Beaumont Health System Hiring for RN Charge Lead Nurse at Trenton, Michigan Full Time

Full-time Midnight shift offering a $10,000 sign on bonus!
Improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope. That’s just the
beginning of the difference you can make when you join our team of ICU
Nurses at Beaumont Health, Trenton.

Discover what comes next for your nursing career when you join a
collaborative team whose clarity, compassion, curiosity and courage are
advancing medicine and setting new standards for exceptional care.
UNIT SUMMARY:
We are a 14 bed Medical ICU, we manage our own Balloon Pumps and
Impellas, the RNs are trained to do CRRT, hypothermia protocol and we
prone people in ARDS.  We are the Covid unit for ICU care.  The ratio is
generally 2:1 however if we have unstable patients, we may make them a
1:1. If we have a lot of stepdown patients, we make them a 4:1
assignment and the Covid assignments are 3:1.  Third floor is also the
RRT team and the Code Blue responders.  For this reason, the charge RN
does not take an assignment.  We have great quality outcomes and are
committed to our quality.  Our Intensivists are very involved in the
unit and rely on nursing input during rounds.  We have a very low
turnover rate and high attendance at Unit Council meetings! When RN’s
leave our unit it is for advancement reasons (NP, CRNS, or life changes)
3rd floor in general has a great reputation in the hospital and we get
nurses to transfer on 3rd floor from inside our hospital.  We also offer
a variety of shift start times.
BENEFITS STATEMENT:
Beaumont offers a comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial,
health and life-work balance goals.
NEW On-demand pay program – powered by PayActiv
Generous paid time off, holidays and flexible scheduling
Our employees receive special discounts on a wide range of products and
services
Exceptional health, dental, vision and prescription drug insurance
plans
Relocation assistance
Generous retirement savings, disability insurance, identify theft
protection and even home and auto insurance
Free onsite parking
GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Charge Lead Nurse role is to provide direct oversight and
supervision of all online unit processes. This is inclusive of but not
limited to staffing and scheduling changes affecting current shift,
patient care issues and concerns. Appropriate allocation of resources
responding to all codes, and handling employee issues and concerns. In
addition to ensuring consistent flow of patients through the department.
Functions within the framework of policies and procedures of the
hospital and demonstrates growth/development.
STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS:
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 individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential duties.
A. Education / Training:
* Graduated from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred. For
new hires or recent promotions with ADN or Diploma, must complete BSN
within 5 years of hire.
B. Work Experience:
* Two years of recent nursing experience.
C. Certification, Licensure, Registration:
* Valid State of Michigan license as a Registered Nurse required.
* BLS required.
D. Other Qualifications:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
1. The CLN provides for and utilizes staff appropriately, ensuring to
match assignments with patient care needs and competencies; is
accountable for cost-effective decision-making regarding utilization of
resources, (i.e., human resources, patient care environment, supplies,
etc.) and day-to-day clinical decision-making.
2. Participates in the development of patient care standards
3. Facilitates staff orientation and continuing education; participates
in the development.
4. Implements and evaluates quality improvement plans and maintains