Clinic Core Charge RN – South Providence Psychiatry

Location Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201 Category Nursing and Nursing Support Job   Job Type Full-time Day Job

Work Arrangement
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On-Site
Department
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South Providence Psychiatry

• Base Pay Range: $29.77 - $43.93 per hour, based on experience
• Special Pay:
  Additional $3 per hour charge pay

MU Health Care is looking for a compassionate nurse leader to join our Psychiatry Clinic as a Core Charge Nurse. This dynamic role blends direct patient care with real-time coordination of clinic operations, ensuring smooth workflows and exceptional outcomes. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver, skilled communicator, and clinical resource who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about mentoring others.

You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, support quality improvement initiatives, and help drive excellence in patient-centered care. If you're ready to lead with purpose and make a meaningful impact every day, we invite you to apply and grow with MU Health Care.

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that’s largely a result of the incredible culture and team we’ve built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions.

We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

• Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays
• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years
• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
• See a comprehensive list of benefits here.

• Delivers high-quality, patient-centered nursing care in an ambulatory environment in accordance with clinical protocols and organizational standards.
• Assesses the patient's condition and nursing needs, sets goals, and prescribes appropriate nursing actions to meet those goals and the physical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative needs of the patient, including discharge planning.
• Assesses, intervenes, and reassesses the patient's self-report or symptoms of pain promptly. Utilizes an appropriate tool for assessment and reassessment, including the 0-10 numerical scale, FACES, or FLACC.
• Demonstrates an understanding of medication actions and side effects. Reports pertinent information to the appropriate individual and educates patients and significant others about their medications.
• Demonstrates the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions in accomplishing goals and intended patient care outcomes.
• Maintains the standards of nursing care and implements the policies and procedures of the hospital and department.
• Reports pertinent observations and reactions regarding patients to the appropriate person, such as physicians or nursing supervisor , and records those observations accurately and concisely.
• Serves as a clinical resource and point of contact for staff during assigned shifts,…