Ensures and/or provides patient care in accordance with the RN job description. Assumes 24-hour accountability for the direction and management of patient care within assigned area. Manages material, financial, and human resources within the assigned unit.

Job Duties

• Oversees administrative and operational issues for the designated care delivery team.
• Functions as a department team leader to support unit and hospital goals and objectives.
• Uses effective and appropriate communication styles with patients, significant others, visitors, staff, and professional colleagues.
• Supports the Culture of Safety by following established policies and procedures which include identification and timely patient safety event reporting.
• Ensures staffing to meet patient care needs and operational guidelines.
• Fosters accountability of staff for adherence to policies/procedures/professional practice.
• Participates in coaching, counseling, and mentoring of unit personnel.
• Supports the Professional Practice Model and participates in efforts related to the key components.
• Assumes unit, clinical, and administrative responsibilities in the absence of the Director and under the supervision of the Patient Care Services management staff.
• Ensures and/or provides patient care in accordance with all responsibilities in the RN job description.
• Ensures completion of the unit's schedule in a timely and equitable manner.
• Utilizes evidence-based research findings within patient care delivery, communicates research findings to co-workers and/or the professional community, attends research continuing education offerings, assists with data collections, and serves as a participant in ongoing research studies.
• Provides clinical, consultative, technical, or informational services as needed to staff, other disciplines, patients, and/or families.