Outpatient Surgery Charge Nurse

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** Description*
* ** Our Ambulatory Surgery Center at Spivey Station is seeking an Outpatient Surgery Charge Nurse*
* ** with Operating Room**  **(OR) and Endoscopy experience**  **.
** Our Registered Charge Nurses are integral members of inter-professional teams in hospitals and clinics that are committed to outstanding patient care.

OR Scrub ENT surgical

+ Plans, coordinates and directs the daily operations of the Operating room.

+ Supervises staff and facilitates communication between the Operating Room, Interventional Radiology, and Endoscopy to provide optimal patient and family-centered care.

+ Is recognized as a change agent and routinely leads efforts to strengthen organizational systems that support the mission, vision, and values of the department.

+ Adept at creative problem-solving, negotiating conflict, and collaborating with others. Demonstrates insight, judgment, and clinically sound risk-taking.

+ Role models expert communication skills to colleagues through example. Demonstrates foresight regarding the impact of nursing care on patient outcomes based on intuition and experience.

+ Is recognized as an expert clinician and a leader within their area of specialty.

+ Completes employee conference, risk management and unit management reports within specified time frames.

+ Identifies the need for revision and evaluates the effectiveness of operational forms.

+ Provides and coordinates the resources needed within the unit to provide optimal patient outcomes.

+ Role models time management skills through example.

+ Ensures compliance and adherence with stated policies and procedures for the unit.

+ Remains informed of innovative clinical trends through bench marking and evidence based practice. Functions as charge nurse.

+ Role models delegation skills to colleagues and assist them in effective delegation utilizing the Synergy model for care.

+ Considered an expert and is viewed as a formal leader.

+ Mentors other Registered Nurses to the role and functions of Charge Nurse.

+ Evaluates the use of resources and cost containment activities.

+ Leads and coordinates team behavior between staff members and actively fosters the development of leadership skills in others.

+ Exhibits desire to hear and understand another's point of view.

+ Demonstrates and role models effective communication skills.

+ Takes a leadership role in building and maintaining an environment which fosters open and candid communication.

+ Serves as an arbitrator in resolution of conflicts between nursing staff.

+ Takes appropriate action to correct unacceptable communication/behavior as needed.

+ Takes appropriate action to counsel employees (i.e., verbal warnings for attendance & performance issues).

+ Coordinates unit staffing to meet the needs of the department.

+ Identifies one managerial problem and initiates test of change.

+ Actively participates in preparation of regulatory agency reviews.

+ Assists in administrative activities such as budget planning, identifying means of cost containment, coordinating unit staffing schedules, and ensuring communication regarding areas of concern to the Unit Director.

+ Provides direction and guidance to less experienced staff concerning policies, scheduling, assignments, organizational skills and daily operations.

+ Evaluates the impact of policies on daily operations. Supports administrative decisions and facilitates daily operational issues with the staff.

+ Challenges and shapes systems on the unit and hospital wide to achieve best possible outcomes. Aware of and supports units and colleagues needs through supportive and non-judgmental behaviors.

+ Actively empowers and advocates for nurses. Implements innovative approaches to meet the needs of patients and families.

+ Identifies, recognizes and responds to the needs of unit staff to ensure that staff has the resources and tools available to meet patient and family needs.

+ Takes appropriate action to address customer concerns and complaints (i.e., appropriate follow-up with Unit Director and risk management).

+ Addresses escalated patient issues and refers issues to Unit Director or Patient Advocate when unable to resolve.

+ Monitors issues and their resolution. Identifies, initiates, and collaborates to provide needed educational programs.

+ Develops management/ leadership focused in-service (e.g., time management, team building, conflict resolution, budget, leadership activities).

+ Demonstrates…