Charge Nurse Inpatient Behavior Medicine

Job Description:

Working with department manager, the RN - Coordinator I provides leadership and clinical expertise on their respective shift and department. They are accountable for coordination of unit resources to ensure that staffing to census and acuity is appropriate both clinically and financially. They function as clinical support for staff and are a role model of competency and professionalism.

RNs at Intermountain Healthcare are committed to providing patient centered care while demonstrating our values and mission.  If you are interested in contributing to our mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible- come join our team!

Full time, 36 hours a week, variable shifts to include nights and days.

Benefits: yes

Location: Utah Valley Hospital

Benefits:

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Nursing Job Essentials

Assess:
Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative and developmental skills as appropriate).
Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.

Plan:
Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care.
Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education.
Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).

Implement:
Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration.
Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care, and professional licensure provisions.
Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through managing time, supplies, and resources.

Evaluate:
Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, and patient and family satisfaction.
Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate.

Professionalism:
Models professional behavior exemplifying Intermountain Values, Healing Commitments, and a culture of safety. Holds staff accountable for the same.
Promotes nursing professionalism. Coaches and develops others.
Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice: complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.

Staffing:
Projects staffing needs for current and following shift and department to provide optimal patient care.
Ensures appropriate nurse to patient ratios by matching staffing skill levels to patient needs and acuity.
Ensures cost-effective use of staff including appropriately managing premium pay and overtime usage.
Ensures and allocates appropriate resources for department needs.

Patient Flow:
Forecasts and communicates accurate information on admission, discharge, and transfer to ensure appropriate patient placement.
Communicates with appropriate care givers on complex and challenging patients to facilitate coordination of care.
Assists staff members with direct patient care as needed.

Leadership Job Essentials:
Accountable for operational and clinical leadership of the unit or department including setting clear expectations and holding staff accountable for outcomes and behaviors.
Mediates conflicts between staff, families, physicians, and other departments using the Healing Commitments and behaviors.
Ensures a safe environment for employees, patients, and visitors.
Mentors and evaluates staff for professional and clinical development needs and opportunities. Acts as a resource for setting clear expectations related to hourly rounds, communication boards, and joint bedside report.
Guides others and initiates conversations using appropriate tools to resolve problems and to encourage accounta