The Operating Room Charge Nurse fosters an environment for managing and delivering safe patient care in a hospital setting. In addition to fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of a clinical nurse, the charge nurse is a role model and coach to department personnel and assists in developing their skills and knowledge.
Requirements
- Fosters staff engagement
- Anticipates the needs of staff members and offers assistance
- Role models interprofessional communication
- Improves departmental scores for turnover/retention
- Role models fair and consistent leadership skills
- Coaches staff to use efficient and effective communication
- Provides input into staff performance reviews
- Functions as a mentor and resource to unit staff
- Identifies levels of organizational conflict and applies tools to resolve concerns
- Leads patient and family-centered care standards
- Mentor others regarding specialty populations
- Maintains ongoing interactions with patients, families, and staff on improving patient care
- Ensures effective collaboration with other departments regarding patient process issues
- Drives department service standards and activities to improve department scores for patient satisfaction
- Models the standards of care related to the nursing process
- Participates in creating a continuous improvement environment
- Coordinates nursing care throughout the shift schedule
- Models the standards related to regulatory requirements and professional practice
- Facilitates seamless patient flow to/from/through the department
- Ensures the patient care plan is accurate and timely
- Works closely with the OAs and bed management regarding timely patient placement
- Proactively recognizes and determines a plan of action and responds to situations
- Participates in initiatives to improve quality and safety scores
- Role models situational awareness
- Assists with audits
- Implements department strategies to achieve financial targets
- Manages productivity by the staffing grid
- Provides input into unit resource utilization
- Manages to identify and implement innovative solutions for practice changes
- Investigate and incorporate evidence-based practices
- Supports change initiatives and adapts to unexpected changes
- Expands individual nursing knowledge and coaches staff to grow knowledge, abilities, and skills
- Serves as a clinical resource
- Develops and disseminates informational/educational resources and programs
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Disability
- FSAs
- Retirement
- Time Off
- Discounts
