Registered Nurse Lead - Main CV Stepdown- Nights

Job Overview

Location:

34404 Navicent Health Medical Center – Nursing:
Medical/Surgical IU 4 Main.

Position Type:
Full time. Hours per week: 36.

Schedule:

7pa. Pay range: $41.10 – $61.65 per hour.

• Provides leadership to the health care team with an emphasis on coordination of patient care and throughput of patients. Demonstrates technical and clinical competence and serves as a clinical resource person and role model for staff. Facilitates the development of safe/effective plans through early identification of patient needs and resources. Anticipates medical/psychosocial needs in high‑risk patients. Facilitates appropriate clinical pathways and plans of care.
  
  Participates in daily rounds on all patients with a focus on discharge planning. Serves as charge nurse and operational leader for patient flow when not in an administrative role. Assures that patients and caregivers are aware of the patient care plan and anticipated day of discharge. Responds to customer concerns or complaints in a timely manner. Alerts physicians of cases needing review and/or discussion.
  
  Acts as a liaison between patient, family, physician, and interdisciplinary health care team regarding plan of care and progress toward goals. Works with Clinical Intake and Navigation Center to effect efficient patient flow. Reviews and amends staffing to determine immediate needs and anticipates staffing needs for future shifts. Facilitates the accomplishment of a safe discharge plan related to patient needs and payer specifications.
  
  Engages with patient, family and post‑acute care to ensure post‑discharge planning and follow‑up actions are taken by appropriate personnel.
• Participates in the evaluation of staff performance. Aligns educational activities with organizational and departmental goals. Assures timely, sufficient communication and provision of educational activities. Works with unit leadership to facilitate orientation for staff new to the department. Assures that orientation, education and competency checklists are completed and stored appropriately.
• Provides direct supervision, coaching, mentoring and leadership and overall responsibility for the functioning of an assigned shift on a clinical unit according to the State Board of Nursing guidelines. Serves as the Charge Nurse and provides professional nursing care (direct and indirect) on the assigned unit. Collaborates with other health care disciplines and departments in providing a continuum of care to the patient;
  
  participates in the integrated model of care, rounds daily with the interdisciplinary team to assist with planning for the next level of care. Provides guidance and direction to subordinate staff for organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling activities for the care of patients. Is accountable for assisting in financial planning and control, nursing standards, nursing plans for provision of care, nursing performance review, and quality assurance for assigned areas.
  
  Responsible for human resource management on the assigned shift, assists with development of unit goals, and assures that these are operational. Assists with training activities to meet identified educational needs within the designated department.

• Current RN license with the Georgia State Board of Nursing.
• Must attend hospital mandatory training annually and maintain and successfully complete all competencies—including age‑specific and other department‑specific training on an annual basis. Training requirements include internally developed and national or professional organization courses to be completed in unit‑specified time periods.

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.

Minimum 6 months of experience as a Clinical Nurse. Prefer 2 years of experience as a Clinical Nurse and 6 months of experience functioning as a Charge Nurse.

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Must be able to use visual near and distance acuity, communicate verbally in person and over the phone or radio, assist co‑workers in transfers and transport supplies,…