**Position Summary:** Responsible for overseeing the nursing plan of care for patients within the assigned unit/units and contributes to the delivery of patient/family centered care. Directs patient care through performance and/or leadership of patient care team members and patient care management staff. Assists in the coordination of patient care through the appropriate utilization of all resources; staff, equipment, supplies, etc. **Essential Functions and Responsibilities:** + Maintains operational responsibility for assigned unit/units in collaboration with the assigned clinical manager. + Promotes collaboration regarding patient care issues with various staff levels and disciplines. + In collaboration with other members of the leadership team, ensures staff participation in orientation, mandatory and continuing education programs and other staff development opportunities. + Demonstrates leadership role through clinical practice, supervision, teaching, research, and communicating changes in policies and procedures. + Keeps Clinical Manager/Director informed of all concerns, problems, and project progress. + Serves as a resource for staff, promoting critical thinking and evidence-based practice. + Ensures day-to-day quality and appropriateness of care is maintained, monitored and relevant action plans are developed and implemented. + Utilizes objective measurement tools to evaluate the quality of nursing care delivered to patients served. + Assures appropriate delegation and supervision of patient care. + Supports and maintains an interdisciplinary approach to patient care by the medical staff and other health care professionals to provide optimal patient care. + Encourages contribution toward the plan of care. + Demonstrates organization ability by using time, equipment, and personnel effectively. + Provides Department Manager with assistance with staffing, scheduling, evaluating, counseling and discipline of unit personnel. + Maintains optimal nursing practice through planned and continuous professional growth and development. + Demonstrates one’s own need for continuing education by seeking new learning experiences and maintains knowledge of current trends of nursing care practices & management methods. + Participates in departmental quality assessment and continuous quality improvement activities as directed. + Performs other related job duties as requested **_Required:_** + Associates degree graduate of a Nursing program + Current State of Michigan RN license + One year of prior work experience in Acute care nursing within the past year and previous charge nurse experience + BLS certification from American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), or Canadian equivalent, is required before start date and valid at least 60 days beyond start date. **_Preferred:_** + _Bachelors’ Degree in Nursing_ + Three years of prior work experience in acute care nursing experience within the past year and previous charge nurse experience/Clinically appropriate experience