Charge Nurse, General Medicine & Respiratory

Overview

Charge Nurse, General Medicine & Respiratory, Days at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.

Location:

Winston-Salem, NC. Department: 9 Ardmore East, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Nursing Med Surg. Status:
Full time. Hours per Week: 36.

Schedule:

7a-7p with alternating weekends. Sign-on Bonus: $15,000 sign-on bonus eligible position for qualified candidates.

Provides nursing care to patients using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation). Directs and leads other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards of care and practice.

• Graduation from accredited School of Nursing; BSN preferred.
• Registered Nurse licensure from the State of North Carolina Board of Nursing
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 1 year of hire, per unit guidelines
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 1 year of hire, per unit guidelines

• Provides primary leadership in the coordination of nursing care with other healthcare disciplines and facilitates the integration of services across the continuum of care. Collaborates with PLAC to facilitate appropriate and timely patient placement.
• Collaborates effectively by developing collegial relationships and communicating information effectively. Encourages communication and serves as a resource to staff and other departments.
• Promotes a culture of safety for patients, self, co-workers, and facility in conjunction with the Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager. Facilitates the Care Delivery Model by monitoring the quality/safety outcomes, and implementing the performance improvement measures for identified metrics. Ensures compliance with organizational and regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Ensures care is delivered with respect for patient s rights and preferences. Maintains privacy, confidentiality, and security for patients and staff. Facilitates resolution of conflicts, collaborates with Service Excellence to promote service recovery, and empowers staff in decision-making through shared governance.
• Collaborates with the Nurse Manager in monitoring staffing and supplies for designated shift. Assures nursing workload is measured and resources are allocated based on industry benchmarks and patient needs to optimize the provision of quality, cost effective care. Facilitates and monitors the appropriate utilization of staff based on credentialing, education and experience.
• Ensures a biogenic environment that stimulates the ongoing professional development of staff in accordance with the principles of Shared Governance, Theory of Human Caring, and professional practice. Develops and fosters relationships that support the continuous enhancement of care delivery, and patient and staff satisfaction through a professional practice environment of mutual respect.
• Demonstrates value for professional nursing practice including the utilization of current standards, the nursing process and patient advocacy. In collaboration with the Nurse Manager takes responsibility for continuing education, developing best practices and maintaining the highest level of patient care and staff development.
• Fosters a patient centered professional work environment through the implementation of Caring Science, the nursing process, staff development and collaborative team interactions for the enhancement of the quality of patient care.
• Ensures/provides appropriate patient care in accordance with specific patient population. Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of the needs of the patient population specific to the defined clinical area. Maintains competency related to patient population and identifies strategies to meet related needs.

• Generous PTO:
  Accrual starts at 22.5 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Education Reimbursement:
  Up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor s degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.
• Wellness
  
  Incentives:
  
  Up to $1,350 per year in wellness incentives through LiveWELL.
• Parental Benefits:
  Six weeks of paid birthing-mother maternity leave and four weeks of paid parental leave.
• Retirement:
  Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions.

$34.90 - $52.35

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. It is nationally recognized for its expertise across multiple specialties and operates a large network with Wake Forest University School of Medicine as the academic core. Advocate Health employs thousands of teammates and supports extensive graduate medical education programs.