Inspire health. Responsible for the 24-hour management of a specific patient care unit/s, service/s, or program/s in settings as designated by the Nurse Manager/Administrator. In collaboration with the nurse manager, supervises staff and unit operations and provides direct patient care. Supervises care provided by staff to ensure the delivery of safe and quality patient care on the unit and to ensure appropriate standards of professional nursing practice are maintained in the clinical setting. Maintains high visibility to patients/families and staff on the unit, primarily on off-shifts, and resolves problems as needed. Performs a variety of administrative, human resource, payroll, quality improvement, scheduling and unit coordination activities. Serves in direct patient care role as needed.
All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values: Inspire health. Oversees a variety of patient care activities in a charge nurse capacity to ensure the delivery of safe and quality patient care on the unit/service. Activities include but are not limited to staff allocation and scheduling; investigation/resolution of patient care issues; ensuring appropriate transitions of care between shifts; Provides direct patient care consistent with the charge nurse/clinical registered nurse job description accountabilities. staff mentoring/ coaching; Assists with continuing staff development to include clinical problem solving and decision-making skills. Collaborates with clinical nurse educators to support new staff orientation and training. Maintains records/documentation pertaining to staff competencies, certification and/or licensure. Performs a variety of administrative and quality management activities to ensure that quality expectations and regulatory requirements are met. Ensures unit compliance with departmental, GHS, safety, regulatory, environmental, and infection control standards. Maintains records/ documentation pertaining to regulatory/environmental standards, quality audits or other unit-related record-keeping requirements. In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, performs a variety of human resources activities including, but not limited to interviewing, hiring, evaluating, coaching, counseling, staff rounding and performance management of unit staff. Assists the Nurse Manager in maintaining unit budget by appropriate allocation and utilization of unit resources. Shares accountability with Nurse Manager for unit/department/organizational goal achievement.
Assists in planning, directing, and evaluating various short-term and long-term projects for the unit. Develops, submits, implements and evaluates performance objectives for self and unit. Works with health care team members on activities designed to improve patient care outcomes. Participates in Nursing and/or hospital committees and work groups as needed.
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
~ Job has direct and/or indirect supervision of employees that may include final budget authority, hire/termination/disciplinary authority, performance appraisal responsibility. Job will be considered a member of the management staff with direct reports.
Education - Associate degree in Nursing. Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
Experience - Three (3) years RN experience in appropriate area of nursing. Management/supervisory experience preferred.
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
Certified in nursing specialty preferred
Work Shift
Home Health Roper MT
Facility
1021 Home Health - Upstate
10217400 Home Nursing
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