Charge Nurse

North Mississippi Health Services, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. is seeking a Charge Nurse for Clay County Medical Center in the Surgery department. The role supports safe patient care, maintains regulatory compliance, and leads a multidisciplinary team during the 6:30 AM–3:00 PM shift with call responsibilities in the OR.

Ideal candidates will be a licensed RN with leadership skills, and will provide education to staff, participate in daily huddles, and ensure effective communication with physicians and case management.

Qualifications

• RN license in good standing
• Leadership capabilities and team coordination
• Excellent communication with multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, quality patient care using the nursing process.
• Lead unit shift huddles and assign tasks to team members.
• Coordinate with physicians and case management as needed.
• Ensure compliance with NMHS policies and regulatory requirements

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Staffing

Regulatory compliance

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

Job description

Charge Nurse### Charge NurseApply: Clay County Medical Center: Full time: Posted Today: JR101005We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' \"True North\" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.**Department:**40006600 Surgery**Work Shift:**Shift 630-3pm with call in OR**Job Description:**The Charge Nurse at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for providing safe, quality patient care through the nursing process, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations, and maintaining effective communication with the multidisciplinary team. The Charge Nurse must also be able to respond to rapidly changing patient needs, handle staffing assignments, and act as a liaison between patients and physicians or case management when necessary.***JOB FUNCTIONS*****Clinical Practice:** • Uses the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care and document accordingly. • Works to ensure his/her compliance with all NMHS policies and requirements as directed by the Nurse Manager and Educator.**Education:** • Provides patient/family education and acts as a resource for existing staff and new employees. • Attends the Preceptor class to ensure proper training of new employees.**Communication:** • Maintains communication with multidisciplinary team members to provide holistic care to the patient. • Leads daily huddles on each unit to ensure proper assignments and identify team members for the shift. • Delegates tasked to be completed during the shift to ensure EOC guidelines are maintained on a daily basis for regulatory agency compliance.**Customer Relations:** • Projects caring, friendly and helpful image to patients and other customers. • Utilized the patient’s communication board (white board) to identify name, date, goals, other staff and procedures or test for the day to keep the patients and families informed. • Complies by the NMHS behavioral standards. • Ensures staff RN’s are utilizing the communication boards.**Self-Development:** • Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in the nursing practice. • Attends annual review and unit specifics within the department. • Performs required continuing education hours online and in classroom.**Regulatory Knowledge:** • Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements. • Licensed by the board of Nursing for the state. ***Knowledge Skills and Abilities*** • Must complete RN orientation and approved unit specific checklist • Must maintain department requirements for continuing education and any specific unit requirements to provide appropriate age specific care; annual review and unit specifics, CARES • Must have leadership skill and attend leadership classes as offered by the education department. • Lead and participate in the Performance Improvement project of the unit. • Must have effective communication and teaching skills • General knowledge of various regulatory and accrediting standards • Ensures staffing ratios are appropriate throughout the shift based on unit based matrix while maintaining appropriate productivity. • Prioritizes/delegates/evaluates work assignments • Anticipates resources needed to provide the best quality of care for the patients • Assimilates data and reports appropriately to providers when necessary. Implements protocols when necessary by using critical thinking skills. • Upon completion of the preceptor class, orients new employees to the unit and reports progress to the nurse manager and/or educator. • The charge nurse has routine contact with physicians, ancillary personnel, other nursing personnel, patients, family, visitors. • They must demonstrate effective interpersonal skills to all customers/co-workers, and in all aspects of patient care and job performance. • He/she will use our NMHS CARES values and behavioral standards in all personal contact situations. ***Physical Demands*** A thorough completion of this section is needed for compliance with legal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. • **Standing**. Constantly • **Walking**. Constantly • **Sitting**. Occasionally • **Lifting/Carrying.** Frequently 50 lbs • **Pushing/Pulling**. Frequently • **Climbing**. Occasionally • **Balancing**. Occasionally • **Stooping/Kneeling/Bending.** Occasionally • **Reaching/Over Head Work.** Occasionally • **Grasping**. Frequently • **Speaking**. Constantly • **Hearing**. Constantly • **Repetitive Motions**. Constantly • **Eye/Hand/Foot Coordinations.** Frequently**Salary Range:**$39.99-$49.99## **Education:**Associate’s Degree | Nursing | Required**Certifications:**Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - American Heart Association, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - CPR, Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA), Registered Nurse (MS) - MS Board of NursingNorth Mississippi Health Services is a large rural health care system with state-of-the-art facilities in Mississippi and Alabama. We have career opportunities ranging from inpatient hospital care to 70+ rural health and specialty clinics, a variety of outpatient, women’s and behavioral health services and many additional support services.Our team of over 7,000 works together every day toward our shared mission – to continuously improve the health of the people of our region.