About this role
Summary
Job Description:
Charge Nurse Neuro Spine, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit- Full Time, Days
Status: Full Time
Shift: First
About The Unit:
The twenty-four-bed Neuroscience unit offers specialized nursing assessment and care to patients with both neurological and neurosurgical diagnoses. Typical patients include those with a diagnosis of stroke, post-op craniotomy, post-op discectomy and other back surgeries, as well as post-cerebral embolization. Unit nursing care is complemented by the expertise of two Neuroscience Coordinators. Integrated into 24 beds, is a 4 bed EMU that is dedicated to patients who meet criteria and referred by Epileptologist for planned admission for evaluation and localization of potential epileptic events through VTrM.
Job Summary:
The Charge Nurse 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.
Requirements:
Active Kentucky RN License required.
Associate's degree in nursing required.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required.
Work Experience
Education
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Other facts
About BHS
Baptist Health System is a recognized leader in healthcare in San Antonio and South Texas.
Since 1903, Baptist Health System has been caring for the health and spiritual needs of people in San Antonio, south Texas and beyond. Baptist Health System is the first to bring robotically-assisted surgery to San Antonio, and the first to achieve Chest Pain Center Certification at all of our hospitals.
What you'll do
- The Charge Nurse is responsible for coordinating care on designated shifts and providing leadership to the nursing staff. They implement the nursing process for patients and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.
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