Heart and Vascular / Unit Charge Nurse / RN

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Description

Heart and Vascular Unit Charge Nurse / RN

7p - 7:30am / Full Time / 36 Hours per week

Emory University Hospital

 

We are seeking Unit Charge Nurse to support Newly opened Heart & Vascular Unit! 

 

The 4B Moderate Care Unit will be a fast paced unit with a high volume of patient turnover and a wide variety in patient diagnosis.  It will be an excellent learning platform for a vast amount of cardiovascular procedures and diagnosis.  Working in this environment will develop organization skills and critical thinking.  It will also be a great opportunity to develop critical care skills and enhance and fine tune assessment skills.

 

12 bed, 24 hour observation unit that will be utilized by the entire heart/vascular service line at EUH.  This includes CICU, CVICU, 6E (CVICU’s stepdown cardiac floor), 8E (CVICU’s stepdown vascular floor), and 4G (CICU stepdown floor).  Patients that will be on this unit will be a combination of critical care patients awaiting placement in one of the heart/vascular ICU’s or stepdown units.  This unit will also be an observation are for patients that came in for a same day procedure that may need to be monitored for a longer period of time but plan to discharged home, assuming all goes well.

 

RN Clinician Charge Plans, coordinates and directs the daily operations of a specific shift on a clinical unit.

 

Leadership & Team Collaboration

Supervises staff and facilitates communication with physicians and internal administrators to provide optimal patient and family-centered care.

Is recognized as a change agent and routinely leads efforts to strengthen organizational systems that support the mission, vision, and values of the department.

Adept at creative problem-solving, negotiating conflict, and collaborating with others.

Demonstrates insight, judgment, and clinically sound risk-taking. Role models expert communication skills to colleagues through example.

Demonstrates foresight regarding the impact of nursing care on patient outcomes based on intuition and experience.

Is recognized as an expert clinician and a leader within their area of specialty.

Completes employee conference, risk management and unit management reports within specified time frames.

Identifies the need for revision and evaluates the effectiveness of operational forms.

Provides and coordinates the resources needed within the unit to provide optimal patient outcomes.

Role models time management skills through example.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Education / Experience:

• Graduate of an accredited prelicensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• 2 years of recent nursing experience AND a minimum of 2 years of experience in the area of concentration.

Licensure:

• A valid, unencumbered Registered Nursing License approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing.

 

Certification:

BLS certification

ACLS may be required for certain departments, post hire

Additional certifications may be required based on department and specialty PL N:

Must meet all Clinical Nurse Employee Commitments.

Achieves electives/points and contact hours as defined in the PLAN (clinical lattice) point system to maintain position.

Must complete UCN/SNM criteria requirements within nine (9) months of promotion or hire, including completion of Enhancing your Communication HLC#6488, completion of formal preceptor training workshop and enrollment in LEAP course.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: MSN or DNP

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