RN / Emergency Nursing Job in Las Vegas, Nevada / Hospital
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Standard Qualifications: Position: RN Charge II - Hours (7:00 p.m.-3:30 a.m.) - Mon-Friday Voted the Best Hospital in Las Vegas, Southern Hills Hospital provides the communities of southwest Las Vegas with many services to include our Medical Surgical Department. Southern Hills Hospital prides itself on our awards and accolades, which are appreciated affirmations of the patient care that we provide: Earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for its Alzheimer's disease program Earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for hip and knee replacements and hip fractures programs Bright Spots in the Silver State Award from the Nevada Hospital Association -Awarded for Hospital Quality Get with the Guidelines - Stroke Silver - Plus Quality Achievement Award from American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) - the only southern Nevada hospital to receive this recognition for four consecutive years Southern Hills Hospital's 24/7 Emergency Room provides Southwest Las Vegas with life-saving care, diagnostic treatments and advanced digital imaging for patients of all ages. Our ER is prepared for your arrival at a moment's notice. Southern Hills Hospital is an accredited Chest Pain Center and a Certified Primary Stroke Center , which means when you feel pain or tightness in your chest, or if you or a loved one experiences stroke symptoms, Southern Hills is the best place to be. Come join our team of experienced highly trained registered nurses, ER techs, physician specialists, who commit their life's work to our patients needs. The charge nurse is a registered professional nurse who participates as an active member of the Nursing Team on the assigned unit/department. The charge nurse assumes responsibility for c oo r d i n a ti ng s a f e , e ff i c i e n t , a n d t h e r a p e u t i c a l l y e ff ec ti v e nu r s i ng ca r e f or p a t i e n t s on t he a ss i gn e d un i t/ d e p a r t m e n t . P r i n c i p l e r e s po n s i b ili t i e s i n c l u de p a r t i c i p a t i ng i n s t r a t e g i c p l a nn i n g , s e r v i c e delivery, program development, evaluation and implementation, budget and resource m a n a g e m e n t , c o s t c o n t r o l , c o n t r ac t c o m p li a n c e a n d q u a li t y im p r o v e m e n t . I n a dd i t i o n , t h e c h a r g e nu r s e s u ppo r t s p a t i e n t s a f e t y i n i t i a t i v e s a n d q u a li t y im p r o v e m e n t ac t i v i t i e s . The charge nurse may also work as a registered professional nurse in the capacity of house s u p e r v i s or i n a dd i t i on t o b e i n g a c li n i c a l nu r s e p r o v i d i ng ca r e f or p a t i e n t s f or a n a ss i gn e d t im e . T h e c h a r g e nu r s e m a i n t a i n s c u rr e n t c o m p e t e n c y w i t h nu r s i ng s k ill s r e q u i r e d f or t h e a ss i gn e d unit/department, and demonstrates knowledge regarding Standards of Care and Standards of P r ac t i c e i n t h e a ss i gn e d a r ea . H e / S h e d e m o n s t r a t e s k n o w l e d g e of p r i n c i p l e s of g r o w t h & development over life span, and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of patient status, and to interpret the data appropriately to identify patient requirements specific to the patie nt's age. T h e c h a r g e nu r s e r e m a i n s ca l m i n c r i s i s a n d e m e r g e n c y s i t u a t i o n s , a n d d i r ec t s s t a f f m e m b e r s e ff ec ti v e l y a n d a pp r op r i a t e l y . T h e c h a r g e nu r s e m a i n t a i n s p r o f e ss i o n a l a n d e ff ec ti v e w o r k i n g relationships with all members of the Health Care Team. The charge nurse demonstrates j u d g m e n t , d i s c r e t i o n , d i p l o m ac y a n d a w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e of H o s p i t a l a n d M e d i ca l S t a f f B y l a w s , R u l e s a n d R e gu l a t i o n s , a n d P o li c i e s a n d P r o ce d u r e s . T h e c h a r g e nu r s e i s a r o l e m od e l f or s t a f f a n d o t h e r d e p a r t m e n t s . T h e c h a r g e nu r s e d e m o n s t r a t e s c u s t o m e r s e r v i c e e x ce ll e n c e i n r e l a t i o n s h i ps w i t h p a t i e n t s , f a m il i e s , p hy s i c i a n s a n d e m p l o y ee s . T h e c h a r g e nu r s e a ss i s t s i n r ec r u i t m e n t a n d s e l ec t i on of s t a ff . T h e c h a r g e nu r s e a ss i s t s a n d s u ppo r t s i n o r i e n t a t i o n , e v a l u a t i o n a n d r e t e n t i on of s t a ff . T h e c h a r g e nu r s e p e r f o r m s a nnu a l p e r f o r m a n c e r e v i e w s a n d a ss i s t s s t a f f i n c o m p l e t i o n of t h e i r g o a l s a n d d e v e l op m e nt p l a n . Duties (included but not limited to): M u s t a d h e r e t o E M T A L A r e q u i r e m e n t s M u s t be c o m p li a n t w i t h H I P A A po li c i e s a n d p r o ce d u r e s Must have organizational and prioritization skills and be committed to facilitating patient flow Must work autonomously with the Emergency Department physicians Must keep the admit log, transfer log, legal 2000 log, and restraint log current Must attend daily bed board meetings, adjust next shift staffing, and flex staff every 4 hours according to census and department needs M u s t c o m p l y w i t h s t a t e m a n d a t e d r e gu l a t i o n s a n d k ee p t h e R O A M I T c o m p u t e r c u rr e n t Must demonstrate rapport with EMS and keep the EMS computer current with number of legal 2000s and estimated offload times M u s t be f a m il i a r w i t h I n t e r Q u a l C r i t e r i a f or a d mi tti ng p a t i e n t s t o t h e a pp r op r i a t e l e v e l of care and have knowled
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