to staffing pattern development and monitor day-to-day nursing resource utilization; coordinate staff meetings under the direction of the Coordinator.
• Monitor resources and identify systems problems impacting client care; communicate risk situations to the Coordinator; participate in trend analysis for the operational budget.
• Assist with materials management and ensure availability of supplies; provide direction during emergency situations as delegated.
• Actively participate in delivering or facilitating client care; contribute to standards of care, policies, procedures, and protocols; coordinate and participate in patient care delivery on the unit.
• Apply the nursing process (assess, plan, implement, evaluate); participate in quality assurance activities and in the development and achievement of departmental goals.
• Participate in multidisciplinary patient care conferences and discharge planning; identify and solve problems intrashift and intershift; keep Coordinators/Hospital Supervisors informed.
• Serve as an educator for other health care professionals and clients; assist in in-service programs and clinical orientation; provide education to patients and families; act as a resource to other departments in the area of specialty.
• Participate in professional activities; support departmental philosophy, goals, policies, and procedures; engage in meetings, projects, and committees; support research programs as designated; promote interdepartmental communications; uphold professional standards.

• Three (3) years of Registered Nurse experience, one year in a clinical specialty.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing;
  High school diploma or GED.
• Licenses/Certifications:
  
  Registered Nurse License (in the state where care is provided);
  Basic Life Support (BLS);
  Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS);
  Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 6 months of hire OR Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course within 6 months of hire; NIH Stroke Scale Certificate within 1 month of hire.
• Additional requirements:
  
  Excellent critical thinking skills; ability to assume authority of the unit.
• Preferred qualifications:
  
  Baccalaureate degree in nursing; CEN and/or TNCC preferred; demonstrated ability to recognize and interpret cardiac dysrhythmias; ability to function within the nursing process and professional/personnel standards; strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industries:
  Hospitals and Health Care