RN Charge CVSICU NT

Overview

• Open heart hemodynamic monitoring and cutting-edge technology.
• Advanced hemodynamic monitoring and cutting-edge technology.
• High acuity with purpose and strong multidisciplinary support.
• Tight nurse-provider collaboration with surgeons, pharmacy, and RT.
• Structured training and intentional onboarding.
• Opportunities to cross train and grow specialized critical care skills.
• A culture built by nurses who care about safety, learning, and each other.
• Strong leadership presence and support.
• Skills that elevate your career and keep you clinically sharp.
• 2:1 Patient to Nurse Ratio.
• 1:1 Patient to Nurse Ratio based on patient acuity.

• Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver high quality, patient centered care.
• Supervises personnel providing direct patient care and delegates activities based on patient care needs and assesses competencies of available patient care staff.
• Assist with operationalizing evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes.
• Supports the achievement of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations.
• Ensures compliance with all policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Ensures equipment is functioning properly.
• Assists with admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care.
• Participates in the ongoing assessment of the quality of patient care services provided in the unit, in collaboration with other members of the management team.
• Reflects core values when interacting with co-workers, patients, family members, and others in the community to foster an environment where employees are engaged and where patient care is unparalleled.
• Ensures compliance with evidence-based practices that enhance patient experience and customer service.
• Collaborates with subject matter experts and other leaders to create an environment of teamwork that supports improved outcomes and service.
• Engages in service recovery when necessary.
• Provides direct and ongoing supervision of staff with regard to conflict resolution and personnel policy compliance.
• Leads in a way that inspires commitment to the vision/mission/values of the organization.
• Assumes responsibility for resolving and/or channeling employee grievances according to appropriate procedures.
• Supports the efforts of the facility to improve engagement by operationalizing current nursing strategies, including employee rounding, hourly rounds, and other initiatives.
• Provides direction, supervision, and guidance to staff members. Delivers coaching and feedback where appropriate. Facilitates training to improve performance and engagement.
• Provides recommendations related to interviewing, selecting, and training new staff. Recommends and implements courses of action, including training and development, conflict resolution, personnel policy compliance, to ensure a competitively superior organization.
• Represents the organization positively within the community; participates in company-supported community/patient events and in-services.
• Assists with staff scheduling.
• Supports proper inventory control and assists with managing supplies and equipment.
• Holds staff accountable for complying with safety regulations, emergency procedures medication administration, infection control procedures, ethics and compliance, risk management activities and follow through, universal precautions, body mechanics and use of safety equipment. (Assist with regulatory audits)
• Ensures that staff is knowledgeable of the National Safety Patient Goals and adhere to expectations, policies and procedures.
• Completes review of issues daily and follows through in correcting situations and addressing staff as appropriate. Evaluates outcomes.
• Ensures that equipment is working properly and adequate supplies are available and utilized in a proper and safe manner for patient and staff safety.
• Assures a safe environment free of clutter in patients' rooms and in the halls. Ensures staff practices all fire drills responsibly.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Education Required:
  
  Associate in Science Degree required;
  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred
• Exp…