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This job assumes unit responsibility for the practice, quality of care, and service delivered. Provides leadership and support to encourage the optimum development and performance of staff members. Manages all assigned personnel, supplies, and equipment in a cost-effective manner.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.
Education Requirements
Required - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Bachelors Degree Science of Nursing (BSN) required for all Ochsner Magnet Facilities.
Work Experience Requirements
Required - 3 years of experience as an RN including 1 year as a charge nurse, supervisor or leader. Preferred - 2 years of experience working in an inpatient BHU preferred.
Certifications Required
Required - Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through American Heart Association.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
Knowledge of nursing practice. Exceptional leadership skills. Good organizational and time management skills and ability to be self-directed.
Job Duties
Ensures quality of care and patient satisfaction through unit-specific systems and improvements. Ensures operational profitability with preliminary budgets, performance data, system reporting, and inventory management. Provides care to patients, effectively using the nursing process. Communicates pertinent information to patients, families, and staff. Participates in activities for professional development and maintains required clinical knowledge, technical skills, training, and credentials. Manages, develops, retains and inspires an engaged workforce. Performs other related duties as required.
Physical and Environmental Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Work Environment and Safety
Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue. The incumbent works in a patient care area; works in an area where patients enter; works directly with patients; and/or works with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. There may be an occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases. Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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