Charge Nurse (RN) - PCU

Conifer Health Solutions•El Paso, TX

13d

About The Position

The Charge Nurse (RN) in the PCU provides guidance and support to staff, maintains a safe environment, ensures patient throughput, and directs nursing staff. The role coordinates smooth and efficient patient flow within the unit, delegates assignments, and supervises support staff in accordance with their training and patient acuity. In cooperation with medical providers, the Charge Nurse helps ensure quality patient care and also provides direct clinical care to assigned patients each shift. The role is responsible for assessing, planning, and implementing care, supervising delegated staff, and coordinating and integrating patient care according to the nursing process and prescribed medical regimen. The Charge Nurse reports to the appropriate clinical leader, with oversight by the CNO, to support high-quality, safe, and appropriate nursing care, staff competency, and appropriate resource management. The position is full-time and works nights. The Charge Nurse oversees admissions, transfers, and discharges; mentors and trains new staff; monitors medical charts; provides compassionate care and assistance to patients and families; liaises with doctors and administrators; communicates protocol changes; ensures compliance with health and safety regulations; and maintains accurate reports. The RN provides high-quality, safe, cost-effective nursing care, administers medications safely and promptly in accordance with hospital policy, and directs care according to safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection control standards, with the goal of discharging patients having received an optimum level of care. The Charge Nurse also fulfills assigned HICS responsibilities during emergencies or disasters and knows and follows hospital emergency-code procedures.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
At least 1 year of RN experience.
Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice the profession as required by law, regulation in the state of practice, or policy.
AHA BLS certification.
AHA ACLS and/or PALS and/or NRP certification if applicable under corporate policy for the unit of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or master's degree in nursing.

Responsibilities

Provide guidance and support to nursing and support staff and direct nursing staff.
Maintain a safe environment and ensure patient throughput and smooth, efficient patient flow.
Delegate assignments and supervise support staff according to their training and patient acuity.
Cooperate with medical providers to support quality patient care.
Assess, plan, and implement direct clinical care for assigned patients on a per-shift and unit-level basis.
Supervise staff to whom care is delegated.
Oversee patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Mentor and train new staff and provide support and guidance to staff members.
Monitor medical charts and provide compassionate care and assistance to patients and families.
Liaise with doctors and administrators and communicate protocol changes to staff.
Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and maintain accurate reports.
Coordinate and integrate patient care based on the nursing process and coordinate care within the prescribed medical regimen.
Provide high-quality, safe, cost-effective nursing care to assigned patients.
Direct care according to established safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection control standards.
Administer medications safely and in a timely manner according to hospital policy.
Perform HICS responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed during emergencies or disasters.
Know the hospital's emergency codes, their purposes, and appropriate actions, and follow related hospital policies and procedures.