Description
Working with the department manager, the RN Charge Nurse provides leadership and clinical expertise on their respective shift and department.
They coordinate unit resources to ensure appropriate staffing levels based on the unique needs of patients on the unit, both clinically and financially.
They function as clinical support for staff and are a role model of competency and professionalism.
Essential Functions
- Performs assessments of patients' physical, social, and psychological status.
- Seeks and evaluates information from interdisciplinary team members.
- Develops individualised plans of care with input from patients, families, teams, and physicians.
- Coordinates patient care delivery and directs the interdisciplinary care team.
- Evaluates patient responses to interventions and revises plans of care as needed.
- Demonstrates professional behaviour and encourages nursing professionalism.
- Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice.
- Estimates staffing needs and manages premium pay and overtime.
- Provides operational and clinical leadership.
- Mediates conflicts and acts as a resource for staff.
- Supports and enforces organisational policies and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications
- Current licence to practice as a Registered Nurse.
- Basic Life Support certification.
- Unit-specific certification.
- Experience in the assigned clinical area.
- Mentoring experience.
- Bachelor's degree in nursing.
Preferred Qualifications
- One year of clinical nursing experience.
The hourly range for this position is $41.20 - $62.17.
We offer a generous benefits package to support our caregivers' well-being.