Charge Nurse (RN) - Med Surg

The Hospitals of Providence; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in El Paso is seeking a Charge Nurse for full-time night shifts. This role involves providing leadership and supervision to nursing staff, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care while managing patient flow. Candidates should have at least 1 year of RN experience and be graduates of an accredited nursing school. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in patient care and staff development.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice as required by law.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support to staff.
• Oversee patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Patient care management

Staff supervision

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in nursing

Job description

Overview

Charge Nurse Med Surg Full Time Nights Weekender at The Hospitals of Providence. This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus.

This role is responsible for providing guidance and support to staff, maintaining a safe environment, ensuring patient throughput, and directing nursing staff. The charge nurse is responsible for the smooth and efficient patient flow within the unit, delegates assignments and provides supervision for the support staff in accordance with their level of training and the patient’s acuity. The charge nurse works, in cooperation with medical providers to insure the quality of patient care. This role also provides direct clinical patient care.

The role will assume responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing direct clinical care to assigned patients on a per shift basis, and unit level. The role is responsible for supervision of staff to which appropriate care is delegated. The Charge Nurse reports to the appropriate clinical leader with oversight by the CNO to ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

Education

• Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Preferred: Bachelor's or master's degree in nursing.

Experience

• Required: 1 year of RN experience.

Certifications

• Required: Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy; AHA BLS, and if applicable by corporate policy for unit of hire, AHA ACLS and/or PALS and/or NRP.

The Charge Nurse oversees patient admissions, transfers and discharges, mentors and trains new staff while providing support and guidance to all staff members. The charge nurse monitors medical charts and administers compassionate care and assistance to patients and families, liaises with doctors and administrators and communicates any protocol changes to staff. The charger nurse is also responsible for ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations, and records and maintains accurate reports.

In addition, the RN Charge Nurse provides high-quality, safe, cost-effective, total nursing care to all patients assigned. The RN assumes responsibility for overall coordination and integration of patient care based on the nursing process. The RN directs care according to established standards of safety, risk management, QI, and Infection Control, with the goal being to discharge the patient with an optimum level of care provided. Assumes responsibility for coordination and planning of patient care within the prescribed medical regime. Administers all medications safely and in a timely manner per hospital policy. Performs and fulfills all HICS (Hospital Incident Command System) responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed and needed by the facility in times of emergency and/or disaster. Responsible for knowing the Hospital’s emergency codes, including the purpose and appropriate action for each, and adheres to the Hospital policies and procedures for each emergency code.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care and Medical Practices

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