Charge Nurse (RN) - Telemetry

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • El Paso, TX

2d

About The Position

The Charge Nurse provides guidance and support to staff, maintains a safe environment, ensures patient throughput, and directs nursing staff. The role coordinates patient flow within the unit, delegates assignments, and supervises support staff according to their training and patient acuity. In cooperation with medical providers, the Charge Nurse helps ensure quality patient care.

The role also provides direct clinical care, including assessing, planning, and implementing care for assigned patients on a per-shift and unit-level basis. The Charge Nurse supervises staff to whom care is delegated and reports to the appropriate clinical leader, with oversight by the CNO, to support high-quality, safe, appropriate nursing care, clinical staff competency, and effective resource management.

The RN Charge Nurse coordinates and integrates patient care using the nursing process and established standards for safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection control. The role plans care within the prescribed medical regimen, administers medications safely and on time according to hospital policy, and carries out assigned Hospital Incident Command System responsibilities during emergencies or disasters. The nurse must know the hospital’s emergency codes and follow the applicable policies and 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, 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

• 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.
• Provide high-quality, safe, cost-effective nursing care to assigned patients.
• Coordinate and integrate patient care based on the nursing process.
• Direct care according to safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection-control standards.
• Coordinate and plan patient care within the prescribed medical regimen.
• Administer medications safely and in a timely manner according to hospital policy.
• Fulfill assigned HICS responsibilities, tasks, and roles during emergencies or disasters.
• Know the hospital’s emergency codes and follow the applicable policies and procedures.
• Delegate assignments and supervise support staff according to their training and patient acuity.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Paid time off.
• Career development and continuing education opportunities.
• Health savings accounts and healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discount program.
• Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare, and auto and home insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed