Emergency Room Charge RN Pedi
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Temple
Posted on: January 12, 2021
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Job Description:
*Location: Temple/McLane Children's Hospital**Department: Pedi
Emergency Room**Job Status: Full-Time--****JOB SUMMARY* The
Registered Nurse (RN) Charge is a licensed professional who uses
the BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient
care delivery by the health care team. In the capacity of Charge
Nurse, works in the best interests of BSWH and accepts increased
responsibility to support and carry out BSWHs mission and goals.
Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies
nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems, develops
and implements an individualized plan of care, and evaluates the
patient's response. The RN promotes safe passage for their patients
by using knowledge of patient needs and the healthcare environment
to assist patients to transition through the healthcare encounter
without any preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates
interventions to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing
Practice Act, each patient's condition and the competencies of the
employee. The Charge Nurse holds nurses accountable for providing
appropriate care including, where appropriate, taking disciplinary
or other corrective action with support from the designated
manager. *ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE* Clinical Judgment: Using
clinical reasoning, conducts accurate clinical assessments
according to practice standards. Identifies and prioritizes patient
and family needs. Develops, implements and evaluates the nursing
plan of care. Modifies plan to meet clinical outcomes. Responsibly
directs employees and, where appropriate, addresses their
grievances and concerns and/or recommends and meaningfully
participates in decisions on those matters. Clinical Inquiry:
Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing
practice, including, but not limited to, nursing sensitive
indicators. Supports evidence-based practice changes through
research utilization and experiential learning. Participates in
quality/performance improvement initiatives. Words and actions are
congruent and holds others accountable for the same. Caring
Practices: Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe and
therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff. Develops
therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains
appropriate boundaries. Manages both emotional and physical pain
with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and preventing
unnecessary suffering. Response to Diversity: Recognizes,
appreciates and incorporates a patient's and family's unique
differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race,
ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values, into
an individualized plan of care. Advocacy and Moral Agency:
Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and
rights of patient and family and represents their concerns. Creates
an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family
values and goals. Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical
concerns. Facilitation of Learning: Facilitates learning for
patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health
care team and community; integrating appropriate education
throughout the continuum of care to help them participate and/or
make informed decisions about their health care and treatments,
including health promotion and disease prevention. Assesses and
documents learning needs and outcomes. Collaboration: Works
collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community
to develop and implement an integrated plan of care. Open and
sensitive to all team members' unique contributions. Delegates
tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up.
Effectively implements changes in the department. Makes and
modifies staffing assignments and clearly communicates thereof.
Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and available resources for
problem-solving for patients, family and staff. Recognizes that
resources are limited and considers factors related to safety,
effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient
care. Professionalism: Improves nursing practice and the work
environment through participating in shared governance and
decision-making processes and meaningfully recognizing the
contributions of others. Participates in the staffing process from
education and planning to evaluation. Identifies personal goals and
commits to ongoing professional growth through continuing
education, networking with professional colleagues, membership and
involvement in professional nursing organizations, self-study,
professional reading, certification and seeking advanced degrees.
Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues
and others. Provides feedback on performance for staff growth and
development and annual evaluation. Demonstrates commitment to
community service. *KEY SUCCESS FACTORS* Knowledge and
understanding of nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines
of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit
standards, protocols, policies and procedures governing the
provision of nursing care applicable to the area of assignment.
Knowledge of medical terminology; principles and practices of
health promotion, risk reduction, illness and disease prevention
and management; medications and drugs, common dosages, their
physical and physiological effects, and possible adverse reactions.
Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and patient
privacy rights. Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly, both
verbally and in writing. Interpersonal skills to interact with a
wide-range of constituencies. Must have critical thinking and
problem-solving skills. Ability to observe changes in the medical
condition of patients and effectively communicate these changes to
other nursing staff members and physicians/providers. Ability to
provide age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to all
patients through the nursing process and standards of nursing
practice with sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human
experience and to develop, evaluate, implement and, as necessary,
modify a patient care plan to meet the needs of individual
patients. General computer skills, including but not limited to:
Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and payroll
systems, electronic medical documentation, and email. *BENEFITS*
Our competitive benefits package includes the following- Immediate
eligibility for health and welfare benefits- 401(k) savings plan
with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%- Tuition Reimbursement- PTO
accrual beginning Day 1 Note: Benefits may vary based upon position
type and/or level *QUALIFICATIONS* - EDUCATION - Associate's -
MAJOR - Nursing - EXPERIENCE - 2 Years of Experience -
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION - Registered Nurse (RN) Basic
Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or
transfer.
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