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Charge Nurse RN Wilkes Medical Center
Intermediate Care Unit
Status: FullTime
Shift: Days
Job Summary:
Provides leadership coordination and support for the patient care unit for a defined shift. Responsibilities include accountability for the quality of care delivery patient progression service excellence and workplace experience. Partners with the Nurse Manager and Assistant Nurse Manager to achieve goals to improve quality of care.
What Youll Need:
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing required.
- 2 years of experience in Nursing
- BSN Preferred
- Registered Nurse licensure from the State of North Carolina
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 1 year of hire for Adult Critical Care Adult ED
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 1 year of hire for Network ED Peds ED PICU and NICU and other areas per unit guidelines
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provides primary leadership in the coordination of nursing care with other healthcare disciplines and facilitates the integration of services across the continuum of care. Collaborates with PLAC to facilitate appropriate and timely patient placement.
- Collaborates effectively by developing collegial relationships and communicating information effectively. Encourages communication and serves as a resource to staff and other departments.
- Promotes a culture of safety for patients self coworkers and facility in conjunction with the Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager. Facilitates the Care Delivery Model by monitoring the quality/safety outcomes and implementing the performance improvement measures for identified metrics. Ensures compliance with organizational and regulatory compliance initiatives.
- Ensures care is delivered with respect for patients rights and preferences. Maintains privacy confidentiality and security for patients and staff. Facilitates resolution of conflicts collaborates with Service Excellence to promote service recovery and empowers staff in decisionmaking through shared governance.
- Collaborates with the Nurse Manager in monitoring staffing and supplies for designated shift. Assures nursing workload is measured and resources are allocated based on industry benchmarks and patient needs to optimize the provision of quality cost effective care. Facilitates and monitors the appropriate utilization of staff based on credentialing education and experience.
- Ensures a biogenic environment that stimulates the ongoing professional development of staff in accordance with the principles of Shared Governance Theory of Human Caring and professional practice. Develops and fosters relationships that support the continuous enhancement of care delivery and patient and staff satisfaction through a professional practice environment of mutual respect.
- Demonstrates value for professional nursing practice including the utilization of current standards the nursing process and patient advocacy. In collaboration with the Nurse Manager takes responsibility for continuing education developing best practices and maintaining the highest level of patient care and staff development.
- Fosters a patient centered professional work environment through the implementation of Caring Science the nursing process staff development and collaborative team interactions for the enhancement of the quality of patient care.
- Ensures/provides appropriate patient care in accordance with specific patient population. Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of the needs of the patient population specific to the defined clinical area. Maintains competency related to patient population and identifies strategies to meet related needs.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Ability to provide direct and indirect patient care
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Solid written and oral communication skills
Employment Type
Full-Time
