Hospital - Oncology Charge RN (Part Time, Nights)

Job Description

The Oncology 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. Provides nursing care to a diverse patient population and role models compassionate communication with physicians and the interprofessional health care team. Assumes leadership responsibilities with high-level contributions across the institution.

Responsibilities

• Fosters staff engagement by listening actively, requesting and acknowledging feedback, making equitable decisions, providing appropriate rationale, and supporting organizational goals.
• Anticipates the needs of the staff members and proactively offers assistance.
• Role models interprofessional communication, which includes active listening and teaching, and assists with staff stress management as needed.
• Improves departmental scores for turnover / retention on unit-based scorecard.
• Role models fair and consistent leadership skills for effective team dynamics and teambuilding strategies through problem-solving, coaching, and developing staff.
• Coaches staff to use efficient and effective communication to establish and maintain a team environment and to include the patient and family in the team regarding their care plan.
• Provides input into staff performance reviews.
• Functions as a mentor and resource to unit staff and provides oversight for students / new employees / preceptorships.
• Identifies levels of organizational conflict and applies tools to effectively resolve concerns, complaints, or disputes with patients, families, physicians, and other interprofessional healthcare team members.
• Leads patient and family-centered care standards.
• Mentor others regarding specialty populations; audit plan of care.
• Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
• Maintains ongoing interactions with patients, families, and staff on improving patient care through leader rounding.
• Ensures effective collaboration with other departments regarding patient process issues.
• Drives department service standards and activities to improve department scores for patient satisfaction on unit-based scorecards.
• Models the standards of care related to the nursing process by actively participating in meeting and improving nurse-sensitive quality indicators and patient safety goals.
• Participates in creating a continuous improvement environment.
• Coordinates nursing care throughout the shift schedule, considering patient acuity, staff skill level, and safety to ensure our duty to our patients can be met.
• Models the standards related to regulatory requirements and professional practice.
• Facilitates seamless patient flow to / from / through the department, leading the delivery of quality family-centered care throughout the continuum of care.
• Ensures the patient care plan is accurate and timely, coaching staff if documentation deficiencies are identified.
• Works closely with the OAs and bed management regarding timely patient placement.
• Proactively recognizes and determines a plan of action and responds to situations, such as rapid response / CERTs and emergency codes.
• Participates in initiatives to improve quality and safety scores on the unit and hospital scorecards through peer-to-peer accountability, reporting near misses, and identifying solutions by collaborating with the interprofessional team.
• Role models situational awareness, using teachable moments to improve safety. Assists with audits.
• Implements department strategies to achieve financial targets on unit-based scorecards.
• Metrics include documentation of care and length of stay while optimizing efficiency and resources, such as overtime.
• Attends daily care coordination rounds to facilitate patient progression.
• Ensures that follow-up has been implemented on any concerns or issues the team identifies.
• Manages productivity by the staffing grid. Provides input into unit resource utilization, including unit capital and operational budget needs.
• Oversees shift-by-shift resource utilization.
• Manages to identify and implement innovative solutions for practice changes to improve patient care or unit operations, such as reducing hospital readmissions or other department-specific measures by leading and participating in unit projects and shared governance activities.
• Investigate and incorporate evidence-based practices that are presented to shared governance and leadership.
• 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, as appropriate, informational / educational resources and programs designed to improve quality and professional practice.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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