Job Summary
The Head Nurse is responsible for overseeing patient care, staff management, and day‑to‑day operations of a specific department or nursing unit. The role coordinates and provides care utilizing the critical‑thinking framework known as the nursing process, which forms the foundation of the nurse's decision making. The nurse partners with patients and families to attain, maintain, and restore health whenever possible, blending caring, compassion, knowledge, and integrity to provide safe, quality care that preserves patient autonomy, dignity, and rights. The Head Nurse assists the manager by providing clinical leadership for nursing employees on the assigned unit, maintaining continuity of nursing care in conjunction with the hospital/nursing mission, goals, policies, and procedures, and works in collaboration with the Manager/Director/CNO to ensure goal attainment.
Responsibilities
- Interpret, review, and combine diagnostic data relevant to the patient’s current condition.
- Collaborate with nursing leadership and other disciplines to identify opportunities for department improvements and drive change.
- Intervene and provide guidance and direction during life‑threatening situations.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and expected outcomes.
- Implement innovative work processes that improve patient outcomes.
- Participate in clinical leadership activities such as coaching, counseling, mentoring, hiring, firing, yearly performance evaluations, staffing, payroll, and productivity.
- Participate in activities designed to improve health care delivery.
- Communicate and collaborate with others in providing patient care.
- Support life‑long learning.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
Specifications
Experience
Minimum Required
- Minimum of 2 years experience on the current unit or in a like setting/specialty area.
- Computer literacy.
Preferred/Desired
- None specified.
Licensure
Minimum Required
- RN; BLS certification within 14 days of hire.
Preferred/Desired
- ACLS.
RN-Head Nurse ED in memphis at Unknown Company
This position is listed as full time and onsite.