Charge Nurse: Pain Management Center
About The Position
The Charge Nurse is responsible for clinical supervision of patient care for all patients in the department and job performance supervision of all employees on an assigned shift in a Medical and/or Surgical department. Plans, coordinates and provides for optimum patient care on the unit. This includes managing schedules and patient assignments, delivering annual evaluations and counseling conversations, and providing direct patient care when relieving nurses. Mains the Standards of Nursing Care and provides care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act. Assures utilization of the nursing process based on research and evidence based outcomes. The Charge Nurse makes recommendations on hiring, department budgets, and trainings and serves as a leader in the department. Outpatient Treatment Centers Infusion: In addition to the above, may be responsible for contacting Providers to either enter, sign or modify orders. Enter all orders into the EMR that are received via email, fax, or verbal then routes to Providers for signature. Calls to ensure first time patients have prescriptions, started any required medications, and answers questions related to chemotherapy treatment.
Responsibilities
- Clinical supervision of patient care
- Job performance supervision of employees
- Managing schedules and patient assignments
- Delivering annual evaluations and counseling conversations
- Providing direct patient care when relieving nurses
- Maintaining Standards of Nursing Care
- Making recommendations on hiring, department budgets, and trainings
- Contacting Providers to either enter, sign or modify orders
- Entering orders into the EMR
- Ensuring first time patients have prescriptions and started medications
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
