Demonstrated advanced skills in leadership including management education/training.BScN � will consider applicants currently pursuing this degree.Experience in Med-Surg and Emergency required.Minimum 5 years of experience in a Hospital setting required.Registered with the Ontario College of Nurses as a Registered Nurse.The Charge Nurse may be responsible for patient assignments as required, and the schedule may be adjusted with notice as required to meet the needs of the department. The Charge Nurse also completes regular check-ins with the staff and departments to assist in facilitating the care needs of patients while assisting the PCM in tasks as directed. Additionally, the Charge Nurse manages the daily activities of patient flow and staffing needs specific to their departments. Reporting to the Patient Care Manager, the Charge Nurse delegates tasks, shares clinical knowledge with colleagues, new nurses and students, and acts as a resource for the nursing staff.
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The two charge nurse models differ in methods to keep patients safe with permanent charge nurses being the safety officer and rotating charge nurses putting out fires.Rate of Pay: Reference ONA Collective AgreementĪpplications are currently being accepted for a Full Time Charge Nurse position for the Acute Care and ER departments at the Kincardine site of the South Bruce Grey Health Centre. Rotating charge nurses have the role of clinical nurse plus. Permanent charge nurses were unit shift leaders, an extension of the nurse manager who manage information flow and human resource management. An overarching theme of shift resource and traffic director included go-to resource, manage the flow, safe patient assignment/staffing and regulatory readiness, shared responsibilities among all charge nurses. Two charge nurse models emerged: Permanent and rotating. In phase two fifteen charge nurses, thirteen clinical nurses and eleven nurse managers, males and females, with an average age of 40 participated. Three charge nurses, three clinical nurses and three nurse managers, all female, with an average age of approximately 48 participated in phase one. Audio recordings were transcribed verbatim and thematic analysis occurred.
Nurse managers and charge nurses participated in in-depth individual audio recorded interviews in phase two using an interview guide while clinical nurses participated in focus groups using a focus group guide. Data from phase one informed the questions for phase two. In phase one, charge nurses, nurse managers and clinical nurses rated competencies on the AONE Nurse Manager Competencies as relevant to the charge nurse role then participated in audio recorded individual interviews to clarify the ratings. Participants in phases one and two signed informed consents and completed demographic forms. Rutgers the State University of New Jersey Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
The Nurse Manager Leadership Partnership Learning Domain Framework guided this study, operationalized as the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) Nurse Manager Competencies (AONE, 2015). This two-phase focused ethnography study explored the charge nurse role and safety practices through the perspectives of charge nurses, nurse managers and clinical nurses. Description Literature about the charge nurse claims that they are frontline nurse leaders who contribute to quality and patient safety however in the United States there is a lack of research regarding how the acute care hospital charge nurse keeps patients safe.
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