Charge Nurse

Charge Nurse, NICU

Unit Description

5A NICU is a 32-bed private room NICU caring for High-Risk neonates from 28 weeks to full-term.

Shift: Part-time, Nights

Job Description:

• Under the direction of Unit Director, Clinical House Supervisor, +/or Designee, provides supervision of workflow and staff for a designated shift in overseeing the efficient functioning of the department.

• Assures the provision of patient care, by addressing performance, risk management, patient, family and physician issues/concerns as appropriate.

• Role models caring behaviors in relationships with others.

• The Charge Nurse is an exemplar for compassion, acceptance, respect and empathy honoring nursing as a distinct discipline and supporting an environment focused on healing and wellness.

• As a clinical nurse, the charge nurse spends majority of his/her time (> 50%) coordinating, ensuring and providing direct patient care activities on the unit through: provision of nursing rounds, assessments and treatments; facilitating admission, transfer and discharge activities; provision of patient and family-centered education; care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable, etc.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training, and Licensures Required:

Benefits: