Charge Registered Nurse

Job Description

**Sign On Bonus Available**

Department:

Medical Surgical

Schedule/Status:

7:00am-7:30pm; Part Time

Standard Hours/Week:

24

General Description:

Under the general supervision of the Clinical Coordinator, the Charge nurse 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 CN 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 CN maintains timely systems entry and updates in accordance with established standards (Teletracking, iSchedule ADP, Acuity Plus, etc). The CN 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.

Key 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.

FOR Emergency Department Only: Charge RNs in the Emergency Department will also act as the ADA Coordinator: knowing where the appropriate auxiliary aids are stored and how to operate them. Responsible for ensuring the maintenance, repair, replacement and distribution of such aids.

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.Requirements:

Formal Education:

Associates Degree in Nursing required.Work Experience:

minimum of 3 years experienceRequired Licenses, Certifications, Registrations:

Area Specific: State of Florida RN

BCLS (or within probation period) through the American Heart Association

EKG competency, if applicable

ACLS or PALS or NRP certification if applicable