1. Plans, organizes and manages nursing duties and provides leadership in complying with governmental, accreditation and other regulations/requirements and with hospital policies.

2. Meets all Professional Competency Standards of Emergency Nursing Practice.

a. Quality of Care – Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of emergency nursing practice in the department.

b. Performance Appraisal - Adheres to established standards of practice, including activities and behaviors that characterize professional status.

c. Collegiality -Engages in activities and behaviors that characterize a professional.

d. Ethics - Provides care based on philosophical and ethical concepts. These concepts include reverence for life; respect for the inherent dignity, worth, autonomy, and individuality of each human being; and acknowledgement of the diversity of all people.

e. Collaboration - Ensures open and timely communication with emergency patients, significant others and other health care providers through professional collaboration.

f. Resource Utilization -Collaborates with other health care providers to deliver patient-centered care in a manner consistent with safe, efficient and cost-effective resource utilization.

3. Facilitates the implementation of departmental policies/procedures, mission, goals.

4. May participate in recruitment activities and staff orientation training.

5. Participates in the nursing care related to assessment, promotion, maintenance and restoration of patients' health and wellness.

6. Teams with manager to instill support, and serves as a resource to staff on Process Improvement (PI) initiatives throughout the hospital.

7. Participates in audits and provides feedback to staff.

8. Responsible for monitoring patient flow and responding with the appropriate actions to expedite patients’ throughput.

9. Facilitates communication with staff regarding department activities, policy changes, etc.

10. Completes Daily Staffing Assignments for assigned shift.

11. Communicates with management to determine staffing needs.

12. Participates in hospital wide clinical leader networking sessions.

KNOWLEDGE

1. Knowledge of current nursing practices and protocols.

2. Knowledge of clinic policies and procedures.

SKILLS

1. Skill in appropriate assessment, examination, treatment techniques.

2. Skill in dealing effectively with personnel development and issues.

3. Skill in QM, medication, infection control, safety and confidentiality policies by effectively role modeling appropriate behavior.

4. Skill in leadership and mentoring.

ABILITIES

1. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with patients, medical staff and the public.

2. Ability to react calmly and competently in emergency situations.

3. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in person, in writing, or by phone.

Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects Falmouth Hospital’s commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service.

· Graduation from an approved nursing education program. Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or related field or enrolled in an accredited program.

· Current license to practice professional nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

· Current Basic Life Support Certification and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification.

· CPI (Crisis Prevention) within 4 months of new position and must renew bi-annually.

· Current TNCC and ENPC certifications preferred.

· Three to five years recent experience as a Charge Nurse or Preceptor.

· Must demonstrate leadership abilities. Must possess good oral and written communication skills.

· Three to five recent years of progressively responsible emergency center experience.

· Where qualifications are relatively equal, seniority shall be the determining factor in filling the position.