RN Charge Nurse - Operating Room
PeaceHealth
- Springfield, OR
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Coordinate patient care by shift and department.
- Supervision and assessment of clinical practice. Direct and delegate to other team members.
- Coach for performance to achieve individual and organizational goals; including orientation, competencies and evaluations.
- Develop the departmental team and collaborative relationships to achieve expected outcomes.
- Serve as a clinical and resource expert for the department.
- Articulate shift/team operational issues to management as appropriate.
- Appropriate stewardship of resources.
- Adapts decision-making style to the situation and level of authority for achieving an optimal outcome including using collaborative decision making and effective communication skills.
- Identify and apply opportunities for clinical practice improvement and support them with staff.
- Ensure professional effectiveness through education and professional development.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Accredited School of Nursing Required
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
- BSN required within 36 months from the start date of the Charge Nurse role.
- Specialty certification preferred
- Minimum of 2 years acute care nursing experience required
- 3 years acute care nursing experience preferred
- Ability to independently scrub circulate major cases in full service operating room preferred
- Required: Registered Nurse in state of practice and
- Required Upon Hire: Basic Life Support
- Demonstrated leadership skills. (Required)
- Facilitation skills. (Preferred)
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patientâs needs. (Required)
- Demonstrated ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships and patient/family centered work environment. (Required)
- Consistently demonstrates Service Excellence behaviors with patients, families and colleagues. (Required)
- Able to support and interpret medical centerâs philosophy, policies and procedures. (Required)
- Ability to balance information regarding patient needs, staff needs, and unit needs in decision making. (Required)
- Demonstrated interest in staff development. (Required)
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills. (Required)
- Strong organizational skills. (Required)
- Proficient computer skills including MS Office applications. (Required)
- Nurses may be able to work in another nursing unit if they have completed the necessary CareConnect training, unit-specific competencies, and have been deemed competent by a leader of the unit they are floating to (including, but not limited to the unit manager, assistant nurse manager, or clinical nurse educator).
- Working Conditions
- Patient handling no greater than 35 lbs. without the use of assistive equipment and/or devices (NIOSH).
- Fine motor skills to be able to grasp and control medical equipment and perform precise procedures.
- Push/Pull: Frequently up to 45 lbs. force (i.e., WOW, medical carts).
- Perform hands on CPR at least 20 mins using 100-125 lbs. of force (National Assoc. of EMS Physicians and AHA) Frequency should be seldom or occasionally.
- Ability to move around area with frequent sitting.
- Bending/ stooping/ squatting/ reaching/ kneeling frequently.
- Lifting (non-patient) up to 20 lbs. occasionally and 5 lbs. frequently.
- Exposure to biohazard, body fluids and airborne particles.
- Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy environment.
- Vision and hearing required within normal limits (glasses, contacts, hearing aids permitted).
- Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.