Charge Nurse (Rn) - Labor & Delivery (Ldrp) - FT Days

A brief summary of what's ahead

Location:

Hutchinson Regional Medical Center

Full Time Equivalent (FTE):

0.9

Job position summary:

Supervises nursing services and personnel.

The benefits have never been more rewarding. Here are a few things we offer:

• Paid Parental Leave

• Tuition reimbursement

• Paid time off

• Holiday premium pay

• Shift and weekend differential pay

• 401k with a 6% employer match

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

• Employee assistance program

Here is a look at the full job description:

Charge Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery (LDRP) - FT Days

Essential Responsibilities:

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.

• Critical Care Charge Nurses (ED & ICU) assist in the stabilization of critical patients outside of their primary focus area and in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team assigned as primary caregivers.
• Demonstrates expertise in clinical judgment and decision-making.
• Maintains sound clinical knowledge based on current standards of practice for area of accountability.
• Promotes a collaborative multidisciplinary plan of care
• Leads or provides input for department meetings/committees
• Role models and mentors staff for improved performance
• Detects patient/family concerns, legal/ethical issues through rounding
• Demonstrates effective multi-tasking when dealing with difficult aspects of patient care
• Collaborates with medical staff to promote progressive patient care and discharge planning
• Promotes unit based teambuilding activities
• Promotes and role models a positive attitude and accountability to staff
• Participates in development of policies, procedures, and practice standards
• Monitors and investigates unit risk events
• Encourages staff involvement in shared governance
• Provides guidance and professional support to nurses who provide care to patients in an assigned unit.
• Develops schedules, assigns patients, and completes other staffing duties.
• Provides training to nurses, assesses individual performance, and makes certain that accreditation standards are meet.
• Directs the flow of patients and supports nurses in developing specialized care plans as needed.
• Follows through with all applicable compliance and quality expectations and may assist with budgeting.
• Serves a population newborn through geriatric.
• Act in accordance with the established mission, vision, and values.
• Abide by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability privacy and security regulations regarding all aspects of Protected Health Information (PHI).
• Maintain effective communication and professional working relationships with patients/clients and their representatives, team members, contractors, physicians, peers, outside agencies, and the public.

General Responsibilities:

• Perform other duties as assigned.

People Management Responsibilities:

Does this position have people management responsibilities?:

☐ Yes