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Department:1210112911 Acuity Adaptable UnitExpected Weekly Hours:36Shift:Position Purpose:The Charge Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse and is accountable for practicing within the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2004).The Charge Nurse is responsible for unit level service delivery including clinical leadership and coordination, operational functions, quality and financial performance, human resource management, quality and risk management, clinical pathway development and other service delivery improvements within the unit. The charge nurse is accountable for the delivery of holistic, compassionate, individualized patient care demonstrated by the use of the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation.The charge nurse facilitates interdisciplinary team planning and serves as a clinical resource for the defined patient population. Working in partnership with clinical and other staff, the Charge Nurse will contribute to strategic and operational management in a way that is consistent with Mercy Medical Center-Clinton’s vision and values.The Charge Nurse assumes accountability for the nursing department in the absence of the Unit Director.Job Description Details:QUALIFICATIONSActive registration for Registered Nurse – Board of Nursing, State of Iowa Must be ACLS certified. Baccalaureate degree in nursing and certification by a nationally recognized nursing organization is required. Specialty certification required. Continuously seek opportunities to enhance own professional nursing practice. Membership in an appropriate professional nursing organization is recommended. Experience preferred. A propensity for a high degree of interpersonal skills to deal with a range of complicated problem situations. Must be able to demonstrate basic computer skills in a Windows environment. Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment. Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission and vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health.Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and InclusionTrinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation, serving diverse communities that include more than 30 million people across 22 states. Trinity Health includes 94 hospitals, as well as 109 continuing care locations that include PACE programs, senior living facilities, and home care and hospice services. Its continuing care programs provide nearly 2.5 million visits annually.Based in Livonia, Mich., and with annual operating revenues of $17.6 billion and assets of $24.7 billion, the organization returns $1.1 billion to its communities annually in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.Committed to those who are poor and underserved in its communities, Trinity Health is known for its focus on the country's aging population. As a single, unified ministry, the organization is the innovator of Senior Emergency Departments, the largest not-for-profit provider of home health care services — ranked by number of visits — in the nation, as well as the nation’s leading provider of PACE (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly) based on the number of available programs. For more information, visit www.trinity-health.org at http://www.trinity-health.org/ . You can also follow @TrinityHealthMI on Twitter.
Vacancy caducado!