The Clinical Supervisor is a skilled and experienced professional Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the management of patient care.

Reporting to the Nurse Manager of the Emergency Department, the Charge Nurse has 12 hour accountability for organizing, planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high quality, individualized patient/family centered care based on the Watson Model of Care, including the identification and demonstration of abilities to meet special needs and considerations of Age and Population Specific awareness.  

The Charge Nurse will promote the maximum growth and development of the employees and assure patient advocacy under the direction of the Nurse Manager and Director of Critical Care and Emergency Department.

This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Martin Luther King, Jr. Community  Hospital. It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values. The employee shall support Martin Luther King, Jr. Community  Hospital's strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality and performance improvement process activities.

Qualifications

A.   Education

• Bachelor of Sciences degree in nursing preferred
• Associates in nursing required

B.  Qualifications/Experience

• Minimum of three (3) years of clinical nursing experience in Emergency Department nursing with regard to regulatory guidelines and standard of practice; minimum one (1) year of charge nurse experience.
• Current California Nursing license.
• Certification in Emergency Department Nursing preferred. 

C.   Special Skills/Knowledge

• Bilingual skills preferred (Spanish)
• Basic computer skills
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Current Managing Aggressive Behavior (MAB) within 90 days of hire or notification of requirement
• Experience with an Electronic Medical Record preferred

About the Hospital

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH) is a private, nonprofit, state-of-the-art, safety-net hospital with the mission of bringing the highest quality healthcare to the historically underserved communities of South Los Angeles. Since we opened our doors in 2015, we have made a meaningful impact on the lives and health of our neighbors. Come work with us.