RN-Head Nurse

Baptist; Covington (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation is seeking a Head Nurse to oversee patient care, staff management and daily operations within a nursing unit. This role leverages the nursing process to partner with patients and families, maintaining dignity, autonomy and safety while aligning with hospital goals.

The Head Nurse provides clinical leadership, collaborating with the Manager/Director/CNO and nursing team to ensure continuity of care and high-quality outcomes across the department.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required, with BLS certification within 14 days of hire.
• Minimum 2 years of experience on the current unit or in a similar setting.
• ACLS preferred.
• Computer literacy required.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, review, and integrate diagnostic data relevant to the patient’s condition.
• Collaborates with nursing leadership to identify opportunities for department improvement.
• Intervenes and provides guidance during life-threatening situations.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and outcomes.
• Implements new processes to improve patient outcomes.
• Participates in clinical leadership activities such as coaching, hiring, performance evaluations.
• Participates in activities designed to improve health care delivery.
• Communicates and collaborates with others in providing patient care.
• Supports ongoing learning and completes other duties as assigned.

Skills

Computer literacy

Job description

Job Summary

The Head Nurse is responsible for overseeing patient care, staff management and day to day operations of a specific department or nursing unit. Coordinates and provides care utilizing the critical thinking framework known as the nursing process. The nursing process forms the foundation of the nurse's decision making to help partner with patients/families to attain, maintain and restore health whenever possible. Blends caring, compassion, knowledge and integrity to provide safe quality care that preserves patient autonomy, dignity and rights. Assists manager by providing clinical leadership for nursing employees on an assigned unit to maintain continuity of nursing care in conjunction with the hospital/nursing mission, goals, policies and procedures. Works in collaboration with the Manager/Director/CNO to ensure goal attainment.system standard jd

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.
• Participates in activities designed to improve health care delivery.
• Communicates/collaborates with others in providing patient care.
• Supports life-long learning.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Specifications

Experience

Minimum Required

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

Special Skills

Minimum Required

• Computer literacy

Licensure

Minimum Required

• RN; BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE

Preferred/Desired

• ACLS