RN Charge CVSICU NT

About the role

The Charge Nurse serves as a key member of the unit-based leadership team under the general supervision of the unit’s Director of Nursing or designee. They manage patient-centered care coordination within the unit/department during their designated shift, directing, monitoring, and evaluating nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures. They also serve as a resource person for staff and model a commitment to the hospital's vision, mission, and values.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver high quality, patient centered care.
• Supervises personnel providing direct patient care and delegates activities based on patient care needs.
• Assists with operationalizing evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes.
• Supports the achievement of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations.
• Ensures compliance with all policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Ensures equipment is functioning properly.
• Aids in the admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care.
• Participates in the ongoing assessment of the quality of patient care services provided in the unit, in collaboration with other members of the management team.
• Reflects core values when interacting with co-workers, patients, family members, and others in the community.
• Ensures compliance with evidence-based practices that enhance patient experience and customer service.
• Collaborates with subject matter experts and other leaders to create an environment of teamwork that supports improved outcomes and service.
• Engages in service recovery when necessary.
• Provides direct and ongoing supervision of staff with regard to conflict resolution and personnel policy compliance.
• Learns and leads in a way that inspires commitment to the vision/mission/values of the organization.
• Assumes responsibility for resolving and/or channeling employee grievances according to appropriate procedures.
• Supports the efforts of the facility to improve engagement by operationalizing current nursing strategies, including employee rounding, hourly rounds, and other initiatives.
• Provides direction, supervision, and guidance to staff members.
• Delivers coaching and feedback where appropriate.
• Facilitates training to improve performance and engagement.
• Provides recommendations related to interviewing, selecting, and training new staff.
• Recommends and implements courses of action, including training and development, conflict resolution, personnel policy compliance, to ensure a competitively superior organization.
• Represents the organization positively within the community; participates in company-supported community/patient events and in-services.
• Aids in staff scheduling.
• Supports proper inventory control and assists with managing supplies and equipment.
• Holds staff accountable for complying with safety regulations, emergency procedures, medication administration, infection control procedures, ethics and compliance, risk management activities, and follow through, universal precautions, body mechanics, and use of safety equipment.
• Ensures that staff is knowledgeable of the National Safety Patient Goals and adheres to expectations, policies, and procedures.
• Completes review of issues daily and follows through in correcting situations and addressing staff as appropriate.
• Evaluates outcomes.
• Ensures that equipment is working properly and adequate supplies are available and utilized in a proper and safe manner for patient and staff safety.
• Affirms a safe environment free of clutter in patients' rooms and in the halls.
• Ensures staff practices all fire drills responsibly.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Associate in Science Degree required. Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Experience: 1 year or more of clinical experience in applicable clinical area required.
• Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification: Current, clear, unencumbered nurse licensure in the State of Louisiana or Compact Nurse License required.
• Shift: Nights (United States of America).

Qualifications

At least 20% of the nurse’s total shifts worked must be designated as Charge Nurse.

Skills

Core values, teamwork, evidence-based practices, compliance, safety regulations, emergency procedures, medication administration, infection control procedures, ethics and compliance, risk management activities, universal precautions, body mechanics, use of safety equipment, knowledge of National Safety Patient Goals, coaching, feedback, training, interviewing, selecting, and training new staff, representing the organization positively, community involvement, and fire drills.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Nights (United States of America)

About University Medical Center

University Medical Center is a world-class academic medical center in LCMC Health's incredible community of care. It is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region's safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+ years. LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer.