Salary: 46.72-70.08 USD

Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

Shift: Shift 3

Status: Per Diem FTE: 0.153333

Bargaining Unit: ACE Associates

Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No

Work Schedule: Nights with Weekend and Holiday Rotation

Hours: 7:30pm to 7:00am

Summary:

Supervises and coordinates the activities of hospital personnel and engages in a variety of procedure through the interpretation of hospital policy and procedures for staff personnel: participates in the investigation and preparation of reports relative to the improvement of patient care, safety, educational development and personnel performance

Responsibilities:

EDUCATION

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

• Current New York State registration

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred

• BCLS and ACLS certification

EXPERIENCE

• Two (2) years of acute care nursing

• Charge nurse, managerial, or supervisory experience preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Ability to develop rapport with multiple health care disciplines and providers across the continuum of care

• Ability to relate well with physicians to maximize quality of care for patients

• Excellent interpersonal communication and networking skills

• Excellent critical thinking, discernment, and clinical assessment skills

• Ability to work in a high stress environment

• Ability to manage conflict

• Computer literate

• Interpersonal Skills necessary to work productively with all levels of unit personnel

• Possesses active listening skills

SPECIFIC SKILLS

• Excellent communication skills and ability to

• utilize technology to enhance communication and collect and report transfer center data

• obtain necessary information effectively

• provide clear direction

• provide positive communication during stress

• Critical thinking and the ability to

• evaluate patient needs, physician request, and placement decisions to ensure that the most effective

• patient flow and capacity for admissions is maintained

• Utilize professional judgment and autonomy in decision making, seeking assistance from management as needed

• Problem solving skills to

• Prioritize competing requests

• Ensure customer's expectations are met/surpassed

• Flexible and composed under pressure

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