Description :Hourly range: $40.58 - $54.82DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: The work involves directing, coordinating and supervising professional and non-professional nursing staff and participating in the nursing and daily activity needs of patients/residents on a unit, for an assigned shift. This is a professional/supervisory nursing position requiring a high degree of competence and tact. Work is performed under the direct supervision of higher ranking professional nursing staff. Supervision is exercised over lower level professional and non-professional nursing staff. Does related work as required.TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:CLINICALMonitors and ensures that established standards of care and the nursing process are utilized in the delivery of patient/resident care including but not limited to assessment, care planning, intervention, evaluation, discharge planning and health teaching;Participates and ensures the maintenance of safety standards for staff, patients/residents and visitors;Plans and conducts needed patient/resident centered conferences;Intervenes in identified patient/resident problems and seeks resolution;Communicates to physicians, higher ranking nurses and other staff the needs of patients/residents;Assures the processing and implementation of physician orders in a timely manner;Establishes patient/resident care priorities;Serves as a clinical resource person to other staff;Serves as liaison between patients/residents, family, physician and the health care team;Provides nursing care as needed;Assures documentation of patient/resident condition as required.NON-CLINICALAssesses overall unit activity and patient/resident care needs for assigned shift;Makes patient/resident care assignments according to departmental standards;Communicates all clinical and operational activities from shift to shift;Communicates immediate concerns related to staff performance issues, physician or patient/resident concerns or other unit management issues to the unit manager/higher ranking nurse;Reinforces cost effective utilization of personnel and supplies;Supports and participates in the quality improvement process;Participates in the evaluation of staff performance and the orientation of new staff;Ensures assigned staff attends in-service as scheduled;Maintains knowledge of new and current skills and trends in nursing;Provides input into scheduling;Contributes to formulation of unit/facility goals and objectives.CHARGE NURSE Page 2FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:Good knowledge of the principles, procedures, techniques, and terminology of professional nursing;Good knowledge of the biological, physical, social and medical science as they relate to nursing care;Ability to develop management skills;Ability to work effectively with others;Ability to work well in crisis situations;Ability to assist in administration of nursing and non-nursing ancillary activities;Ability to perform more difficult professional nursing duties;Ability to maintain records and prepare reports;Good communication skills, both oral and written;Sound professional judgment;Initiative;Resourcefulness;Industry;Dependability;Tact;Good health;Physically capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or withoutreasonable accommodation.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing and possession of a license to practice as a registered professional nurse in New York State and either:
A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's degree in nursing and six (6) months of professional nursing experience in the specialty area to which assignment is requested; or
B) One (1) year of professional nursing experience in the specialty area to which assignment is requested;
C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and
(B).Specialty areas shall include *critical care,* emergency nursing, medical/surgical, operating room, hemodialysis, ambulatory care and behavioral health.*Please note that critical care experience will meet the minimum requirements for positions in the post anesthesia recovery room and the cardiac catheterization laboratory.*NOTE: Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements
