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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location trinity, Florida

About this job

New Emergency Service in Citrus Park! Opens Spring 2015

Come Join the Excitement!

Medical Center of Trinity

Equipped with the best healing practices, brightest medical teams and the most advanced medical technologies, Medical Center of Trinity, a new 236 bed, state-of-the-art, all private room hospital located on a 50-acre campus, serves the fast growing communities of Pasco, Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. With a healthcare team that brings over 40 years in a clinical setting and a strong dedication to patient-centered care, our talented RNs and medical professionals are always encouraged to learn, grow and thrive in a supportive atmosphere that celebrates the commitment of our people.

The new tech-savvy hospital offers a variety of programs and services including Emergency Care, Heart & Vascular, Spine & Orthopedics, Cancer Care, and Women's Health & Obstetrics. The hospital is also an Accredited Chest Pain Center, has a Community Comprehensive Cancer Program and features a Blue Distinction Center for hip and knee replacement, as well as spine surgery.

Our Leading Technologies:

• Electronic Health Record (EHR)

• Patient Tracker

• Electronic Medical Administration Record (eMAR)

• Open Bore MRI Scanner

• da Vinci Robotic Surgery

At Medical Center of Trinity, protecting life is more than our business, it's our heartfelt passion.

The Charge Nurse supervises nursing service activities in assigned nursing unit for the duration of the assigned shift or in the absence of nursing management. The task and responsibilities of this position include:

Participates actively in the planning and distribution of patient assignments.

Evaluates the effectiveness of care and addresses any issues that affect the desired patient outcomes.

Supports nursing staff in communication with physicians to include accepting doctors' orders and communicating patient condition.

Facilitates the process of reporting patient status to the following shift of nursing personnel.

Manages the nursing care of assigned patients in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Assesses plans and evaluates patient care needs.

Carries out physician orders.

Administers prescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, monitors vital signs.

Provides respiratory and ventilator management and monitoring for patients.

Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well coordinated patient care.

Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems.

Instructs and educates patients and families.

Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.

Provides age and culturally appropriate care.

Orients and mentors new staff members.

Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Current Florida licensure as an RN.

Current certification as American Heart Association ACLS BLS PALS Healthcare Provider.

CEN certification preferred.

Previous ED experience required.

Previous Charge experience preferred.

Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.

Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.

Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds.