What are the responsibilities and job description for the Charge RN Surgery position at Opelousas General Health System?
Under direction of the Surgical Services Manager, provides direct nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process, performs technical nursing functions and upholds the standard of practice of a professional nurse in caring for infant through geriatric patients. Responsible for managing all aspects of nursing responsibilities during each shift. Delegates assignments and provides supervision for the support staff in accordance with their level of training and patient’s acuity. Works in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members to ensure the quality of patient care.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities :
- Utilizes the nursing process as the basis for nursing care.
- Provides direct patient care.
- Performs nursing functions, applying professional skills; pre-operative; intra-operative; post-operative.
- Documents and maintains date on patient’s record.
- Maintains a safe environment.
- Applies basic teaching / learning concepts to patient education.
- Provides for life support.
- Acts as a patient advocate.
- Coordinates scheduling / staffing of the department and applicable call schedule, daily coordination of patient care assignments.
- Assists with regulatory readiness and ongoing regulatory requirements.
- Assists with staff education and of intro / annual evaluations.
- Assists with ongoing communication with leadership and staff.
- Conducts patient and staff rounding,
- Assists and represents department at key meetings related to projects (ie Cerner, PI Projects, Data Collection Occurrence Reports, EOC Rounding, Supply Inventory).
- Cooperates as a member of the nursing unit, department and overall hospital team.
- Participates in performance improvement.
- Delegates and / or supervises aspects of care to team members and reviews completion.
- Performs related work as required.
- Communicates pertinent data to appropriate parties.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Conducts himself / herself effectively in stressful situations.
- Approaches situations with distressed patients, families, and visitors in a calm, professional manner.
- Collaborates with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients.
- Properly assesses and manages patient populations with appropriate intervention.
- Administers intravenous medications and parenteral nutrition.
- Administers blood products and evaluates patient response.
- Supervises nursing staff and monitoring their needs.
- Coordinates nursing assignments and patient care.
- Oversees patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
- Mentors new staff and provides support and guidance to all staff members.
- Ensures compliance with all health and safety regulations.
- Identifies issues or emergent matters and responds in a calm and effective manner.
Additional Experience Preferred
research; of preparation, administration, and actions of medications; of treatments and medical procedures; of counseling
and teaching techniques; of medical equipment as it relates to patient care.
Minimum Qualifications
Education - Level ObtainedProgram of StudyRequired / PreferredAssociatesGraduate of an accredited school of NursingRequiredBachelorsGraduate of an accredited school of NursingPreferredCertifications, Licensures & TrainingRequired / PreferredRegistered Nurse (RN)RequiredBasic Life Support (CPR)RequiredPediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor (PALSI)PreferredAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)Preferred
Our competitive benefits package includes :
