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FROEDTERT HEALTH INC. Charge Nurse Froedtert Hospital in MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin
JOB REQUIREMENTS: Discover. Achieve. Succeed. #BeHere Location: US:WI:MILWAUKEE at our FROEDTERT HOSPITAL facility. This job is ON - SITE. 4NE is a 33-bed Internal Medicine Unit specializing in Cystic Fibrosis. Our patient population includes: Sepsis, CHF, COPD, ESRD, DM, UTI, GI Complications, Sickle Cell and much more. As an organization, Froedtert offers at least 9 weeks of orientation with a dedicated preceptor and positive mentoring in a hands-on learning environment. Froedtert is unique in that there is no mandatory over-time. Skills that will be used in this unit include: Foley insertions, trach cares/suctioning, G-Tubes, wound cares, NG insertions, IV/central line medications, PCA pumps and wound vacs. FTE: 0.900000 *1.0 FTE is Full-Time, any position less than 1.0 FTE is Part-Time, and .001 FTE is Optional Part-Time* *Positions with an \"FTE\" (full time equivalency) of .8 - 1.0 are eligible for full-time medical, dental and vision benefits. Positions with an \"FTE\" of .5 - .799 are eligible for part-time pro-rated medical, dental and vision benefits* Shift: Shift 1 - Weekend Program Job Summary: The Charge Nurse is a Registered Nurse with unit lead responsibilities for patient flow and adjustment of unit staffing to meet the dynamic needs of the patients. The Charge Nurse will use the nursing process to make ongoing evaluations of patients\' acuity, assessments of the staff nurses workload, and anticipate fluctuations in admissions, discharges and transfers. The facilitation of patient flow includes triaging and prioritizing admissions and overseeing the care coordination of patients being discharged/transferred. Daily nurse staffing includes employing effective decision-making behaviors that are used to safely balance changes in patient acuity and census with the availability, experience and competency of the staff nurses, to ensure safe and adequate staffing for all shifts. The Charge Nurse will demonstrate resourcefulness, tactful communication, flexibility, adaptability, decisiveness and awareness of the global needs of the hospital. The Charge Nurse will be a clinical leader and resource on the unit, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to facilitate patient care stay progression and unit goals. The Charge Nurse will assume a patient assignment as determined by the needs of the unit. As appropriate and/or delegated by the Nurse Manager, the Charge Nurse monitors and intervenes in addressing... For full info follow application link. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who values and maintains an environment that attracts, recruits, engages and retains a diverse workforce. As a federal contractor/subcontractor, we take affirmative action in employment based on race, sex, disability and status as a protected veteran. We welcome protected veterans to share their priority consideration status with us at 262-439-1961. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/7EBFB647104745CD