RN / REGISTERED NURSE - UNIT CHARGE - INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Why Beebe?
Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence.
Join our Nursing Team and Cultivate your Career:
At Beebe, we care about your professional nursing path and want to foster the growth and development of your career. Whether you decide to further your education, gain professional certifications, learn a new specialty area, educate or lead - we support it all. We do so by offering a nursing graduate residency program, clinical ladder, professional certification reimbursement, certification preparation curriculums, generous tuition assistance, flexible scheduling and shared governance where you can help guide nursing professional practice and have a voice as a bedside nurse.
Benefits
In addition to competitive compensation and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision and prescription) Beebe Healthcare also offers:
Sign-on and Referral Bonuses for select positions
Tuition Assistance up to $5,000
Paid Time Off
Long Term Sick accrual
Employer Contribution Plan
Free Short and Long-Term Disability for Full Time employees
Zero copay for drugs on prescription plan for certain conditions
College Bound 529 Savings Plan
Life Insurance
Beebe Perks via WorkAdvantage
Employee Assistance Program
Pet Insurance
Overview
The Unit charge is responsible and accountable for organizing and directing all aspects of their clinical area. The Unit Charge works collaboratively and reports to the Nurse Manager to support operations, quality, safety, and patient throughput. The Unit Charge serves as a positive role model and sets the professional tone for their area. The Unit Charge provides leadership and management in the areas of customer satisfaction, provision of safe and effective care, human resources, communication, patient advocacy, process improvement, and leadership/professional development.
Responsibilities
Performs all responsibilities included in an RN role as needed.
Facilitates Leadership on unit
a) Leads problem resolution,
b) Monitors team member performance, participates in evaluation process
c) Serves as a clinical resource for day-to-day functioning
d) Maintain a state of readiness for all needed regulatory standards
e) Monitors and responds to STT reports
f) Monitors and addresses narcotic variance reports
g) Assists with development, implementation, and hardwiring of initiatives, quality outcomes, and best practices.
Ensures effective communication throughout all aspects of unit operations with multidisciplinary team
a) Lead shift huddles
b) Review of Key Performance Indicators and other unit PI for Team Daily Management
c) Participation in team meetings
d) Participation in shared governance at unit level and organizationally
e) One to One team member rounds to ensure quality and safety
Maintains knowledge of customer services measures and works with team to drive toward annual goals
a) Conducts leader rounding on patients Plans for optimal staffing based on census within set productivity
b) Collaborates with staffing coordinator
c) Schedule balancing and reconciliation
d) Creates staff assignments and maintains productivity.
Qualifications
Scheduling Requirements (subject to change based on units needs)

Every third weekend
One winter & one summer holiday
Skills Essential:

2 years of clinical nursing experience area of practice
Clear communication skills both written and verbal
Possess an energetic, compassionate and efficient work ethic with strong organizational skills and effective customer service skills
Ability to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with patients, coworkers, and healthcare providers
Knowledge of basic computer programs
Able to keep confidential information regarding patients and team members
Able to withstand crisis situations and work under pressure
Has skills to provides customer service to patients, team members, and visitors
Knowledge and experience with electronic health records
Demonstrated time management skills required
Excellent communication skills and ability to relate well with people of diverse backgrounds, training and experience.
Demonstration of creativity, initiative and problem solving

Specialty Certification or must obtain in 1 year
Competencies Skills
"Essential:
• Experience In Hospital Or Acute Care Setting
• Clear Communication Skills Both Written And Verbal
• Able To Keep Confidential Information Regarding Patients, Team Members
• Able To Withstand Crisis Situations
• Has Skills To Provides Customer Service To Patients, Team Members And Visitors
• Knowledge And Experience With Electronic Health Records
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Credentials
Essential:
• RN - Registered Nurse
• BLS - Basic Life Saving certification
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• NIH - Stroke Certification
Education
• RN Diploma/RN Graduate Program
Entry
USD $39.88/Hr.
Expert
USD $65.80/Hr.