Charge RN, Cardiology Stress Team

112 North Carolina Baptist Hospital; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Annual raises

Shift/ incentive pay

Job summary

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Cardiology department seeks a Nurse Manager to provide leadership, coordination, and support for a patient care unit during a defined shift. You will be accountable for quality of care, patient progression, service excellence, and workplace experience, in partnership with the Nurse Manager and Assistant Nurse Manager.

You will lead clinical nursing care delivery, promote safety, and ensure staffing and resources meet unit needs while fostering professional

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing with two years' nursing experience required.
• BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides primary leadership in coordination of nursing care with other healthcare disciplines.
• Collaborates with PLAC to facilitate appropriate and timely patient placement.
• Promotes a culture of safety and monitors quality/safety outcomes with performance improvement measures.
• Ensures care respects patient rights and maintains privacy and confidentiality.
• Monitors staffing and supplies, ensuring workload and resources meet patient needs.
• Develops professional practice through shared governance and ongoing education.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Care coordination

Communication

Quality improvement

Patient safety

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

Department and Status

36928 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Cardiology

Job Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

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. 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 in nursing required. BSN preferred.

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration

Registered Nurse licensure from the State of North Carolina

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 1 year of hire for Adult Critical Care, Adult ED

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 1 year of hire for Network ED, Peds ED, PICU and NICU, and other areas per unit guidelines

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 patients' 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.

Skills / Qualifications

• Excellent and effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to organize and supervise clinical nursing care delivery.
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Nursing research and Evidence-based practice Performance Improvement Practice Innovation Professional Nursing Practice Theory.
• Resilient and flexible in a changing environment.
• Standards of clinical nursing practice Systems for patient safety Technology/informatics skills.
• Functions effectively under stressful and difficult situations.
• Ability to work effectively with the team.

Work Environment

Clean, well lit, and comfortable climate. Potential exposure to contamination with bloody or bodily fluids, requiring protective equipment. Highly stressful, dynamic conditions.

Required Protective Equipment: eye/face protection, gown, mask, and gloves.

Pay Range

$34.90 - $52.35

Commitment to You

• Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program

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