Charge Registered Nurse Medical Surgical

Charge Registered Nurse Medical Surgical Full Time

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General Description: Under the general supervision of the Unit Manager, the Charge RN functions in a lead capacity and 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 Charge RN 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 Charge RN maintains timely systems entry and updates in accordance with established standards. The Charge RN monitors care delivery to ensure quality, appropriateness, timeliness, and effectiveness of the care rendered.

Department: Medical Surgical
Schedule/Status: Varies;
Full Time
Standard Hours/Week: 36

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.

Requirements:

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing required
• Greater than 1 year required
• State of Florida RN license
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS and NRP certifications must be obtained through the AHA

Full Time RN Benefits: Eligible to participate in a number of PMC-sponsored benefits, including:

• Benefits Start on Day 1
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Program
• Tuition Reimbursement/Educational Assistance
• EAP, Flex Spending, Accident, Critical and Other Applicable Benefits
• Annual Accrual of 152 Personal Leave Bank (PLB) Hours