RN Charge Team Leader Cardiac Cath Services

CommonSpirit Health; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center in Glendale, CA is seeking a Charge Nurse to oversee a department of frontline nurses caring for patients in acute care settings.

You will provide individualized, comprehensive care, make critical assessments, perform skilled procedures, and implement patient care plans. Collaboration with an interdisciplinary team is essential to achieve optimal patient outcomes. We are not currently accepting new graduate applicants.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing completed and registered on hire.
• RN license active in California.
• BLS certification (American Heart Association).
• ACLS certification (American Heart Association).

Responsibilities

• Oversee a department of frontline nurses delivering care.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and implement care plans.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure holistic care.
• Prioritize patient needs and mentor nursing staff in best practices.
• Adapt interventions for age-specific needs and changing conditions.
• Reassess patients after interventions and update plans as needed.

Skills

Patient assessment

Critical thinking

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Urgent care responsiveness

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Charge Nurse, you'll oversee a department of frontline nurses caring for patients. Your previous experience in acute care, LTC, or nursing homes adds tremendous value to our nursing team.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Provides effective,comprehensive evidence based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes. Organizes and prioritizes patient care activities balanced with the needs and comfort of the patient. Collaborates with other disciplines to insure comprehensive, holistic and effective plan of care. Applies knowledge of current practice standards, guidelines, statutes, rules and regulations. Demonstrates accountability for own ethical behavior and supports ethical practice by addressing or escalating issues. Serves as a patient advocate.
• Completes patient assessments competently. Assesses for and identifies needs of unit-specific patient population: Assesses for and identifies any physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, discharge and cultural needs.
• Completes an individualized plan of care based on assessment of the patient. Coordinates with other disciplines when indicated. Prioritizes care needs and sets measurable goals and time frames. Includes patient and family in the planning.
• Implements interventions based on nursing and medical plan of care. Manages patient population, diagnosis and age specific needs through appropriate adaptation of interventions. Appropriately utilizes equipment and supplies (including following established policies, procedures and protocols governing the transport, handling and storage of intravenous fluids).
• After implementation, reassesses the patient to verify effectiveness of interventions. Updates the plan of care to reflect current care needs.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize and adapt to changes in patients condition (i.. LOC change, vital signs, test results)in a timely and clinically appropriate manner.

We are not currently accepting new graduate or new to speciality applications. The most current information for new graduate(<12 months experience as an RN)and fellowship programs(>12 months experience as an RN)can be found at National Nurse Residency Program.

This position is represented by CNA and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate Degree Of Nursing Graduate of accredited Registered Nurse (RN) program upon hire.
• One (1) year of RN Experience.
• Active RN license from the State of California.
• BLS American Heart Association
• ACLS American Heart Association

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1926, Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 70,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, heart care, wound care and surgical services. Additionally, Glendale Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and a SRC Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery and Colorectal Surgery.

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