SICU RN Charge
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Waco
Posted on: April 10, 2021
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Job Description:
*JOB SUMMARY* The Registered Nurse (RN) Charge is a licensed
professional who uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model
to coordinate patient care delivery by the health care team. In the
capacity of Charge Nurse, works in the best interests of BSWH and
accepts increased responsibility to support and carry out BSWHs
mission and goals. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the
patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health
problems, develops and implements an individualized plan of care,
and evaluates the patient's response. The RN promotes safe passage
for their patients by using knowledge of patient needs and the
healthcare environment to assist patients to transition through the
healthcare encounter without any preventable complications or
delays. The RN delegates interventions to health care personnel
based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, each patient's condition
and the competencies of the employee. The Charge Nurse holds nurses
accountable for providing appropriate care including, where
appropriate, taking disciplinary or other corrective action with
support from the designated manager. *ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE
ROLE* Clinical Judgment: Using clinical reasoning, conducts
accurate clinical assessments according to practice standards.
Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs. Develops,
implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care. Modifies plan to
meet clinical outcomes. Responsibly directs employees and, where
appropriate, addresses their grievances and concerns and/or
recommends and meaningfully participates in decisions on those
matters. Clinical Inquiry: Systematically evaluates the quality and
effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited to,
nursing sensitive indicators. Supports evidence-based practice
changes through research utilization and experiential learning.
Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives. Words
and actions are congruent and holds others accountable for the
same. Caring Practices: Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe
and therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff.
Develops therapeutic relationships with patient and family and
maintains appropriate boundaries. Manages both emotional and
physical pain with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and
preventing unnecessary suffering. Response to Diversity:
Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a patient's and family's
unique differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender,
race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values,
into an individualized plan of care. Advocacy and Moral Agency:
Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and
rights of patient and family and represents their concerns. Creates
an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family
values and goals. Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical
concerns. Facilitation of Learning: Facilitates learning for
patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health
care team and community; integrating appropriate education
throughout the continuum of care to help them participate and/or
make informed decisions about their health care and treatments,
including health promotion and disease prevention. Assesses and
documents learning needs and outcomes. Collaboration: Works
collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community
to develop and implement an integrated plan of care. Open and
sensitive to all team members' unique contributions. Delegates
tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up.
Effectively implements changes in the department. Makes and
modifies staffing assignments and clearly communicates thereof.
Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and available resources for
problem-solving for patients, family and staff. Recognizes that
resources are limited and considers factors related to safety,
effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient
care. Professionalism: Improves nursing practice and the work
environment through participating in shared governance and
decision-making processes and meaningfully recognizing the
contributions of others. Participates in the staffing process from
education and planning to evaluation. Identifies personal goals and
commits to ongoing professional growth through continuing
education, networking with professional colleagues, membership and
involvement in professional nursing organizations, self-study,
professional reading, certification and seeking advanced degrees.
Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues
and others. Provides feedback on performance for staff growth and
development and annual evaluation. Demonstrates commitment to
community service. *KEY SUCCESS FACTORS* Knowledge and
understanding of nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines
of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit
standards, protocols, policies and procedures governing the
provision of nursing care applicable to the area of assignment.
Knowledge of medical terminology; principles and practices of
health promotion, risk reduction, illness and disease prevention
and management; medications and drugs, common dosages, their
physical and physiological effects, and possible adverse reactions.
Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and patient
privacy rights. Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly, both
verbally and in writing. Interpersonal skills to interact with a
wide-range of constituencies. Must have critical thinking and
problem-solving skills. Ability to observe changes in the medical
condition of patients and effectively communicate these changes to
other nursing staff members and physicians/providers. Ability to
provide age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to all
patients through the nursing process and standards of nursing
practice with sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human
experience and to develop, evaluate, implement and, as necessary,
modify a patient care plan to meet the needs of individual
patients. General computer skills, including but not limited to:
Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and payroll
systems, electronic medical documentation, and email. *BENEFITS*
Our competitive benefits package includes the following - Immediate
eligibility for health and welfare benefits - 401(k) savings plan
with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% - Tuition Reimbursement - PTO
accrual beginning Day 1 Note: Benefits may vary based upon position
type and/or level *QUALIFICATIONS* - EDUCATION - Associate's -
MAJOR - Nursing - EXPERIENCE - 2 Years of Experience -
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION - --------------Registered Nurse
(RN) --------------Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30
days of hire or transfer.
Requirements:
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