Team Lead/Charge Nurse Neurology (N)

Additional Information About The Role

Great unit to gain valuable nursing skills

Overview

U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri. Christian Hospital is nationally ranked as "high performing" in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke.

Additional Preferred Requirements

Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. Northwest HealthCare, six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

Role Purpose

Under the direction of manager, plans, directs, and coordinates activities of a unit on a designated shift. Performs direct patient care as needed and functions as clinical resource to nursing and support staff. Assesses, plans, evaluates and documents the nursing process of assigned unit as needed.

Responsibilities

• Participates in professional development
• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment
• Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration
• Develops and implements individual plans of care in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care
• Provides unit leadership for defined period of time using critical thinking assessment and evaluation skills
• Evaluate patients response and modifies plan of care accordingly throughout the patients' stay

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Nursing Diploma/Associate's Nursing
• Experience: 2-5 years Supervisor Experience
• Licenses & Certifications: RN

Preferred Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree Nursing

Benefits And Legal Statement

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