CHARGE REGISTERED NURSE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

US:NV:Carson City BHS Inpatient Youth

Full Time Day Shift

Summary

The Charge Nurse directly supervises staff and is a clinical expert practitioner specific to the unit and/or initiative. This position includes both direct and indirect patient care in combination with education/staff development functions as well as designated leadership functions to promote high-quality and cost-effective healthcare.

Qualifications

Required:

• Current State of Nevada licensure as Registered Nurse
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers

Preferred:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Certification:
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Registered Nurse (PMHN)
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Certification (PMH-BC)
• Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse (CMS-RN)
• Experience in Behavioral Health Facility
• Within six (6) months of hire, completes the Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training Course

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skill in the specialization of the unit or initiative.
• Attends 75% of scheduled staff meetings/unit conferences, quarterly Charge Nurse meetings.
• Attends/completes 100% of all required unit and hospital education and employee health annual requirements by the established deadlines.
• Provides for the coordination of patient care throughout the continuum for areas of responsibility.
• Serves as an expert clinician, acting as a clinical resource for the staff. Understands their chain of command and appropriate resources available.
• Serves as an expert clinician, acting as a clinical resource for the staff. Understands their chain of command and appropriate resources available.
• Works collaboratively with other disciplines in problem analysis and resolution for pathways, protocols, and patient care delivery.
• Expertly organizes and reprioritizes patient care activities based on subtle and overt and/or environmental changes.
• Expertly provides direct patient care to patients and families in a cultural, developmentally, and ethically appropriate manner.
• Demonstrates expert skill in managing and planning care for complex patient/family scenarios including physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and learning needs of the patient/family.
• Effectively performs and improves all processes in order to achieve excellence with regard to CTH quality standards and benchmarks.
• As part of unit leadership, collaborates in developing, monitoring and changing practice as a result of performance improvement initiatives.
• As part of unit leadership, collaborates to provide direction for staff development activities and orientation programs and staff meetings.
• Supports Evidence Based Practice in clinical specialty to guide nursing practice, development of plans of care and interventions.
• Demonstrates the ability to enhance skills and performance of others in order to achieve professional and organizational goals. This competency is demonstrated by systematically providing clear objectives, performance-specific feedback, effective coaching and developmental experience/opportunities.
• Demonstrates the ability to optimize utilization of staff, matching staff talents and proficiencies to organizational needs in making, evaluating and reorganizing patient care assignments.
• As part of unit leadership, helps to manage the daily operational throughput in collaboration with other unit leaders and interdisciplinary teams. Will assist with room assignments, rounds/huddles, transfers/discharges, and effective communication with other disciplines and departments.
• As part of unit leadership is responsible for review and implementation of the Accreditation standards in collaboration with other unit leaders, including participation in Environment of care rounds.
• As part of unit leadership, participates in goal setting and prioritization.
• Responsible for staffing and scheduling, orientation/development, and assistance with staff selection.
• Educates and precepts new staff.
• Demonstrates competency in computer documentation when completing patient records and serves as a resource.
• Participates in fiscal management, managing repair requests and follow up for broken equipment, evaluation of new equipment and daily management of schedule to ensure appropriate staffing levels for volume, acuity, and productivity.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.