Charge Nurse - (Head Nurse)

Acadia Healthcare•Rio Piedras, PR

About The Position

The Charge Nurse directs patient care, facilitates workflow, serves as a clinical resource for staff, and provides team leadership on a shift-to-shift basis. The role supports health and nursing services with a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers. The Charge Nurse collaborates with others to address patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs, works to resolve customer complaints, and prioritizes patient safety. The Charge Nurse oversees a unit or work group for a specified shift, provides direct patient care, and monitors and coordinates nurses and other staff involved in daily medical or behavioral health care. The role also includes staffing and scheduling, employee guidance and training, nursing evaluation and consultation, interdepartmental coordination, quality assurance and compliance, participation in program and policy development, continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices, professional communication, and required documentation. Other functions and tasks may be assigned.

Requirements

Current registered nursing license in the state where the facility provides services.
At least six months of experience as a registered nurse.
Current CPR certification and de-escalation/restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
One year of experience as a registered nurse.
One or more years of experience in a behavioral health, psychiatric, or addiction recovery environment, inpatient or outpatient.
Some experience as a change RN.
First aid, depending on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

Role-model customer service expectations and demonstrate urgency regarding patient safety.
Oversee a unit or work group for a specified shift.
Provide direct patient care and monitor and coordinate nurses and other staff in daily medical or behavioral health care activities.
Schedule staff to ensure full coverage and effective application of services.
Lead, guide, and train employees.
Oversee and provide nursing evaluation, consultation, and related patient care as required.
Coordinate services and communicate with other departments or staff as required.
Oversee quality assurance activities and compliance with operational standards.
Participate in program development and in developing or implementing operating policies and procedures.
Promote continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices as requested.
Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, case managers, coworkers, and others.
Complete and maintain required documentation.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.