Charge Nurse Neuro Spine Full Time Days

Baptist Health; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health Louisville is seeking a Charge Nurse for the Neuro Spine unit on the day shift. This role coordinates patient care across the 24-bed neuroscience unit and provides leadership to the staff on duty.

As a Registered Nurse, you will implement the nursing process for all assigned patients and support governance and continuous professional development within the unit. New graduate nurses are welcome to apply.

Qualifications

• Active Kentucky RN license required.
• Associate's degree in nursing required.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care on designated shifts as Charge Nurse.
• Provide leadership to unit staff in patient care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.

Skills

Active Kentucky RN License

BCLS

ACLS

Education

Associate's degree in nursing

Job description

Summary

Job Description:

Charge Nurse Neuro Spine- Full Time, Days

Status: Full Time

Shift: First

About The Unit:

The twenty-four-bed Neuroscience unit offers specialized nursing assessment and care to patients with both neurological and neurosurgical diagnoses. Typical patients include those with a diagnosis of stroke, post-op craniotomy, post-op discectomy and other back surgeries, as well as post-cerebral embolization. Unit nursing care is complemented by the expertise of two Neuroscience Coordinators. New Graduate Nurses are welcome.

Job Summary:

The Charge Nurse is an entry-level management position responsible for the coordination of care on designated shifts.He/she will provide leadership to the staff members of the unit in the area of patient care.

A) As a Registerednurse, he/she implements the nursing process for each patient regardless of age (i.e. infancy to geriatric)assigned to his/her care and is responsible for the patient's care within the parameters of the Kentucky NursePractice Act. The charge nurse promotes positive patient outcomes; quality of care and initiates change throughactive involvement in unit-based and hospital shared-governance councils.

B) National Professional NursingStandards serve as guidelines for the charge nurse as he/she utilizes critical thinking skills and exercisesappropriate nursing judgment. The charge nurse will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve patientoutcomes. Also, the charge nurse will serve as a role model by actively participating in the process of continuousprofessional development, teaching and learning across the healthcare continuum.

Requirements:

• Active Kentucky RN License required.

• Associate's degree in nursing required.

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required.

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required.

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.