PCS Charge RN, FT Nights

San Juan Regional Medical Center•Farmington, NM

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community. The PCS Charge Nurse is a Registered Nurse with a strong knowledge base and clinical experience able to use dynamic leadership abilities to effectively coordinate and manage day to day operations. The charge nurse has the leadership capacity and knowledge base necessary to assure that all patients receive personalized and quality care.

Requirements

Current licensure by the State Board of Nursing of New Mexico or compact (multi-state) license
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Advanced Certification Life Support (ACLS)
Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills
Self-motivation and accountability
Team orientation
Completion of the Charge Nurse Course within six (6) months of assuming a Charge Nurse role.
Completion of Death Pronouncement training within six (6) months of assuming a Charge Nurse role as applicable to area of specialty.

Nice To Haves

At least one (1) – two (2) years of progressive experience in area of specialty
BSN

Responsibilities

Acts as a clinical and supervisory resource
Analyzes and distributes fair patient assignments
Serves as Team Leader, encouraging others throughout each shift in alignment with expectations and in support of SJRMC
Serves as supportive liaison to other teams and departments as needed
Ensures smooth transition from shift to shift
Role models SJRMC’s Core Values in all interactions
Cultivates supportive, encouraging relationships with others
Rounds on patients and staff
Coaches team members to promote and develop skills and behaviors necessary to execute department strategy and hospital strategic goals
Monitors department schedule and assures adequate staffing and schedule accuracy and assists in the development of education and orientation
Exhibits effective communication and negotiation skills
Can lead a team and crosses boundaries to facilitate collaboration
Understands one’s values, beliefs, and attitudes and how they affect interactions with others
Consistently displays a commitment to improving quality performance
Actively participates in departmental quality initiatives
Assures the safety of patients and staff is maintained
Actively participates in personal and professional growth and development
Practices and supports nursing standards and scopes of practice
Assists in patient care, acting in a staff RN role when needed
Promotes critical thinking with nursing staff
Demonstrates an understanding and support of departmental and hospital strategic priorities (including Operational Excellence, Patients & Customers, Caregivers & Providers, and Financial Performance Growth)
Coordinates effective patient throughput
Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship
Other duties as assigned
Sets limits when dealing with angry, hostile, or sometimes verbally or physically abusive patients and families in an attempt to ensure a safe, respectful environment that will support the delivery of care.
Effectively copes and strives for balance when caring for acutely ill patients and families