Nurse Unit Lead & Clinical Excellence Champion

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Head Nurse position at Baptist Memorial Health Care in Jonesboro oversees patient care, staff management and day-to-day operations of a nursing unit. The nurse collaborates with hospital leadership to maintain continuity of care while upholding the hospital mission and patient rights.

As a clinical leader, you will guide staff through the nursing process, participate in hiring and performance reviews, and drive quality improvements to enhance patient outcomes and safety.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience on current unit or in like setting/specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, review, and combine diagnostic data relevant to the patient’s current condition.
• Collaborates with nursing leadership and other disciplines to identify opportunities for department improvements and drive change.
• Intervenes and provides guidance and direction during life threatening situations.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and expected outcomes.
• Implements innovative works processes that improve patient outcomes.
• Participates in clinical leadership activities such as coaching, counseling, mentoring, hiring, firing, yearly performance evaluations, staffing, payroll, and productivity.
• Communicates/collaborates with others in providing patient care.
• Supports life-long learning.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Skills

Computer literacy

Education

RN licensure

BLS certification

ACLS

Job description

The Head Nurse position at Baptist Memorial Health Care in Jonesboro oversees patient care, staff management and day-to-day operations of a nursing unit. The nurse collaborates with hospital leadership to maintain continuity of care while upholding the hospital mission and patient rights.

As a clinical leader, you will guide staff through the nursing process, participate in hiring and performance reviews, and drive quality improvements to enhance patient outcomes and safety.