Charge Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit, FT Nights - Windy Hill Hospital

Job Summary

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 uphold the voice of the patient
• •Support of system policies and procedures
• •Service excellence goals alignment
• •Culturally aware patient care delivery
• •Accountability
• •Responsibility
• •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 assignment capability
• •Consideration for new grads, float, and type of patient
• •Daily Discharge/Length of Stay Review
• •Rounding with Physicians/Surgeons
• •Surgery bed assignment in conjunction with surgery schedule
• •Consultation with Supervisor Nursing Administration (House Supervisor) on Bed Flow and Availability
• •Emergency Services assignment management
• •Waiting room management
• •Daily patient rounds to evaluate quality and appropriateness of patient care
• •Corrective action when needed utilizing peer coaching and accountability
• •Oversight for the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation)
• •Evidence-based practice
• •Analytical/critical thinking
• •Individualized care
• •Coordinating care through effective partnerships
• •Relationship-based care delivery
• •Patient-centered care
• •Partnering with the patient and significant others
• •Comprehensive hand-off communication processes
• •Interdisciplinary evaluation and communication
• •Unit rounds
• •Case reviews
• •Peer review
• •Just in time and planned patient teaching
• •Keeping the patient informed using appropriate communication tools
• •Making the patients goals the focus of the plan of care
• •Practice of current clinical practice standards with a focus on safety and quality
• •Modified method patient rounds in conjunction with nurses
• •Focus on patient safety concerns
• •Communication with nurse manager and/or assistant nurse manager
• •Coordination of the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care
• •Promotion of interdisciplinary communication
• •Regular interdisciplinary planning/rounds
• •Completion of timely documentation
• •Promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment
• •Fiscal responsibility
• •Promotion of the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members
• •Participation and support of performance improvement
• •Research and research utilization
• •Initiating and/or leading performance improvement activities
• •Promoting an inter/intra-disciplinary processes
• •Active support/participation in shared governance at all levels
• •Ensuring patient/family/staff confidentiality
• •Corporate compliance
• •Completion of all required mandatory education and proficiencies
• •Serving as a preceptor (or mentor) for other professional nurses
• •Mentoring staff or students for all disciplines
• •Modeling the professional practice of nursing
• •Creating a healthy work environment