What are the responsibilities and job description for the Charge Nurse ED position at CommonSpirit Health?
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Arizona General Hospitals provide quality health care to patients and communities in and around Chandler, Arizona. We are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents.
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Responsibilities
Provides oversight of the activities on a nursing unit during a specific shift, including serving as a resource to staff, directing patient flow, assuring appropriate utilization of resources and providing oversight for the provisions of quality care in a manner satisfying to patients.
- Mentors others in areas such as competency, documentation, equipment use, plan of care, National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG), and participation in inservice education.
- Provides direct patient care as appropriate to meet the needs of the patients and department.
- Coaches staff to improve care.
- Ensures standard of care is maintained.
- Exhibits a general understanding of the process for dealing with ethical dilemmas and understands and coordinates the process for obtaining an Ethics Consult.
- Coordinates patient flow on the unit to facilitate the provision of timely and effective care.
- Utilizes the Clinical Response Team (CRT) appropriately for the area.
- Demonstrates appropriate prioritization and critical thinking skills in critical situations.
- Utilizes the nursing process, including accurately assessing the patient's physical, emotional, spiritual and learning needs.
- Documents accurately in the medical record.
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Qualifications
Minimum:
- Two years of ED RN experience
- Charge Nurse experience
- ADN required; BSN preferred
- Must hold and maintain AZ or compact state RN license
- American Heart Association-issued BLS
- American Heart Association-issued ACLS
- American Heart Association-issued PALS
Preferred:
- BSN degree
Salary : $18,000
