Charge Registered Nurse

Parrish Medical Center Nursing•Titusville, FL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the general supervision of the Unit Manager, the Charge RN functions in a lead capacity and is responsible for the day-to-day coordination, assignment, and supervision of nursing activities performed by their designated team (Registered Nurses, C.N.A.s, sitters, and others as defined). The Charge RN partners with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate and ensure the delivery of safe patient care, appropriate patient placement, discharge planning, and care partner support. The Charge RN maintains timely systems entry and updates in accordance with established standards. The Charge RN monitors care delivery to ensure quality, appropriateness, timeliness, and effectiveness of the care rendered. The position shall exemplify the desired Culture of Choice® and philosophies of Parrish Healthcare. Additionally, the ADA Coordinator is responsible for working with the Human Resources & People Development Departments to ensure that all Parrish Healthcare Care Partners are trained on the auxiliary aids and services described in the Communications with Sensory Impaired or Language Barrier Patients. Parrish Healthcare is a caring community of healthcare professionals passionate about excellence and fulfilling our mission of providing Healing Experiences For Everyone All The Time®. Parrish Healthcare has a Culture of Choice®. This means a we have a healing work environment that empowers people to aspire to be their very best. We partner passionate, talented and skilled people in the right role with the right resources. We provide a clear and strategic direction to achieve superior results on behalf of the communities we serve.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree in Nursing required
Greater than 1 year required
State of Florida RN license
Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS and NRP certifications must be obtained through the AHA
Cardiac Cath Lab: BLS, NIH Stroke Scale and ACLS required
Emergency Department: BLS, NIH Stroke Scale, ACLS and PALS required
Intensive Care Unit: BLS, NIH Stroke Scale and ACLS required
Interventional Radiology: BLS NIH Stroke Scale and ACLS required
Med/Telemetry: BLS, NIH Stroke Scale and ACLS required
Post-Anesthesia Care Unit: BLS, ACLS and PALS required
Women’s Center: BLS and NRP required

Responsibilities

Daily staff assignment
Coordinates and leads daily rounds to include timely preparedness, RN assignment, documentation, and afternoon check-in with the Case Manager and with others as needed.
Participate in patient discharge conference/huddle.
Maintain timely information entry into the systems that address the following: Centralized patient placement/movement Patient acuity ranking Daily census entry Electronic medical record
Support staff with admissions, transfers, and discharges as needed.
Complete accident/incident reports as needed.
Make frequent rounds of the floor/shift to ensure safe work assignments in accordance with nursing standards
Inform nursing team of new admissions, expected time of arrival, room assignment, and room readiness
Round with physicians and providers as necessary
Participate in the orientation of new care partners
Rounds to ensure white boards are updated, SBAR used for handover, and bedside shift report is occurring at shift change.
Promotes; and monitors Hourly Rounding
Formally rounds on patients and staff and documents entries
Follows the chain of command.