Registered Nurse - Critical Care Charge Nurse

We're glad you are thinking about joining us.

Grand Itasca is a non‑profit organization with a clear vision of being the leader in transforming rural health care by achieving the highest levels of quality, access, and value. Our strength stems from teamwork and collaboration among a talented and diverse group of professionals. With over 700 employees in hundreds of different roles, Grand Itasca can offer a variety of career opportunities.

• POSITION: Critical Care Services Charge Nurse
• EMPLOYMENT TYPE: .6-.75 (48-60 hours / pay period)
• WORK SCHEDULE: Days / Nights
• DEPARTMENT: Critical Care Services
• Internal posting through: 12/4/24

A clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who has demonstrated expertise in critical care. Effectively delivers critical care to the patients through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. In addition, the Charge Nurse possesses the following skills: demonstrated leadership ability, ability to process multiple sources of information independently utilizing critical thinking, is adaptable to frequently changing situations, understands and responds to the needs of a multi‑disciplinary team, works to build trust, is passionate about the needs of the customer (patient, family, providers, team members), demonstrated communication skills, and works to empower all members of the team to work toward their full potential.

This position is responsible to ensure that timely, accurate, and professional nursing care is provided to the patients and families.

Here's what you'll do when you join us:

• Assists and supports unit employees: ER/ICU RNs, Monitor Tech's and Critical Care Unit Coordinators
• Performs daily rounds in ER/ICU and leads ongoing "huddles" as necessary to ensure smooth patient flow.
• Collaborates with Manager/House Supervisor to obtain updated census of other hospital units and discuss plan of potential hospital admissions.
• Assists in maintaining patient and organizational flow; admission and discharge coordination
• Collaborates with the MSP and Surgical Services Charge Nurses to assist with any needs of coordinating patient flow.
• Ensures the process of reporting patient status to the following shift of nursing personnel.
• Ensures rounds on patients in the department and waiting room are being managed and that they are kept informed and updated on the patient's condition and/or situation.
• Staffs the unit according to organizational guidelines, ensures meal breaks for all staff, and facilitates to reduce overtime.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of care and addresses issues that may affect the desired patient outcomes. Promotes the delivery of safe, effective and appropriate care in a timely and accurate manner.
• Assists/supports staff with all levels of patient care delivery.
• Oversees and directs the planning and distribution of patient assignments.
• Addresses patient and/or family issues/concern and communicates to the Manager. Understands and utilizes the online variance reporting system.
• Assesses risk, responds and solves issues that may arise in the ER/ICU and provides a safe working environment for the entire department.
• Performs and/or delegates the completion of quality review, regulatory observational/chart audits; actively contributes to quality and development including compliance, core measure and documentation.
• Demonstrates ability to provide immediate professional practice feedback to staff.
• Interacts with and contributes to the professional growth of peers, colleagues and unit.
• Collaborates and supports staff to ensure the completion of annual unit specific trainings, and organizational required education.
• Responds and assists all Trauma, STEMI, Stroke activations.
• Participates in the development and planning of goals and objectives related to Trauma/STEMI/Stroke/Emergency Operation Plan programs and compliance.
• Collaborates with the ED Nurse Manager, Trauma Program Medical Director, Stroke Medical Director, and Quality data abstractor in the development, implementation and evaluation of a Trauma/STEMI/Stroke/EOP quality care and programs.
• Monitors team's compliancy according to the Trauma/STEMI/Stroke/EOP…