Charge Nurse RN Emergency Department (Night Shift)
Job Description
About Steward Health Care
Nearly a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.
As the country’s largest physician-led, tax paying, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.
Steward is among the nation’s largest and most successful accountable care organizations (ACO), with more than 5,500 providers and 43,000 health care professionals who care for 12.3 million patients a year through a closely integrated network of hospitals, multispecialty medical groups, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities and behavioral health centers.
Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates 39 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah.
For more information, visit www.steward.org.
JOB SUMMARY:
Under the general supervision of the Director, renders professional nursing care and guidance to other staff in accordance with physician’s treatment plans and standards of practice/care in order to provide for the comfort and well-being of patients. Represent leadership to ensure quality patient care is consistent with St. Joseph Medical Center goals and objectives, and is provided according to various regulatory Agency Standards. Maintains staffing congruent with a described delivery system reflective of patient needs.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
Responsible for supervising, directly subordinate Allied Health Professionals, Clinical Nurses and non-exempt technical and support personnel.
- Assists Director with personnel in assigned unit to ensure provision of effective, efficient and safe nursing care in accordance with established standards, using nursing process to provide all levels of patient care.
- Renders professional nursing care
- Performs both complex and routine treatments
- Institutes appropriate nursing interventions
- Oversees nursing staff in planning, implementing and evaluating
- Utilizes knowledge and skills of unit and department resource personnel in planning and implementing care, and resolving complex patient care problems.
- Assists Medical staff in communicating issues and coordinating patient care.
- Communicates with other Hospital departments, as necessary, in order to resolve operational problems and make most effective use of Hospital resources in delivering quality patient care.
- Reviews staff abilities and makes staff assignments based patient care needs and acuity
- Charge nurse may determine tasks to be performed by each staff member during the shift and has responsibility to take corrective action when necessary to address or prevent adverse consequences, to include all levels of disciplinary action or assignment changes.
- Demonstrates use of critical thinking skills in managing a patient crisis/emergency to prevent deterioration of a patient’s status.
- Initiate accurate and ongoing assessment of physical, psychological and social needs of patients.
- Collaborates with physicians and other medical staff to identify the medical management, patient goals and nursing intervention required.
- Consults with staffing office, house supervisor, and other department points of contact to provide interdisciplinary approach to meet patient needs.
- Manages bed control on the unit.
- Communicates with intake the discharges and bed availability in timely manner.
- Serves a resource to hospital staff and may provide training and/or orientation.
CERTIFICATIONS
CURRENT TEXAS RN LICENSE
5 YRS EMERGENCY SERVICES RN EXPERIENCE
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) | REQUIRED prior to patient care |
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) | REQUIRED prior to patient care |
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) | REQUIRED prior to patient care |
National Institute of Healthcare Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certifications | REQUIRED 90 days after Date of Hire |
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) | REQUIRED 90 days after Date of Hire |
Steward Health Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer, Steward Health Care does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.
Steward Health Care is proud to be a minority, physician owned organization. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are at the foundation of the care we provide, the community services we support and all our employment practices. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.
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