Charge Nurse - Admit/Discharge Center, Nights

Responsibilities

• Coordinates 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 resource for guidance and assistance to the staff.

Qualifications

Education

• Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing (Required)
• Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)

Work Experience

• 1 year of nursing experience in a hospital setting (Required)
• 2 years or more years of nursing experience in a hospital setting (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure (Required)
• BCLS - Basic Life Support (Required)
• Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable (see addendum)
• ACLS Certification (Cardiac Tele, Critical Care, Surgical Services including Labor and Delivery) (Required)
• PALS Certification (Emergency Department) (Required)
• Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification prior to independent chemotherapy administration (Infusion/Oncology) (Required)
• NRP by the end of orientation period (Womens Services: Labor and Delivery, Mother/Baby, NICU, NAT, Nursery) (Required)
• AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Program within 12 months of start date (Labor and Delivery) (Required within 1 Year)
• PEARS Certification (at Piedmont Athens Hospital) (Required)
• PALS if unit provides care to pediatric patients (Surgical Services) (Required)
• ACLS and PALS Certification (Emergency Department) (Required)
• Experienced Emergency Department nurses will have 30 days to obtain the PALS certification (Required within 30 Days)

Nursing Practice Standards

• 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.
• Coordinates care delivery.
• Employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
• 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.
• Seeks 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 one's 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.

Specialty Certification Requirements

Cardiac Tele

• ACLS Certification (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date) (Required within 180 Days)

Critical Care

• ACLS Certification (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date) (Required within 180 Days)

Emergency Department

• ACLS and PALS Certification (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date) (Required within 180 Days)
• Experienced Emergency Department nurses will have 30 days to obtain the PALS certification.
• TNCC Certifications required at the following hospitals: Piedmont Athens, Piedmont Cartersville, Piedmont Columbus Midtown, Piedmont Henry, Piedmont Newton, Piedmont Walton (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certification within 1 year of start date)
• ENPC Certifications required at the following hospitals: Piedmont Athens, Piedmont Cartersville, Piedmont Columbus Midtown, Piedmont Newton (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certification within 1 year of start date)

Infusion/Oncology

• Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification prior to independent chemotherapy administration (Required Upon Hire)

Pediatrics

• Identifies, reports and provides appropriate protective measures for high risk situations including, but not limited to, abuse or neglect, failure to thrive and potential for abduction.
• PALS Certification (required at Piedmont Columbus Hospital) (Required within 180 Days)
• PEARS Certification (required at Piedmont Athens Hospital) (Required within 180 Days)

Surgical Services

• PreOp/PACU/ENDO/CSU/ARU: ACLS; PALS if unit provides care to pediatric patients (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date) (Required within 180 Days)

Womens Services

• Labor and Delivery: ACLS Certification (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date) (Required within 180 Days); NRP by the end of orientation period; AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Program within 12 months of start date
• Mother/Baby: NRP by the end of orientation period (Required within 180 Days)
• NICU: NRP by the end of orientation period (Required within 180 Days)
• NAT (Newborn Admission Team): NRP by the end of orientation period (Required within 180 Days)
• Nursery: NRP by the end of orientation period (Required within 180 Days)

Business Unit: Piedmont Augusta Hospital