Department: Medical Surgical
Schedule/Status: 7:00pm-7:30am; Full Time
Standard Hours/Week: 36
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. 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. 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:
Greater than 1 year required
Required Licenses, Certifications, Registrations:
State of Florida RN license Required certifications: • BLS • ACLS • PALS • NRP certifications must be obtained through the AHA Cardiac Cath Lab: • BLS • NIH Stroke Scale • ACLS required Emergency Department: • BLS • NIH Stroke Scale • ACLS • PALS required Intensive Care Unit: • BLS • NIH Stroke Scale • ACLS required Interventional Radiology: • BLS • NIH Stroke Scale • ACLS required Med/Telemetry: • BLS • NIH Stroke Scale • ACLS required Post-Anesthesia Care Unit: • BLS • ACLS • PALS required Womens Center: • BLS • NRP required
Full Time 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
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Parrish Healthcare is a caring community of healthcare professionals passionate about excellence and fulfilling our mission of providing Healing Experiences For Everyone All The Time®. Parrish Healthcare has a Culture of Choice®. This means a we have a healing work environment that empowers people to aspire to be their very best. We partner passionate, talented and skilled people in the right role with the right resources. We provide a clear and strategic direction to achieve superior results on behalf of the communities we serve.