Charge Nurse (RN) - Cath Lab

This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus

Full Time Days

Summary The Charge Registered Nurse is a professional nurse who coordinates, supports and supervises other Registered Nurses in the delivery of nursing care.

They ensure the nursing unit runs smoothly and efficiently and oversees the transition between shifts.

The Charge Registered Nurse participates in patient and family teaching, provides leadership by working cooperatively with leadership, ancillary staff and other members of the patient care team in maintaining standards of professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.

The Charge Registered Nurse serves as a liaison between physicians, nurses and staff.

General Functions: • Institutes and initiates a plan of care for patient based on the initial assessment within the shift, documents; implements and continuously evaluates interventions; reassesses patient needs on an on-going basis as required per unit or procedure • Develops, discusses and communicates a realistic problem list (plan of care) for each patient, in collaboration with each patient/family/significant other to address identified needs • Recognizes changing patient condition and modifies plan by using resources, chain of command and Rapid Response Team (RRT) promptly and appropriately.

• Assimilates and prioritizes information sources to take immediate and decisive patient-focused action by routinely performing patient rounds and addressing concerns timely • Maintains a safe environment and responds with confidence and adapts to rapid changing patient conditions and emergent situations • Demonstrates the skills and judgement necessary to implement plan of care, nursing interventions and procedures necessary for the care of the patient • Appropriately documents all assessments, plans of care specific to patient and identified problem for care provided accurately • Demonstrates proper documentation of narcotics • Demonstrates effective communication skills to convey information in a concise, accurate and understandable manner while adhering to confidentiality • Identifies and develops the need for education of patients, family and/or significant others and provides education, individualized instruction, the use of written materials and/or other available resources from admission to discharge • Assigns nursing care to licensed staff, delegates nursing care to unlicensed staff and coordinates the flow of work • Calculates and administers medications and blood products via 7 Rights of medication; demonstrates knowledge of documentation • Coordinates and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in the planning and management of patient care to meet patient needs, to include discharge and/or referrals based on patient needs • Responds to the unique needs of patients and families coping with unanticipated treatment, quality of life, and end-of-life decisions • Monitors and allocates patient care services, recognizing the fiduci...