Charge Nurse - OR BEST

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned health system seeks a Charge Nurse for the Operating Room team in Winston-Salem, NC. The position requires leadership in patient care coordination and offers a sign-on bonus of $20,000. Ideal candidates are RNs with surgical experience and a commitment to quality healthcare.

Benefits

$20,000 sign-on bonus

Qualifications

• Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in North Carolina required.
• Certification in specialty within one year.
• BCLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and coordination for patient care units.
• Ensures quality care delivery and compliance with regulations.
• Promotes a culture of safety and effective communication.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

BSN preferred

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing

Job description

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Job Description

Charge Nurse, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Operating Room

Shift: Nights, weekends, holidays

This job qualifies for a $20,000 sign-on bonus, provided the candidate meets the eligibility requirements.

Job Description

Charge Nurse, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Operating Room

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Nights, weekends, holidays

This job qualifies for a $20,000 sign-on bonus, provided the candidate meets the eligibility requirements.

We are seeking a Charge Nurse to join our Baptist Emergency Surgical Trauma (BEST) Operating Room team in the beautiful city of Winston-Salem, NC. If you are an RN with surgical services experience looking for growth and learning opportunities, a position with our Academic Learning Health System may be the position for you!

JOB SUMMARY:

Provides leadership, coordination, and support for the patient care unit for a defined shift. Responsibilities include accountability for the quality of care delivery, patient progression, service excellence, and workplace experience. 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. Partners with the Nurse Manager and Assistant Nurse Manager to achieve goals to improve quality of care.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing with two years' experience on the Best Team.
• BSN preferred.
  
  
  

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION:

• Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of North Carolina.
• Certification in specialty required within one year.
• BCLS certification required.
  
  
  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• 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 Coordinator 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.
• 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.
  
  
  

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent and effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to organize and supervise clinical nursing care delivery
• Standards of clinical nursing practice
• Technology/informatics skills
• Functions effectively under stressful and difficult situations
• Ability to work effectively with the team
• Subject to many interruptions
  
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Clean, well lit, and comfortable climate
• Potential exposure to contamination with bloody or bodily fluids, requiring protective equipment
• Highly stressful, dynamic conditions
• Possible exposure to toxic chemicals
• Possible exposure to infections & contagious disease
• Handles emergency or crisis situation
• Required Protective Equipment: eye/face protection, gown, mask, and gloves
  
  
  

About Us

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.

About The Team

Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments

Mission

To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing – for all.

Vision

To be the first and best choice for care.

Culture Commitments

We create a space where all Belong

We Work as One to make great things happen

We earn Trust in all we do

We Innovate to better the now and create the future

We drive for Excellence – always

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care and Research Services

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