Charge Nurse, Med/Surg — Lead Care & Team Huddles

North Mississippi Health Services; Tupelo (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a Charge Nurse to provide 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.

Qualifications

• Provides safe, quality patient care using the nursing process.
• Maintains compliance with NMHS policies and requirements.
• Effective communication with the multidisciplinary team.

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 be completed during the shift to maintain EOC guidelines and regulatory compliance.
• Responds to rapidly changing patient needs and manages staffing assignments.
• Acts as a liaison between patients, physicians, and case management as needed.

Job description

North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a Charge Nurse to provide 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.