Charge Nurse - Admit/Discharge Center, Nights

Responsibilities

Captures the delivery of quality nursing care for patients from birth through the lifecycle, as well as operational issues during his/her shift.

Provides clinical care as needed when census demands.

Communicates patient care, departmental issues, and staff concerns to the appropriate leader(s).

Serves as a resource for guidance and assistance to the staff.

Qualifications

• Education:

  • Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing
  • Required: Bachelor's Degree
  • PREFERRED: Advanced degree

• Work Experience:

  • Required: 1 year of nursing experience in a hospital setting
  • PREFERRED: 2 years or more years of nursing experience in a hospital setting

• Licenses and Certifications:

  • RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure
  • BCLS - Basic Life Support
  • Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable (see addendum)
  • ACLS Certification (Cardiac Tele, Critical Care, Surgical Services including Labor and Delivery)
  • PALS Certification (Emergency Department)
  • Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification prior to independent chemotherapy administration (Infusion/Oncology)
  • NRP by the end of orientation period (Womens Services: Labor and Delivery, Mother/Baby, NICU, NAT, Nursery)
  • PEARS Certification (at Piedmont Athens Hospital)
  • PALS if unit provides care to pediatric patients (Surgical Services)
  • ACLS and PALS Certification (Emergency Department)
  • Experienced Emergency Department nurses will have 30 days to obtain the PALS certification within 30 Days

• Addendum

  • All Nursing Disciplines: Collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation.
  • Analyzes the assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues.
  • Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation.
  • Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measureable outcomes.
  • Implements the identified plan of care.
  • Captures care delivery.
  • Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes.
  • Practices ethically.
  • Practices in a manner that is congruent with current diversity and inclusion principles.
  • Communicates effectively in all areas of practice.
  • Collaborates with healthcare consumer and other key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing practice.
  • Leads within the professional practice setting and the profession.
  • Sets knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and promotes futuristic thinking.
  • Integrates evidence and research findings into practice.
  • Contributes to quality nursing practice.
  • Evaluates ones own and others nursing practice.
  • Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible.
  • Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.

• Business Unit

  • Company Name: Piedmont Augusta Hospital