Charge RN PCU
About The Position
At CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, the Charge RN oversees a department of frontline nurses caring for patients. The role advocates for fellow nurses and supports their development while helping the department meet operational goals and objectives. The position requires accountability, confidence, strong communication in individual and group settings, and comfort handling difficult conversations about staff and unit performance. The Charge RN performs human resources, fiscal, and leadership functions, including mentoring staff, helping prepare schedules and budgets, monitoring timekeeping and supply use, supporting hiring and performance management, and facilitating education and quality improvement. The role also assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care according to established standards, policies, and procedures. The Charge RN maintains clinical and management competence, serves as a clinical resource in the area of specialty, and models professional and clinical excellence. The role is based at CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, a hospital campus offering a range of medical services and designed to support a comfortable, less stressful healing environment.
Requirements
- Graduate of an RN nursing program.
- Registered Nurse: Nebraska, upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR), upon hire.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 5 months.
- Experience in acute care, long-term care, or nursing homes is described as valuable.
Responsibilities
- Oversee a department of frontline nurses caring for patients.
- Mentor and coach staff and advocate for their professional development.
- Assist with preparation of unit schedules and establish daily work plans for the team.
- Schedule staff attendance at and completion of mandatory education, and maintain current staff certifications per regulatory requirements.
- Guide peer interviewing in the selection of unit staff and provide the nurse manager with input and feedback on team performance management.
- Assist with development and achievement of departmental budgets and goals.
- Assist with payroll activities, including monitoring timekeeping, and manage material and supply usage effectively.
- Help communicate the department’s shared vision, mission, and values.
- Facilitate problem solving using Department PI to achieve desired quality outcomes.
- Conduct on-the-job training and education on quality and patient satisfaction topics.
- Be accountable for patient and physician satisfaction and lead process improvement efforts and measures.
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care according to established standards, policies, and procedures.
- Support high performance, teamwork, and continual staff improvement.
- Facilitate information flow to staff through multiple channels and opportunities.
- Communicate expectations clearly and address issues objectively.
- Maintain regulatory compliance through patient, environment of care, and physician rounding.
- Maintain management and clinical practice knowledge and competence, participate in educational programs, and serve as a clinical resource in the specialty area.
- Model clinical and professional excellence and demonstrate flexibility between management and clinical work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
