Charge Nurse, Antepartum, Tupelo (2-3 Years L&D Experience Required)

Job ID:

000GC9

Tupelo

Nursing

• ANTEPARTUM EXPENSE
  Full Time
• Night
  Posting Description
  We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling.

Our teammates' "True North" is what calls them to health care; it's their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

The Charge Nurse at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for providing safe, quality patient care through the nursing process, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations, and maintaining effective communication with the multidisciplinary team. The Charge Nurse must also be able to respond to rapidly changing patient needs, handle staffing assignments, and act as a liaison between patients and physicians or case management when necessary.

JOB FUNCTIONS

Clinical Practice:

Uses the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care and document accordingly.

Works to ensure his/her compliance with all NMHS policies and requirements as directed by the Nurse Manager and Educator.

Education:

Provides patient/family education and acts as a resource for existing staff and new employees.

Attends the Preceptor class to ensure proper training of new employees.

Communication:

Maintains communication with multidisciplinary team members to provide holistic care to the patient.

Leads daily huddles on each unit to ensure proper assignments and identify team members for the shift.

Delegates tasked to be completed during the shift to ensure EOC guidelines are maintained on a daily basis for regulatory agency compliance.

Customer Relations:

Projects caring, friendly and helpful image to patients and other customers.

Utilized the patient's communication board (white board) to identify name, date, goals, other staff and procedures or test for the day to keep the patients and families informed.

Complies by the NMHS behavioral standards.

Ensures staff RN's are utilizing the communication boards.

Self-Development:

Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in the nursing practice.

Attends annual review and unit specifics within the department.

Performs required continuing education hours online and in classroom.

Regulatory Knowledge:

Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.

Licensed by the board of Nursing for the state.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Associate's Degree Nursing. Required

Licenses and Certifications

RN

• Registered Nurse
• State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure
  CPR
• Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation
  ACLS
  PALS
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  Work Experience
  Knowledge Skills and Abilities
  Must complete RN orientation and approved unit specific checklist
  Must maintain department requirements for continuing education and any specific unit requirements to provide appropriate age specific care; annual review and unit specifics, CARES
  Must have leadership skill and attend leadership classes as offered by the education department.

Lead and participate in the Performance Improvement project of the unit.

Must have effective communication and teaching skills

General knowledge of various regulatory and accrediting standards

Ensures staffing ratios are appropriate throughout the shift based on unit based matrix while maintaining appropriate productivity.

Prioritizes/delegates/evaluates work assignments

Anticipates resources needed to provide the best quality of care for the patients

Assimilates data and reports appropriately to providers when necessary. Implements protocols when necessary by using critical thinking skills.

Upon completion of the preceptor class, orients new employees to the unit and reports progress to the nurse manager and/or educator.

The charge nurse has routine contact with physicians, ancillary personnel, other nursing personnel, patients, family, visitors.

They must demonstrate effective interpersonal skills to all customers/co-workers, and in all aspects of patient care and job performance.

He/she will use our

NMHS CARES

values and behavioral standards in all personal contact situations.

Physical Demands

A thorough completion of this section is needed for compliance with legal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Standing. Constantly

Walking. Constantly

Sitting. Occassionally

Lifting/Carrying. Frequently 50 lbs

Pushing/Pulling. Frequently

Climbing. Occassionally

Balancing. Occassionally

Stooping/Kneeling/Bending. Occassionally

Reaching/Over Head Work. Occassionally

Grasping. Frequently

Speaking. Constantly

Hearing. Constantly

Repetitive Motions. Constantly

Eye/Hand/Foot Coordinations. Frequently

Benefits A

• vailable
  Continuing Education
  403B Retirement Plan with Employer Match Contributions
  Pet, Identity Theft and Legal Services Insurance
  Wellness Programs and Incentives
  Referral Bonuses
  Employee Assistance Program
  Medical Benefits
  Dental Benefits
  Vision Benefits
  License + Certification Reimbursement
  Life, Long-Term and Short-Term Disability, Group Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
  Employee Discount Program
  

Other:

Early Access to Earned Wages

Tuition Assistance

Relocation Assistance

Paid Time Away

Special Employee Rates at NMMC Wellness Centers

Requirements

The following are requirements in addition to any stated in the above description.

Licenses

You must have the following licenses to :

Registered Nurse, Certified Pulmonary Resuscitation/Basic Life Support, and Registered Nurse

Education

You must have the following education to :

Associates of Nursing and Associates of Nursing

You must have a Associates or higher