RN Charge Psychiatric Acute Adult

CommonSpirit Health • Glendale, CA

8h

About The Position

Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed acute care, nonprofit hospital serving more than 70,000 patients annually. The RN Charge provides compassionate, high-quality nursing care and oversees a department of frontline nurses caring for patients. The position delivers individualized, evidence-based care, performs assessments and skilled procedures, and implements and updates patient care plans in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team. The role requires sound assessment and critical-thinking skills, a patient-first mindset, urgency, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment.

The RN Charge organizes and prioritizes care, applies current practice standards and regulations, advocates for patients, and supports ethical practice. The nurse assesses patients’ physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, discharge, and cultural needs; develops measurable goals and an individualized plan of care with patients and families; coordinates with other disciplines; and adapts interventions to patients’ diagnoses and age-specific needs. The nurse reassesses patients and the effectiveness of interventions, updates care plans, and responds appropriately and promptly to changes in patient condition.

Applications from new graduates or nurses new to the specialty are not currently being accepted. This position is represented by CNA and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Requirements

• Associate Degree of Nursing.
• Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse (RN) program upon hire.
• At least 6 months of previous acute care RN experience in the same unit.
• Active California RN license.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• Not a new graduate (less than 12 months of RN experience) or new to the specialty.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes.
• Organize and prioritize patient care activities while considering patients’ needs and comfort.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to develop and deliver a comprehensive, holistic plan of care.
• Apply current practice standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Maintain accountability for ethical behavior and address or escalate ethical concerns.
• Serve as a patient advocate.
• Complete patient assessments competently and identify unit-specific patient needs, including physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, discharge, and cultural needs.
• Develop individualized plans of care based on patient assessments, set measurable goals and time frames, and include patients and families in planning.
• Coordinate with other disciplines when indicated.
• Implement interventions based on nursing and medical plans of care, adapting them to patient populations, diagnoses, and age-specific needs.
• Use equipment and supplies appropriately and follow policies, procedures, and protocols for the transport, handling, and storage of intravenous fluids.
• Reassess patients after interventions to verify effectiveness and update plans of care to reflect current needs.
• Recognize and respond in a timely, clinically appropriate manner to changes in patient condition, including changes in level of consciousness, vital signs, and test results.
• Oversee a department of frontline nurses caring for patients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree