Charge Nurse (RN) PCU, FT Nights - Windy Hill Hospital
On-siteMarietta, Georgia, United States
Marietta, Georgia, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeLicense Or CertificationEnterprise
Full TimeLicense Or CertificationEnterprise
Job Summary
Direct and oversee daily unit activities by making patient assignments, reviewing discharge lengths of stay, and coordinating surgery bed availability. Round with physicians, manage emergency services sections, and consult on bed flow to ensure efficient patient care delivery. Lead interdisciplinary rounds, perform or oversee the nursing process, and provide peer coaching to maintain quality and safety standards. Mentor staff as a preceptor while ensuring compliance with Georgia Nurse Practice Act and WellStar protocols.
Required Qualifications
- RN license
- Knowledge of the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act
- Implementation of the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association
- Advanced clinical expertise
- Ability to build rapport between nurses and physicians
- Role model behavior
- Ability to serve as a partner in care
- Culturally aware patient care delivery
- Accountability
- Responsibility and authority for the practice of nursing
- Effective teamwork
- Delegation
- Communication
- Respect
- Personal development
- Development of team members
- Staff scheduling
- Unit patient flow management
- Subject matter expertise for clinical concerns
- Physician rounding
- Committee involvement
- Survey readiness
- Patient/family/staff confidentiality
- Corporate compliance
- Completion of all required mandatory education and proficiencies
- Preceptor or mentor role for other professional nurses and staff
- Promotion of Evidence based practice
- Nursing research
- Performance improvement
- Interdisciplinary evaluation and communication
- Just in time and planned patient teaching
- Patient-centered care delivery
- Comprehensive hand-off communication processes
- Current clinical practice standards with a focus on safety and quality
- Modified patient care assignment capability
- Night shift availability
- Ability to work in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders
- Support through the WellStar Shared Governance Model
- WellStar Professional Nursing Practice Model knowledge
- Evidence based practice and research application
- WellStar Core Competencies knowledge
- Interdisciplinary team membership
- Individualized high quality, safe patient care delivery
- Patient, families and significant others care
- Resource establishment and maintenance
- Efficient use of resources
- Leadership tasks execution
- Department functional smoothness and effectiveness support
- Hospital/facility awareness
- Operational functionality understanding
- Department skills sets growth and development
- Expertise building
- Patient services team membership
- System policies and procedures upholding
- Service excellence goals support
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