Charge Nurse (RN) - OR - Operating Room
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove, IL
Days

Major Responsibilities:

• Operational Accountability - Supports the operational accountability for nursing unit during assigned shift.
• Operational Accountability - continued...
• Operational Accountability - continued...
• Leadership Accountability - Demonstrates clinical leadership for unit during assigned shift.
• Leadership Accountability - continued...
• Quality patient care and satisfaction - Facilitates associate critical thinking and clinical skills to optimize patient outcomes, customer satisfaction and resource management.
• Quality patient care and satisfaction - continued...
• Professional Development - Accepts responsibility for self-development and professional practice.

Licensure:

• Nurse, Registered (RN)

Education/Experience Required:

• • BSN or ADN with 2yrs of experience • 3yrs RN experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• • Strong clinical skills • Ability to communicate effectively and work cohesively with a diverse work group. • Utilize critical thinking and timely decision making. • Basic computer knowledge • Organized • Ability to teach • Ability to prioritize work • Independent • Self-motivated • Projects a positive attitude • Creative, energetic and inspirational attitude toward education • Ability to assess skills and abilities of others
• • Current licensure as RN in Illinois • CPR

Physicial Requirements and Working Conditions:

• • Ability to work within a rapid changing environment. • Ability to work collaboratively with internal / external customers. • Ability to demonstrate a commitment to patient-focused care. • Ability to prioritize independently and respond to multiple simultaneous requests. • Ability to work under stressful conditions and in difficult situations, dealing with and resolving conflict • Ability to perform lifting / transfer activities related to patients (up to 50 lbs. may be required. • Ability to take over shift coverage of unit in absence of unit manager. • Ability to transport objects from one location to another. • Ability to recognize needs and behaviors of specific age groups of patients treated. • May be exposed to hazardous materials and life-threatening diseases.
• If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/2015. Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Addendum: The following certifications will be required and maintained once obtained: ACLS - within 6 mos. of employment ECRN - within 2 years of employment (0.6 FTE or above) TNS - within 2 years of employment (0.6 FTE or above) ENPC - within 24 months of employment or first available class. Eight hours of continuing education of pediatric emergency or critical care pediatrics every 2 years) CEN - highly encouraged. • NIH Stroke Scale annual education • Total of 8 hours of stroke education/year (inclusive of the NIH education) Additional Job Accountability: Practicing using the stroke core measures as the guide to appropriate stroke care.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.