Registered Nurse (RN) Charge- MedSurg- CDU (FT Nights)

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
• •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
• •Accountability
• •Responsibility
• •Authority for the practice of nursing
• •Effective teamwork
• •Delegation
• •Communication
• •Respect
• •Personal development
• •Development of team members
• •Ability to build rapport between nurses and physicians
• •Service to patients
• •Culturally aware patient care
• •Partner in care
• •Night shift availability (7pm-7am)
• •Ability to direct and oversee the daily activities of the unit
• •Assurance of safe delivery of care
• •Modified patient care assignment capability
• •Practice in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers
• •Support through the WellStar Shared Governance Model
• •Adherence to the WellStar Professional Nursing Practice Model
• •Evidence based practice
• •Research
• •Proactive membership in an interdisciplinary team
• •Individualized high quality, safe patient care
• •Accountability
• •Responsibility
• •Authority for the practice of nursing
• •Effective teamwork
• •Delegation
• •Communication
• •Respect
• •Personal development
• •Development of team members
• •Establishment and maintenance of practices that ensure excellence in patient care
• •Efficient use of resources
• •Leadership task such as staff schedules
• •Unit patient flow
• •Subject matter expertise for clinical concerns
• •Physician rounding
• •Committee involvement
• •Survey readiness
• •Other tasks as assigned by the manager
• •Resource to other areas
• •Opportunity to learn about operational functionality
• •Hospital/facility awareness
• •Assistance in the growth and development of team members
• •Building department skills sets
• •Inspiring expertise
• •Ability to build rapport between nurses and physicians
• •Continuing service to the patients
• •Role model to others
• •Licensed
• •Knowledgeable
• •Upholding the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act
• •Implementing the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association
• •Upholding the voice of the patient
• •System policies and procedures
• •Supporting service excellence goals
• •(Advanced) clinical expertise
• •Utilizing expertise to support and promote the delivery of safe, age appropriate and culturally aware patient care
• •Serving as a partner in care
• •Monitoring equipment inventory, location and utilization
• •Participating in planning and requesting resources for providing high quality care
• •Assisting in acquiring appropriate staffing during unexpected staffing shortages or surges in census
• •Proactively planning for the care of patients across the care continuum
• •Giving direct patient care
• •Participating in the development of protocols and procedures
• •Collaboration with care managers and other members of the health care team
• •Achieving best practice outcomes
• •Decrease in re-admission rates
• •Avoidable days
• •Adverse events
• •Making Patient Assignments
• •Consideration for new grads, float and type of patient
• •Daily Discharge/Length of Stay Review
• •Rounding with Physicians/Surgeons
• •Assigning Surgery Beds In Conjunction with Surgery Schedule
• •Consulting with Supervisor Nursing Administration (House Supervisor) on Bed Flow and Availability
• •Emergency Services: Assignments for sections
• •Managing waiting room
• •Multiple areas open at different times
• •Rounding on every patient daily to evaluate quality and appropriateness of patient care
• •Utilizing corrective action when needed
• •Utilizing peer coaching and accountability
• •Performing or providing oversight for the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation)
• •Using evidence base practice
• •Ensuring that care is individualized
• •Coordinating care through effective partnerships
• •Caring is central to achieve optimal patient care outcomes
• •Practicing using current clinical practice standards with a focus on safety and quality
• •Rounding on patients in a modified method in conjunction with nurses
• •Focusing on patient safety concerns and patient care
• •Communicating with nurse manager and/or assistant nurse manager any needs or concerns pertaining to care delivery or employee performance
• •Coordinating 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
• •Demonstrating teamwork and collaboration
• •Practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible
• •Promoting the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members
• •Participating and supporting performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders
• •Research and research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care
• •Initiating and/or leading such activities
• •Promoting an inter/intra-disciplinary processes
• •Actively supporting/participating in shared governance at all levels in the system
• •Ensuring patient/family/staff confidentiality
• •Corporate compliance for self
• •Accountability for team members
• •Completing all required mandatory education and proficiencies
• •Serving as a preceptor (or mentor) for other professional nurses
• •Serving as a preceptor (or mentor) for staff or students for all disciplines
• •Ensuring that there is a current and future qualified workforce