Charge Nurse, Med/Surg

North Mississippi Health Services; Tupelo (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a Charge Nurse to provide safe, quality nursing care using the nursing process. The role requires effective communication with the multidisciplinary team and timely response to changing patient needs.

The Charge Nurse will manage staffing, serve as a liaison between patients and physicians, and uphold regulatory and company standards. The position emphasizes leadership, patient education, and collaboration with the Nurse Manager and Educator to ensure

Qualifications

• RN license in Mississippi is required.
• Ability to lead daily unit huddles and coordinate staffing.
• Strong communication and regulatory compliance awareness.

Responsibilities

• Uses the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care and document accordingly.
• Leads daily huddles on each unit to ensure proper assignments and identify team members for the shift.
• Delegates tasks to ensure EOC guidelines are met for regulatory compliance.
• Maintains communication with multidisciplinary team to provide holistic care.
• Responds to rapidly changing patient needs and acts as liaison between patients, physicians, and case management.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Effective communication

Team coordination

Education

RN license - State of Mississippi

Job description

Posting Description

We 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.

Job Summary

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.