Charge Nurse-M/S Ortho Neuro

Kaweah Health•Visalia, CA

3d•$52 - $78

About The Position

The Charge Nurse for the M/S Ortho Neuro unit assists with oversight of efficient operations under the direction of the Nurse Manager and Assistant Nurse Manager. The role protects and promotes health, prevents illness and injury, and alleviates suffering through nursing diagnosis and treatment. It demonstrates high-level leadership accountability by overseeing the interdisciplinary healthcare team to provide holistic care and advocate for patients and families. The Charge Nurse serves as a primary clinical resource, role model, and mentor for unit staff, representing unit leadership when the Assistant Nurse Manager, Nurse Manager, or Director is absent. The position coordinates staffing, patient flow, collaboration, and care delivery, and provides patient care as needed in accordance with Registered Nurse duties. This is a full-time, benefit-eligible position on a day, 12-hour shift in the M/S Ortho Neuro-4S department. The listed pay range is $52.24–$78.36.

Requirements

California RN license.
BLS certification.
Kaweah Health-approved crisis intervention training within 60 days of hire or transfer.

Nice To Haves

Nationally recognized certification per the specialty Core Curriculum Pathway.
BSN, MSN, or current enrollment in an RN-BSN program.
At least two years of RN experience in the specialty area.

Responsibilities

Serve as a primary clinical resource, role model, and mentor for staff on the assigned unit.
Represent unit leadership in the absence of the Assistant Nurse Manager, Nurse Manager, or Director, and support staff through problem-solving and decision-making.
Provide staff with clinical assessment and decision support, professional guidance, patient advocacy, and opportunities to participate in shared decision-making.
Support nurse preceptors and new employees during orientation, orient float staff to the floor, and provide input on employee evaluations.
Prepare and adjust staff assignments based on staff abilities and patient population needs; prioritize care according to patient needs and acuity.
Assign admissions and coordinate transfers with the House Supervisor, Bed Coordinator, or Manager as appropriate.
Ensure shift report begins on time using bedside handoff, monitor breaks to maintain adequate staffing, and communicate next-shift staffing needs to the Staff Facilitator or Nursing Supervisor.
Assign staff to complete equipment checks, including PCX controls, crash cart, refrigerator temperatures, red books, and narcotic counts.
Set and communicate clear expectations for the team during the shift in accordance with unit goals, and make decisions aligned with those goals.
Collaborate within and across units to support patient and fiscal outcomes, including flexing staff according to patient census.
Promote collaboration among unit staff, physicians, other providers, and departments involved in patient care; maintain open communication.
Model professional nurse-physician communication, including SBAR and rounding.
Support, oversee, and coach team members regarding the work environment, patient care, and physician relations.
Coordinate care during high-risk or emergent situations and keep the Nurse Manager, Director, or Nursing Supervisor informed about critical patients and unit issues.
Ensure patient care issues are documented and reported, and ensure the appropriate nurse completes a Statement of Concern.
Promote a positive, professional environment for internal and external customers and support Kaweah Health leadership through professional behavior.
Follow Medical Staff and Kaweah Health chain-of-command processes.
Provide employee guidance and alert the Nurse Manager when counseling is needed.
Provide patient care as needed or requested and perform Registered Nurse duties (job code 7020339).
Make fiscally responsible staffing and patient-supply decisions.
Maintain awareness of regulatory compliance, perform assigned audits, and report results.
Provide care and services appropriate to the population served, including attention to patients’ and families’ cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, developmental, and age-specific needs, and communicate and provide care as reflected in the Plan for Provision of Care.
Perform other duties as assigned.