Description
Description
0.75 FTE, Straight Night Charge Nurse position in the PICU. 12 hour shifts scheduled Monday-Thursday. No weekends. Some off premises call is required. PICU experience, RN license and leadership experience required.
Purpose of position
The charge nurse actively collaborates with hospital leadership and interdisciplinary team to assure consistency in practice and operations, clinical excellence, wise resource utilization, a safe and welcoming environment of care, and excellent customer experience. Provides leadership for ensuring the provision of family centered care and supporting the navigations of the health care system. The charge nurse assures that customer experience operations are implemented consistent with Gillette's mission, values, and strategic plan.
The charge nurse oversees and directs patient care, unit/department personnel and provides leadership through multidisciplinary teamwork. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to staff scheduling, participation in the hiring process, and performance management.
Compensation & Benefits Information
The hourly wage for this opportunity is $45.38/hour - $70.64/hour, with a median wage of $60.39/hour. $1.75weekend/ $2.75 evening/ $4.00 night differential is available for this position. Pay is dependent on several factors including number of hours worked within the field, education, and certification/licensure. Hourly pay is just one part of the compensation package for employees. Gillette supports career progression and offers a competitive benefits package that includes a retirement savings match, tuition and certification reimbursement, paid time off, and health and wellness benefits for .5 FTE and above.
Qualifications
Required
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license through the MN Board of Nursing
Documentation of completion of a professional nursing program (RN program)
The nurse must, at a minimum, have a current Nursing Specialty Certification (or obtain within 12 months of start date in position; within 24 months when specific certifications require extended experience in a specific specialty or in the preparation stages, such as CRRN) or a bachelor's degree in Nursing or other healthcare related field.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (exception: Telehealth RNs). If candidate holds valid CPR for through another acceptable organization (as determined by Gillette), candidate may be able to begin employment but must complete Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association within one month of employment.
Must be interested in working with people with short term or long-term disabilities that begin in childhood.
Demonstrated leadership experience
Physically able to work hours required and physically able to transport patients.
Preferred
A minimum of 3 years' nursing experience
Master's degree in nursing or other healthcare related field
Core Responsibilities
Patient Care -- Utilizes leadership principles in mobilizing the patient care team to achieve positive patient outcomes.
Oversees the completion of Nursing Process.
Evaluates based on desired outcomes.
Communicates real time patient-related nursing data and information to enhance
active and informed decision making by patients, families, nurse colleagues, and other
healthcare providers.
Monitors and holds staff and providers accountable for timely and accurate
documentation of patient care.
Demonstrates and assists inter-professional team with adjustment in interactions, the
delivery of care, and/or clinical techniques.
Uses systems thinking to influence care models.
2. Family centered care - Supervises and leads nursing care and health education reflecting specific patient, family, cultural and community needs.
Identifies the learning needs of the population served and seeks opportunities to support and evaluate effectiveness of health education as culturally and developmentally appropriate.
3.Autonomous Practice - Exercises independent judgment that influences care and demonstrates understanding of potential clinical implications.
Supervises, delegates, and provides care based on the abilities and limitations of care personnel and patient acuity.
Generates, shares, and accepts new ideas and incorporates them into own daily work.
Seeks information and generates optional solutions to perceived problems through interactive problem solving with individuals.
Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and presents information in contextual formats that clarifies significance of the data relative to patient care.
Assumes a leadership role with influencing and monitoring the standards of patient care.
Integrates high ethical standards and core values into everyday work activity.
Utilizes leadership, team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to build
partnerships.
Holds staff accountable for performance expectations and addresses performance.
issues in collaboration with department leadership.
4.Procedures and Policies -Identifies, interprets, and monitors the implementation of organizational policies and procedures according to regulations, professional and community standards.
Protects the confidentiality of personal health information.
Active participation in writing and revising policies and procedures.
5. Active Engagement - Actively represents the department in committees, task forces, unit activities or other work groups and disseminates information and decisions to colleagues and peers.
Leads, chairs, or co-chairs minimum of one engagement activity.
Ensures accountability through the use of dashboards and promote transparency through reporting of near misses and medical errors.
Lead or facilitate participation in department staff meetings.
Demonstrates meaningful contributions to the productivity of the professional environment of the department and the Clinical Shared Governance.
Collaborates with manager and other department leaders to ensure resource allocations, development, and implementation of strategies reflect the clinical and programmatic operation needs of the unit.
Incorporates the Engaged Professional Practice model is fully enculturated in their professional practice. Leads staff to use the model as their guide in decision making.
6. Manages staff effectively to ensure excellence in patient care and customer experience.
Provides direct supervision of staff including hiring, orientation, daily work direction, mandatory training, credential verification, performance appraisal, staff development and role tr
Compensation Information:
$45.38 / Hourly - $45.38 / Hourly
Starting At: 45.38 Hourly
Up To: 70.64 Hourly
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