Charge Nurse: Pain Management Center

Hoag • Newport Beach, CA

6d

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. Maintains 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. Enters 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.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing
• Current BLS certification prior to clinical rotation
• Charge Nurses at Magnet designated facilities only require a BSN

Nice To Haves

• MSN preferred
• Telemetry: ACLS

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
• Ensuring utilization of the nursing process
• Making recommendations on hiring, department budgets, and trainings
• Contacting Providers to enter, sign, or modify orders
• Entering orders into the EMR
• Routing orders to Providers for signature
• Calling to ensure first time patients have prescriptions
• Answering questions related to chemotherapy treatment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level