Charge Registered Nurse- Surgery/FT/Days

Job Title: Charge Registered Nurse-Surgery/8hr.

Base Rate: $56.16 - $78.63

Sign-on/Retention Bonus: $10,000 /Full Time Only

Job Summary:

The Charge RN with clinical and management expertise is responsible for leading and overseeing nursing care on an assigned unit. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to develop and implement patient care plans, ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Supports staff development and performance improvement initiatives and assists with organizational compliance and quality assurance efforts. Serves as a role model, actively and consistently contributing to department operations and communications, behaving in a manner consistent with the mission, vision, and values of Pipeline Health, upholding standards of AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thank you) patient communication.

Essential Job Duties:

• Serves as a member of the multidisciplinary team to plan patient care, ensuring patient safety and satisfaction.
• Organizes, prioritizes, and delegates unit workflow.
• Assists staff with applying evidence-based knowledge to patient care decisions and evaluating practice to create strategies for improvement.
• Manages unit crises by coordinating and implementing solutions.
• Participates in the new hire interview and orientation process.
• Participates in the staff evaluation process by providing feedback on staff performance.
• Assists management in ensuring compliance with organizational policies, standards, regulations, and professional standards of care.
• Participates in organizational performance improvement.
• Uses clear, concise, professional communication with coworkers, patients, all customers internal and external.
• Uses AIDET in interactions with patients and family members. Utilizes white boards for patient communication.
• Collaborates across disciplines to assist in coordination of patient care, including but not limited to patient transfer, discharge, referrals, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Acts with a sense of urgency when performing tasks.
• Basic unit/department maintenance such as keeping files, drawers, cabinets free from unnecessary clutter. Reports on any equipment and or environmental issues for repair.
• Abides by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) regulations.
• Utilizes SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) when communicating with oncoming shift, physician communication and giving report to ancillary or other nursing services.+
• Speaks up to stop the line and escalates potential safety events if necessary.
• Completes and attends monthly training assigned.
• May float to other areas of the hospital as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience:

• At least two (2) years recent experience in the clinical setting applying for
• Adaptable to changing work schedules and patient needs.
• Critical thinking, service excellence and good interpersonal communication skills, ability to read/comprehend written instructions, strong organizational skills, ability to follow verbal instructions, and PC (computer) skills.
• A capacity to learn, synthesize, make critical judgments, work independently, place patients and families first, and collaborate with the team members who are recognized leaders within health care.

Licensure/Certifications:

• Current professional RN license issued and/or recognized by the state Board of Nursing for the State of employment.
• BLS and ACLS from AHA.
• PALS or ENPC certification is required within 6 months of hire.
• TNCC preferred.