Charge Nurse

Company: Piedmont Columbus Northside
Location: Columbus
Posted on: September 29, 2024

Job Description:

Summary: Coordinate nursing care for patients from birth to end of life, manage operational issues, and provide clinical guidance to staff.

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.

**Key Responsibilities:**

--- Coordinates delivery of quality nursing care to include facilitating patient flow in coordination with Bed Control, Patient Access, or Administrative Supervisor to include triage, admissions, discharges, and transfers.
--- Monitors patient care delivery, to include appropriate implementation of protocol, administration of medications, and treatment modalities.
--- Communicates patient flow/patient care issues to appropriate physician and/or clinical manager.
--- Coordinates issues of diversion, as appropriate.
--- Coordinates equitable distribution of staff assignments based on skill mix, staffing levels, patient diagnosis, volume, and acuity. Adjusts assignments as needed during the shift.
--- Fairly and equitably administers departmental and hospital policies.
--- Assists the clinical manager, as necessary, to ensure appropriate staffing levels and most efficient use of staffing plan.
--- Monitors census and appropriately anticipates the need to assume clinical role as needed.
--- Maintains a high level of clinical competency in administering nursing care to include accurate determination of patients acuity and Implements appropriate medical response to include use of protocols/policies/pathways.
--- Promptly reports issues that cannot be resolved during the shift to clinical manager, with suggestions for resolution.
--- Ensures that system issues involving other departments, that can cause decreased quality of care or productivity, are reported to the clinical manager.
--- Promotes customer satisfaction by responding to service issues in a timely and effective manner.
--- Serves as a resource and a role model for the nursing and ancillary staff on the assigned unit.

**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:**

--- Leadership Skills
--- Effective Communication Skills
--- Initiative
--- Independent Judgment
--- Ability to handle stressful environments

**Disclaimer:**

The above information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

**Certification Requirements for Specialty Areas:**

--- Collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare consumers 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 ones 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.

**Additional Required Certifications:**

--- ACLS Certification - (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date)
--- Critical Care
--- Emergency Department:
--- ACLS and PALS Certification - (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date)
--- Experienced Emergency Department nurses will have 30 days to obtain the PALS certification.
--- Infusion/Oncology:
--- Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification prior to independent chemotherapy administration
--- 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)
--- PEARS Certification (required at Piedmont Athens Hospital)
--- Surgical Services:
--- PreOp/PACU/ENDO/CSU 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)
--- Womens Services:
--- Labor and Delivery-ACLS Certification - (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date) 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
--- NICU- NRP by the end of orientation period
--- NAT (Newborn Admission Team)- NRP by the end of orientation period
--- Nursery- NRP by the end of orientation period

**Qualifications:**

--- Graduate of a nursing program.
--- One (1) year of nursing experience in a hospital setting required.
--- Current License in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License.
--- BLS certification required.
--- Two (2) or more years of nursing experience in a hospital setting preferred.
--- Bachelors degree preferred.
--- Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable (see addendum).
--- Demonstrated clinical competency.

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