About

• 1. Plans, organizes and manages nursing duties and provides leadership in complying with governmental, accreditation and other regulations/requirements and with hospital policies.
• 2. Meets all Professional Competency Standards of Emergency Nursing Practice.
• a. Quality of Care – Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of emergency nursing practice in the department.
• b. Performance Appraisal - Adheres to established standards of practice, including activities and behaviors that characterize professional status.
• c. Collegiality -Engages in activities and behaviors that characterize a professional.
• d. Ethics - Provides care based on philosophical and ethical concepts. These concepts include reverence for life; respect for the inherent dignity, worth, autonomy, and individuality of each human being; and acknowledgement of the diversity of all people.
• e. Collaboration - Ensures open and timely communication with emergency patients, significant others and other health care providers through professional collaboration.
• f. Resource Utilization -Collaborates with other health care providers to deliver patient-centered care in a manner consistent with safe, efficient and cost-effective resource utilization.
• 3. Facilitates the implementation of departmental policies/procedures, mission, goals.
• 4. May participate in recruitment activities and staff orientation training.
• 5. Participates in the nursing care related to assessment, promotion, maintenance and restoration of patients' health and wellness.
• 6. Teams with manager to instill support, and serves as a resource to staff on Process Improvement (PI) initiatives throughout the hospital.
• 7. Participates in audits and provides feedback to staff.
• 8. Responsible for monitoring patient flow and responding with the appropriate actions to expedite patients’ throughput.
• 9. Facilitates communication with staff regarding department activities, policy changes, etc.
• 10. Completes Daily Staffing Assignments for assigned shift.
• 11. Communicates with management to determine staffing needs.
• 12. Participates in hospital wide clinical leader networking sessions.
• KNOWLEDGE
• 1. Knowledge of current nursing practices and protocols.
• 2. Knowledge of clinic policies and procedures.
• SKILLS
• 1. Skill in appropriate assessment, examination, treatment techniques.
• 2. Skill in dealing effectively with personnel development and issues.
• 3. Skill in QM, medication, infection control, safety and confidentiality policies by effectively role modeling appropriate behavior.
• 4. Skill in leadership and mentoring.
• ABILITIES
• 1. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with patients, medical staff and the public.
• 2. Ability to react calmly and competently in emergency situations.
• 3. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in person, in writing, or by phone.
• Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects Falmouth Hospital’s commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service.

• · Graduation from an approved nursing education program. Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or related field or enrolled in an accredited program.
• · Current license to practice professional nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• · Current Basic Life Support Certification and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification.
• · CPI (Crisis Prevention) within 4 months of new position and must renew bi-annually.
• · Current TNCC and ENPC certifications preferred.
• · Three to five years recent experience as a Charge Nurse or Preceptor.
• · Must demonstrate leadership abilities. Must possess good oral and written communication skills.
• · Three to five recent years of progressively responsible emergency center experience.
• · Where qualifications are relatively equal, seniority shall be the determining factor in filling the position.