CSU RN, Charge - Cardiovascular Registered Nurse

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Health in Davenport, IA is seeking an RN to serve as Charge Nurse on the Progressive Care Stepdown Unit for the 2nd shift (3:00pm–11:30pm). The role provides shift-to-shift leadership ensuring safe, efficient patient care for cardiovascular patients and smooth operations.

Responsibilities include assigning care, guiding staff, participating in quality improvement, and promoting evidence-based practice.

Qualifications

• Requires nursing license in Iowa and eligibility for Illinois licensure within 1 year.
• Promotion to Administrative III or IV Charge Nurse within 2 years.
• ACLS and BLS certifications required or promoted.

Responsibilities

• Provide shift-to-shift leadership for the unit and assign patient care.
• Ensure smooth shift operations and effective transition to the next shift.
• Participate in quality monitoring and performance improvement activities and promote evidence-based practice.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Communication

Critical thinking

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Registered Nurse Licensure in Iowa

Baccalaureate degree in nursing (preferred)

Illinois licensure within 1 year

Tools

ACLS

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Evening Shift Description: Position Title: RN, Charge Department: Progressive Care Stepdown Unit Shift: 2nd shift Hours: 3:00pm-11:30pm Status: .8 (32 hours a week) Purpose: Provides shift-to-shift leadership for the practice and delivery of safe, effective, ethical, and culturally-competent care for adolescent through aging adult cardiovascular patients. This includes support for management of human, fiscal, material, and environmental resources in accordance with hospital guidelines, organizational/nursing philosophies, and in compliance with regulatory and professional standards, including ANA Standards of Professional Performance.

Key accountabilities include fostering interdisciplinary collaborative relationships; making appropriate patient care assignments; ensuring smooth shift operations; facilitating a seamless transition for the next shift that includes exchange of essential information; active participation in quality monitoring and performance improvement activities; promoting evidence-based practice through research utilization or conduct of practice research. Report To: Manager Supervisory Responsibility: Advanced Direction: The job requires some accountability for scheduling, assigning, or coordinating work. The employee will check the quality of work, provide guidance, instruction, training, and direction to others. The job requires some formal or official supervisory responsibility. The individual serves as a group leader and acts in an assistant supervisory or lead role. In addition, the employee is expected to provide information or suggestions on human resources matters. Materials Responsibility: Limited: Work requires limited responsibility for material resources. Examples of resources could be supplies, equipment, inventories, small budgets, and other similar material assets. The employee has a limited amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors is also limited in terms of damage, waste or financial loss. Problems associated with material resources are not complex. The volume of resources may vary, but the level of difficulty in dealing with these resources is uncomplicated.

Key Relationship:

Co-workers/Health System Employees, General Public/Visitors/Volunteers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff, Students/Interns/Residents/Outside Instructors, Patients, Families, and Significant Others

POSITION SPECIFICATION

Education:

Associate's Degree Field Of Study: Nursing

Special Training:

Promotion to Administrative III or IV Charge Nurse is required within 2 years of assuming full time charge nurse position. ACLS; Basic Life Support.

Training Preferred:

Baccalaureate degree in nursing or clinical certification

Licensure/Registration:

Registered Nurse in Iowa; Registered Nurse in Illinois within 1 year.

Experience:

More than 1 year experience required.

Interpersonal Skills:

Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization. Communications are often difficult or stressful in nature. Contact with others involves complex, detailed and often sensitive topics. The job requires a high degree of interpersonal skills to deal with a range of complicated problem situations. Interactions involve gaining the agreement of others.

Working Conditions:

There is routine exposure to highly adverse environmental conditions including physical hazards, health and safety risks, and otherwise undesirable characteristics in the environment. Personal risks require safety equipment or precautions to be followed closely. The time the employee may be exposed to these conditions is limited to 70% or less of the work day.

Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens:

Yes

Miscellaneous:

Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.