Registered Nurse (Charge RN) PACU

Advocate Health•West Palm Beach, FL

3d•$41 - $62

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (Charge RN) facilitates unit organization and management while contributing to safe, quality patient care. The role combines unit-level leadership with direct nursing care, using the nursing process to assess patients, develop and implement individualized plans of care, and evaluate outcomes. The nurse supervises and delegates care, supports staff, coordinates patient transitions, and responds to changing patient needs and emergencies. The position also supports safety, performance improvement, patient and family education, and staff development. The Charge RN practices within the applicable Georgia or North Carolina Nurse Practice Act and follows the hospital’s policies and procedures. The role requires current professional RN licensure in Georgia or North Carolina and CPR certification. The schedule is Monday through Friday in eight-hour shifts, with alternating weekday call and a weekend rotation.

Requirements

Current professional registered nurse license in Georgia or North Carolina.
Current CPR certification.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a baccalaureate or associate degree, or a nursing diploma.
Two to four years of progressive nursing experience in a healthcare environment.
Demonstrated clinical competency as a professional nurse.
Demonstrated leadership skills and/or advanced education in leadership.
Skill and proficiency in nursing principles, concepts, techniques, and management.
Verbal ability and communication skills for interactions with patients, visitors, employees, and medical staff and for presenting information and instructions.
Ability to objectively assess and analyze situations and employee job performance.
Ability to function effectively under stress and make sound judgments in critical situations.
Ability to meet the role’s physical requirements, including assisting with transfers and transport, lifting and carrying specified loads, reaching, bending, squatting, kneeling, and responding to multiple tasks and situations simultaneously.
Ability to tolerate high noise levels, busy atmospheres, and noxious odors, and to remain calm under stress.

Nice To Haves

Certification in rehabilitation nursing (CRRN).
Knowledge of rehabilitation nursing.

Responsibilities

Facilitate unit organization and management and contribute to safe, quality patient care.
Prepare staff shift assignments based on staff education, experience, job descriptions, and patient acuity.
Monitor unit activities and assignments, and collaborate with the Patient Care Supervisor and/or Director of Patient Care on staffing and schedule changes.
Supervise and delegate patient care, monitor patient conditions, notify appropriate clinicians and leaders of changes, and intervene appropriately in crises.
Observe patients at least twice per shift; participate in physician rounds when indicated or delegate to a staff nurse.
Assist with coordinating patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Address disciplinary problems, document and communicate actions, assist with employee performance evaluations, and conduct monthly shift employee meetings with minutes submitted to the Director of Patient Care.
Direct staff during emergencies and drills, review and document safety and emergency procedures with staff, and participate in developing or revising nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
Attend and participate in at least 80% of Nurse Management and Performance Improvement meetings and accept additional responsibilities as needed.
Assess patients on admission and throughout their stay, formulate nursing diagnoses, and use clinical reports to anticipate changes in health status.
Develop, review, and revise individualized rehabilitation nursing plans of care aligned with interdisciplinary treatment plans, patient goals, and discharge plans.
Implement nursing care plans, prevent complications, support physical and psychosocial function, and provide care appropriate to patients’ diagnoses and ages.
Evaluate patient progress, revise and prioritize interventions as needs change, use resources to resolve difficult problems, and document outcomes and patient/family understanding of discharge procedures.
Promote safety for patients, visitors, staff, and self; provide safety and infection-control instruction; identify risks and intervene to reduce them.
Use appropriate body mechanics, seek assistance with transfers when needed, identify equipment or environmental safety issues, and maintain current CPR certification.
Respond competently to codes and emergencies and complete required documentation, including variance reports and employee injury forms when indicated.
Participate in performance improvement activities, report deviations from standards, audit medication and crash carts, complete at least one additional performance improvement study annually, and document use of chargeable items.
Teach patients, families, and staff; identify and document learning needs; evaluate learning effectiveness; and serve as a professional role model and mentor to nursing staff.
Practice within the scope of the applicable Georgia or North Carolina Nurse Practice Act.
Perform other related duties as required.

Benefits

Paid time off programs.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational assistance program.
Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on teammate eligibility.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
Career development programs.