Emergency Department - Charge Nurse
Emergency Department - Charge Nurse
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Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36Work Shift:
Nights (United States of America)The Registered Charge Nurse is accountable for the delivery of nursing care utilizing the nursing process evidencebased standards policies procedures and guidelines of the organization. The Registered Nurse will incorporate the American Nursing Association Code of ethics for nurses in daily practice. The Charge Nurse coordinates daily onsite clinical activities within the Behavioral Health Units. The charge nurse also performs direct nursing care as needed. This role is accountable for the daily unit operations scheduling staffing and clinical care delivered. Serves as lead nurse and coordinator of daily onsite clinical activities occurring within the acute behavioral health institute. Serves as the liaison person between the nursing team and all community partners associated with the behavioral health institute services provided by nursing. Provides direct clinical supervision of unit staff.
Education:
Required Minimum:2 Year Associates Degree : Specialty: RN BSN Preferred
Preferred Minimum:4 Year Bachelors Degree: Specialty: Nursing
Licensure/ Certification:
Required: Current unencumbered applicable state RN license required.
Preferred:
Minimum Qualifications:
Required qualifications and and type of experience :Minimum of two years experience as a registered nurse
Other Knowledge Skills and Abilities: Basic Life Support Certification required. DeEscalation Training required within 90 days of hire.
Essential Functions:
Serves as a positive role model for staff. Participates in unit orientation for all new personnel. Accepts responsibility for own professional growth and promotes the same with staff. Serves as a liaison to support and maintain all customerrelationships. Facilitategroup nursing and psychoeducational. Cofacilitate process groups.
Performs customer rounding on the unit and during visitation. Investigates and responds to Safecare events. Performs chart reviews and quality activities on the unit. Holds others accountable to standards of performance. Displays a curiosity and desire for knowledge and staying current with colleagues be curious about business and the health care services industry. Regularly invests time in encouraging the team to innovate continuously improve processes and share knowledge.
Leads team and facilitates admissions completes admissions discharges and maintains patient flow and throughput. Accountable for the maintenance of Emergency department flow and connects to ED LOS as it related to admitted patients. Maintains true and accurate patient tracking boards in efforts to facilitate care.
Participates in administrative meetings and committees (staff meetings quality improvement patient satisfaction employee engagement etc.) to exchange information that relates to program updates identify program barriers and anticipate future program needs in accordance with appropriate accreditation standards and within facilitypolicies. Participatesin the supervision of clinical interns or students and/or volunteers utilizing orientation observation record reviews feedback and evaluations asrequired. Participatesin the safe management of the milieu intervening effectively with patients who behave inappropriately or who are having coping difficulty utilizing effective nonabusive crisisprevention/interventiontechniques.
Treats patients and families with empathy and respect. Maintains effective working relationships with team members (requires both flexibility and setting limits). Performs work in accordance with the facility standards and policies regarding risk management safety infection control etc.
Performs job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to our patients families coworkers and others. Develops annual personalized professional goals in conjunction with supervisor. Seeks and participates in learning opportunities that meet personal and departmental goals.
Other duties as assigned by Director or Manager.
MercyHealth is an equal opportunity employer.
Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:
- Comprehensive affordable medical dental and vision plans
- Prescription drug coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance w/AD&D
- Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
- Paid time off
- Educational Assistance
- And much more
*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status.
Department:
Emergency Department SpringfieldIt is our policy to abide by all Federal and State laws as well as the requirements of 41 CFR 601.4(a) 60300.5(a) and 60741.5(a). Accordingly all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age genetic information or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If youd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health Youngstown Ohio or Bon Secours Franklin Virginia; Petersburg Virginia; and Emporia Virginia which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer please email . If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at .
Employment Type
Full-Time
