(3 Days Left) RN Charge Emergency Department
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Leander
Posted on: November 4, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Location: Baylor Scott & White Medical Center -
Round Rock Department: Emergency Department Shift: Full-time, 12
hour shifts 7p-7a Details: ED background preferred, 25 bed unit,
level IV Trauma, Epic experience preferred JOB SUMMARY The
Registered Nurse (RN) Charge is a licensed professional who uses
the BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient
care delivery by the health care team. In the capacity of Charge
Nurse, works in the best interests of BSWH and accepts increased
responsibility to support and carry out BSWHs mission and goals.
Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies
nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems, develops
and implements an individualized plan of care, and evaluates the
patient's response. The RN promotes safe passage for their patients
by using knowledge of patient needs and the healthcare environment
to assist patients to transition through the healthcare encounter
without any preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates
interventions to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing
Practice Act, each patient's condition and the competencies of the
employee. The Charge Nurse holds nurses accountable for providing
appropriate care including, where appropriate, taking disciplinary
or other corrective action with support from the designated
manager. The Charge RN is to be used only for hospital inpatient
and outpatient departments with 24X7 staffing which include those
departments with on-call staffing on the off shifts. Examples of
hospital inpatient and outpatient procedural areas: GI Lab, Pain
Management, Dialysis, Infusion Centers and IV Services. ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE Clinical Judgment: Using clinical reasoning,
conducts accurate clinical assessments according to practice
standards. Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs.
Develops, implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care.
Modifies plan to meet clinical outcomes. Responsibly directs
employees and, where appropriate, addresses their grievances and
concerns and/or recommends and meaningfully participates in
decisions on those matters. Clinical Inquiry: Systematically
evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice,
including, but not limited to, nursing sensitive indicators.
Supports evidence-based practice changes through research
utilization and experiential learning. Participates in
quality/performance improvement initiatives. Words and actions are
congruent and holds others accountable for the same. Caring
Practices: Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe and
therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff. Develops
therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains
appropriate boundaries. Manages both emotional and physical pain
with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and preventing
unnecessary suffering. Response to Diversity: Recognizes,
appreciates and incorporates a patient's and family's unique
differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race,
ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values, into
an individualized plan of care. Advocacy and Moral Agency:
Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and
rights of patient and family and represents their concerns. Creates
an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family
values and goals. Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical
concerns. Facilitation of Learning: Facilitates learning for
patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health
care team and community; integrating appropriate education
throughout the continuum of care to help them participate and/or
make informed decisions about their health care and treatments,
including health promotion and disease prevention. Assesses and
documents learning needs and outcomes. Collaboration: Works
collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community
to develop and implement an integrated plan of care. Open and
sensitive to all team members' unique contributions. Delegates
tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up.
Effectively implements changes in the department. Makes and
modifies staffing assignments and clearly communicates thereof.
Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and available resources for
problem-solving for patients, family and staff. Recognizes that
resources are limited and considers factors related to safety,
effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient
care. Professionalism: Improves nursing practice and the work
environment through participating in shared governance and
decision-making processes and meaningfully recognizing the
contributions of others. Participates in the staffing process from
education and planning to evaluation. Identifies personal goals and
commits to ongoing professional growth through continuing
education, networking with professional colleagues, membership and
involvement in professional nursing organizations, self-study,
professional reading, certification and seeking advanced degrees.
Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues
and others. Provides feedback on performance for staff growth and
development and annual evaluation. Demonstrates commitment to
community service. KEY SUCCESS FACTORS Knowledge and understanding
of nursing and patient care standards and procedures. Knowledge of
laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying
and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit standards,
protocols, policies and procedures governing the provision of
nursing care applicable to the area of assignment. Knowledge of
medical terminology; principles and practices of health promotion,
risk reduction, illness and disease prevention and management;
medications and drugs, common dosages, their physical and
physiological effects, and possible adverse reactions. Knowledge of
medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and in
writing. Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide-range of
constituencies. Must have critical thinking and problem-solving
skills. Ability to observe changes in the medical condition of
patients and effectively communicate these changes to other nursing
staff members and physicians/providers. Ability to provide
age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to all patients
through the nursing process and standards of nursing practice with
sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human experience and
to develop, evaluate, implement and, as necessary, modify a patient
care plan to meet the needs of individual patients. General
computer skills, including but not limited to: Microsoft Office,
information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic
medical documentation, and email. BENEFITS Our competitive benefits
package includes the following - Immediate eligibility for health
and welfare benefits - 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar
match up to 5% - Tuition Reimbursement - PTO accrual beginning Day
1 Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level
QUALIFICATIONS - EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program - MAJOR
- Nursing - MAJOR - Nursing - MAJOR - Nursing - EXPERIENCE - 2
Years of Experience - CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -
 Registered Nurse (RN)  Basic Life Support (BLS):
BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.
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