Operating Room Charge Nurse - WEO

Overview

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At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be.  We provide: 

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1 
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs 
• Family-focused benefits  
• Wellness incentives 
• Ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs…. and more!  

Description

This position is full time, 6:30a - 7p weekends with one weekday.

• 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.
• Role models delegation skills to colleagues and assist them in effective delegation utilizing the Synergy model for care.
• Considered an expert and is viewed as a formal leader. Mentors other Registered Nurses to the role and functions of Charge Nurse.
• Evaluates the use of resources and cost containment activities.
• Leads and coordinates team behavior between staff members and actively fosters the development of leadership skills in others.
• Serves as an arbitrator in resolution of conflicts between nursing staff.
• Takes appropriate action to correct unacceptable communication/behavior as needed.
• Takes appropriate action to counsel employees (i.e., verbal warnings for attendance & performance issues) Coordinates unit staffing to meet the needs of the department.
• Identifies one managerial problem and initiates test of change.
• Actively participates in preparation of regulatory agency reviews.
• Assists in administrative activities such as budget planning, identifying means of cost containment, coordinating unit staffing schedules, and ensuring communication regarding areas of concern to the Unit Director.
• Takes appropriate action to address customer concerns and complaints (i.e., appropriate follow-up with Unit Director and risk management).
• Addresses escalated patient issues and refers issues to Unit Director or Patient Advocate when unable to resolve.
• Monitors issues and their resolution. Identifies, initiates, and collaborates to provide needed educational programs.
• Develops management/ leadership focused in-service (e.g., time management, team building, conflict resolution, budget, leadership activities).
• Ensures compliance with educational requirements through scheduling, planning, and support. 
• Completes performance reviews with Nurse Manager input as appropriate.
• Incorporates Synergy model for care in nurse/patient assignments.
• Achieves points and contact hours as defined in the PLAN (clinical lattice) point system to maintain position. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited prelicensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Experience: 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: 1. BLS certification 2. ACLS may be required for certain departments, post hire 3. Additional certifications may be required based on department and specialty PL N: 1. Must meet all Clinical Nurse Employee Commitments. 2. Achieves electives/points and contact hours as defined in the PLAN (clinical lattice) point system to maintain position. 3. 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

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: (Medium-Heavy) 36-75 lbs, 0-33% of the work day (occasionally); 20-35 l