Charge Nurse Cardiac ICU Full Time Days

Job Summary:
The CN is an entry-level management position responsible for the
coordination of care on designated shifts. He/she will provide leadership to
the staff members of the unit in the area of patient care.

A) As a Registered nurse, he/she implements the nursing process for each
patient regardless of age (i.e. infancy to geriatric) assigned to his/her care
and is responsible for the patient's care within the parameters of the
Kentucky Nurse Practice Act. The charge nurse promotes positive patient
outcomes, quality of care and initiates change through active involvement in
unit-based and hospital shared-governance councils.
B) National Professional Nursing Standards serve as guidelines for the
charge nurse as he/she utilizes critical thinking skills and exercises
appropriate nursing judgment. The charge nurse will collaborate with a
multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes. Also, the charge nurse
will serve as a role model by actively participating in the process of
continuous professional development, teaching and learning across the
healthcare continuum.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
The following is a summary of the major functions of this individual's job.
He or she may perform other duties, both major and minor, which are not
mentioned below, and specific functions may change from time to time.
1. Assists the Nurse Manager with operational activities of unit
2. Assists the Nurse Manager with management of patient care delivery on the unit
3. Demonstrates Clinical proficiency utilizing the nursing process
4. Demonstrates organizational skills in providing patient care
5. Collaborates with the nurse manager to support performance improvement activities
6. Participates in development of nursing staff
7. Leadership and critical thinking