Clinical Charge Nurse
Company: Health First
Location: Melbourne
Posted on: June 25, 2022
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Job Description:
Description: POSITION SUMMARY\: To be fully engaged in providing
Quality/No Harm, Customer Service and Stewardship by demonstrating
leadership through the assessment, planning, implementation and
evaluation of patient care according to the standards of
professional nursing practice. Nursing care is provided to the
individual patient based upon diverse patient demographics and
needs. PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES\: Quality/No Harm\: Demonstrates
effective medication management and administration to patients as
evidenced by preceptor observation and clinical practice outcomes.
Demonstrates appropriate delegation and supervision of patient care
activities within the healthcare setting. Demonstrates effective
communication with other members of the healthcare team and
promotes effective team functioning. Helps to monitor the
effectiveness of existing processes towards improving quality
outcomes. Recognizes and resolves safety issues and potential
unsafe situations within approved policies, procedures and
protocol. Demonstrates consistently low risk behavior and support
of the Just Culture principles. Actively participates in the
development and attainment of department team goals. Demonstrates
knowledge and adherence to practice standards, care bundles and
best practices in delivery of care to patient and family.
Demonstrates effective critical thinking, prudent judgment and
direction to staff in nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning,
interventions and evaluation of outcomes, and adjusts plan of care
as needed. Efficiently and effectively utilizes Health First
information systems to access standards of care, enter patient data
and care parameters, individualize plan of care and communicate
with interdisciplinary team. Completes yearly competency assessment
and age specific checklist. Demonstrates effective and safe
clinical practice as evidenced by observation and feedback, leader
rounding, performance coaching and patient outcomes. Facilitates
and leads effective interdisciplinary care transition rounds and
planning of care for appropriate utilization, care transitions and
safe disposition. Serves in a coaching, mentor or instructive role
to nurse interns, students and peers, etc. Effectively leads shift
and post-event huddles. Participates and provides feedback to
manager for associate ESU, interviews and performance management.
Demonstrates effective conflict resolution skills. Demonstrates a
knowledge and effective application of emergency procedures (e.g.
Code Green, Code Silver, etc.). Demonstrates dependability,
reliability and flexibility. Stewardship\: Demonstrates personal
accountability to use and cares for equipment and supplies
economically. Demonstrates understanding of LEAN principles and
participates in lean activities to reduce waste or improve
processes (e.g. leads a workflow initiative). Demonstrates an
understanding and effective application of staffing effectiveness
principles and optimization of resources to meet dynamic patient
care needs real time. Demonstrates effective management of unit
productivity in favorable way by demonstrating good planning,
organization and time management (e.g. incremental overtime).
Identifies and participates in activities to appropriately improve
patient throughput, reduce length of stay and prevent readmission.
Adds positively to creating and sustaining a healthy work
environment and staff retention. Demonstrates a basic understanding
of value based purchasing. Demonstrates and / or makes suggestions
for the positive financial performance of the department. Customer
Experience\: Helps to facilitate patient / family engagement in
self-care through education and teach back as directed by the plan
of care. Provides care to patients and families with sensitivity
and respect for their needs, privacy, expectations, preferences,
age, cultural and individual differences. Demonstrates consistency
and adoption of "Health First Connections" service standards.
Contributes to the customer experience goals as evidenced by
positive patient experience scores and comments for department /
medical center and / or written compliments by patients / others.
Consistently and effectively demonstrates compliance and monitoring
for department service standards such as purposeful hourly
rounding, bedside shift report and white board management to
enhance communication. Actively seeks out feedback and performance
coaching to improve the experience for patients and families.
Actively participates and assists the manager in the selection,
development and retention of associates. Serves as a coach /
resource to peers, staff and other healthcare team members.
Resolves and / or facilitates resolution of patient and family
concerns and / or complaints. Serves as a secondary resource to
address points of escalation. Qualification: QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED\: Education\: Graduate of an accredited school of
professional nursing BSN required OR Conditional and time limited
waiver for BSN requirement may apply to internal associates who
complete their BSN within 3 years of transition to new role
(grand-father provision) OR external candidates may apply who are
currently enrolled in a BSN program to complete within 3 years of
hire. Licensure\: Current Florida RN licensure or endorsement
Certification\: Must hold current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider
Completion Card prior to start date and maintain. National
certification in relevant specialty preferred. Experience\: Minimum
of two years of relevant clinical experience preferred. Must meet
unit specific care requirements. Language\: Must be able to speak /
understand written and verbal instructions in the English language
PHYSICAL DEMANDS\: Must have visual acuity and hand-eye
coordination to perform clinical tasks. Must have corrected vision
and hearing to normal range. Must be able to lift, turn, pull, push
or ambulate patients / equipment up to 90% of the assigned shift
(exception\: IV Therapy). Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds
unassisted up to 33% of the assigned shift (exception\: IV Therapy
15 pounds). Must be able to stand, walk, bend and stoop up to 90%
of assigned shift. Potential for exposure to bio-hazardous waste,
and known or unknown diseases. MENTAL DEMANDS\: Must have ability
to work in often stressful environment with patients / families at
various ages and levels of understanding. Must have ability to
concentrate on multiple priority activities. Must have ability to
respond appropriately to life threatening situations. Must have
critical thinking and problem solving skills. Highly developed
communication skills, verbal and non-verbal. COMPETENCY
ASSESSMENT/SKILLS CHECKLIST\: Must meet the charge RN/supervisor
competency assessment/skills checklist requirements in accordance
with the Florida Nurse Practice Act within 3 months of employment
and annually.PDN-963adc74-b22f-4d91-9015-db2dc328e754
Keywords: Health First, Melbourne , Clinical Charge Nurse , Healthcare , Melbourne, Florida
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