RN-Head Nurse ED

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Head Nurse role at Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis oversees patient care, staff management, and day‑to‑day operations on a nursing unit. The position uses the nursing process to guide decisions, partnering with patients and families to maintain health, dignity, and autonomy.

Clinical leadership is provided in collaboration with the Manager/Director/CNO to meet goals, ensure safe care, and support ongoing education while maintaining hospital policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience on the current unit or in a like setting/specialty area.
• Computer literacy.
• ACLS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, review, and combine diagnostic data relevant to the patient’s current condition.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership to identify opportunities for department improvements and drive change.
• Intervene and provide guidance and direction during life‑threatening situations.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and expected outcomes.
• Implement innovative work processes that improve patient outcomes.
• Participate in clinical leadership activities such as coaching, counseling, mentoring, hiring, firing, yearly performance evaluations, staffing, payroll, and productivity.
• Participate in activities designed to improve health care delivery.
• Communicate and collaborate with others in providing patient care.
• Support life‑long learning.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Skills

RN

BLS certification

ACLS

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. The role coordinates and provides care utilizing the critical‑thinking framework known as the nursing process, which forms the foundation of the nurse's decision making. The nurse partners with patients and families to attain, maintain, and restore health whenever possible, blending caring, compassion, knowledge, and integrity to provide safe, quality care that preserves patient autonomy, dignity, and rights. The Head Nurse assists the manager by providing clinical leadership for nursing employees on the assigned unit, maintaining continuity of nursing care in conjunction with the hospital/nursing mission, goals, policies, and procedures, and works in collaboration with the Manager/Director/CNO to ensure goal attainment.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, review, and combine diagnostic data relevant to the patient’s current condition.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership and other disciplines to identify opportunities for department improvements and drive change.
• Intervene and provide guidance and direction during life‑threatening situations.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and expected outcomes.
• Implement innovative work processes that improve patient outcomes.
• Participate in clinical leadership activities such as coaching, counseling, mentoring, hiring, firing, yearly performance evaluations, staffing, payroll, and productivity.
• Participate in activities designed to improve health care delivery.
• Communicate and collaborate with others in providing patient care.
• Support life‑long learning.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Specifications

Experience

Minimum Required

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

Preferred/Desired

• None specified.

Licensure

Minimum Required

• RN; BLS certification within 14 days of hire.

Preferred/Desired

• ACLS.