Charge RN, PreOp PACU

• Addresses patient and family concerns, communicates issues and solutions through appropriate channels.
• Documents incidents, events, interventions, and patient/staff/physician responses.
• Serves as patient advocate.
• Prioritize and problems solves to meet changes in patient status/condition.
• Works with other departments to ensure smooth patient throughput processes including discharge planning and patient education as appropriate.
• Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals to ensure staffing patterns meet appropriate skill mix necessary for quality patient care.
• Serves as a liaison with patients, physicians, Administrative Coordinator, Staffing Office, Transfer Center, Care Coordination department, unit staff, ancillary staff and departments.
• Serves as a resource, assists staff in caring for patients; able to assist physician with order entry.
• Staffing for current and next shift, determining appropriate staff levels and mix to provide quality care and maintain unit productivity.
• Assign patient care teams, delegate patient care activities to unit and ancillary staff.
• Addresses work flow issues, ensures incidents are appropriately documented and corrective steps are taken.
• Makes bed or patient assignment based on patient needs and staff resources.
• Identifies appropriate referral and educational resources for patients and staff.
• Advocates for both patients and staff as needs arise.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NAH and department policies and procedures. Works to ensure compliance of best practice amongst each staff member.
• Ensures staff accountability, monitors staff performance, and provides real time constructive feedback whenever possible.
• Identifies performance opportunities for improvement and provides resources and education as needed.
• Regularly recognizes employees for strong performance and improvements.
• Collaborates with clinical manager on employees performance evaluations.

• Active, unrestricted, Arizona RN License or valid, participating compact license - Required
• BLS
  - Required upon hire
• ACLS
  - Required upon hire
• PALS
  - Required upon hire
• CPAN
  - Preferred
• Minimum of one (1) year experience as an RN

Demonstrates strong patient advocacy and collaboration skills, ensuring quality patient care through effective communication and staffing management. Proficient in incident documentation, performance monitoring, and compliance with healthcare policies and procedures.

• Active Arizona RN License
• BLS Certification
• ACLS Certification
• PALS Certification
• Patient Advocacy

• Patient Care Management
• Incident Documentation
• Patient Education
• Staff Performance Monitoring
• Discharge Planning

• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Collaboration
• Leadership
• Advocacy

• Active Arizona RN License
• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• CPAN

• Patient Advocacy
• Healthcare Compliance
• Quality Patient Care
• Staffing Patterns
• Patient Throughput