Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

About the Role

This position is delegated the responsibility and accountability to coordinate the patient care delivered on a shift, through assigned nursing personnel, on a specific unit(s). The Charge Nurse functions in a non-management capacity and often has a patient assignment.

Location & Schedule

• Location: Clinton Regional Hospital, 610 W Main St, Wilmington, OH 45177
• Schedule: Full-Time (72 hours bi-weekly), Night shift 7PM – 7AM, with weekend and holiday rotation
• Sign-On Bonus: $5,000.00

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Nursing (Required)
• New Hires required to obtain BSN within 5 years of hire (Required)
• 1–2 years Clinical Nursing experience (Required)
• 1–2 years Progressive Leadership (Preferred)
• Registered Nurse license required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS) – ECG Interpretation competency and ACLS Certification within 12 months of assuming role; maintains ECG competency and ACLS certification while in role
• Certification within specialty area within two years of assuming position (Preferred)
• Active participation in applicable professional organization (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Assists in coordinating the delivery of patient care in collaboration with others
• Communicates with unit staff and acts as a resource concerning standards of care, policies, and procedures
• Identifies actual/potential problems
• Cooperates with instructors and students from various programs and creates assignments and work schedules to match patient needs and staff abilities
• Actively supports the work of unit and organizational committees
• Participates on teams to evaluate clinical practice or health services and implements ongoing quality changes in nursing practice
• Promotes the review of current literature/research and facilitates implementation of best practices
• Acts as a clinical resource for unit personnel
• Performs nursing technical skills in compliance with unit/TriHealth policies
• Performs specialty/unit-specific skills and competencies
• Interprets and executes physician orders accurately
• Directs unit activities in which safe, clinically competent care is given to patients
• Delegates care to other team members within the scope of nursing practice
• Shares clinical information with appropriate health care team members including physicians
• Maintains and improves current knowledge in area of practice through activities such as continuing education, formal education, professional organization membership, and/or certification
• Acts as a role model for efficient, effective, comprehensive patient care
• Assists in overall department operations
• Provides for the orientation of float, temporarily reassigned, or agency nurses to the routine of the unit and the designated shift
• Demonstrates critical thinking in the decision-making process
• Accepts accountability for actions taken
• Utilizes the chain of command appropriately
• Facilitates patient movement through the system toward desired outcomes
• Remains prepared to deal with rapidly changing workload, i.e., able to transfer and admit patients quickly
• Maintains open communications in a timely and appropriate manner to all customers
• Builds collegial relationships with physicians and other members of the health care team
• Encourages formal and informal continuing education
• Promotes clinical ladder as a form of peer review and clinical advancement
• Develops, guides, and coaches nursing staff daily to function within their job description
• Identifies and plans to meet learning needs of self and staff together with nurse manager and/or nurse educators
• Mentors staff in problem resolution
• Provides feedback to evaluate the performance of personnel
• Functions as a clinical resource and professional role model for staff
• Provides input for progressive discipline on a fair and consistent basis

Benefits & Pay

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement plans, and tuition reimbursement
• Competitive shift differentials with opportunity to earn up to an additional $10 per hour based on shift, hours worked, and organizational guidelines
• $5,000 sign-on bonus

Working Conditions

• Bending – Frequently
• Climbing – Rarely
• Concentrating – Consistently
• Continuous Learning – Consistently
• Hearing: Conversation – Consistently
• Hearing: Other Sounds – Consistently
• Interpersonal Communication – Consistently
• Kneeling – Occasionally
• Lifting <10 Lbs. – Consistently
• Lifting 50+ Lbs. – Consistently
• Lifting <50 Lbs. – Consistently
• Pulling – Consistently
• Pushing – Consistently
• Reaching – Consistently
• Reading – Consistently
• Sitting – Occasionally
• Standing – Consistently
• Stooping – Consistently
• Talking – Consistently
• Thinking/Reasoning – Consistently
• Use of Hands – Consistently
• Color Vision – Consistently
• Visual Acuity: Far – Consistently
• Visual Acuity: Near – Consistently
• Walking – Consistently