Charge Nurse (RN) - PCU

Tenet; Palm Springs (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Desert Regional Medical Center is seeking a Clinical Manager for the Telemetry Department on the night shift. The role leads telemetry staff, manages HR activities, and ensures quality of patient care across stroke, bariatric, and interventional cardiology protocols.

You will oversee staffing, performance evaluations, and compliance with licensing and training requirements, while coordinating education and process improvements to support patient safety and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• California RN license required; BLS and ACLS certifications required.
• Must successfully complete NIHSS within 30 days of hire.
• EKG test within first 60 days of hire.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience; demonstrated leadership skills.
• Professional presentation and conduct required.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership of telemetry staff for care of telemetry, stroke, bariatric patients and interventional cardiology protocols.
• Lead telemetry team in patient care and related protocols and medications.
• Assess information and interpret to meet patient needs.
• Manage human resources including hiring, evaluations, and counseling.
• Ensure staff competency, performance reviews, and timely HR documentation.
• Coordinate staff orientation and mandatory continuing education.
• Promote staffing efficiency and interdepartmental collaboration.
• Assist in developing department goals and budgeting considerations.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Clinical competency

Communication

Education

California RN License

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Shift: Nights

Job type: Full Time

Hours:

GENERAL DUTIES

The Clinical Manager is responsible for the day-to-day shift operations in the Telemetry Department. He/she manages human resources at the unit level in a cost-effective manner. The Clinical Manager promptly and fully investigates and resolves complaints of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians, advising management / administration appropriately. The Clinical Manager demonstrates an ability to respond and provide direction in changing workload during crisis and emergency situations. The Clinical Manager accepts responsibility for helping employees understand difficult administrative decisions. Access to all Patient Health Information for treatment purposes only.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides leadership of the telemetry staff related to care of the telemetry, stroke, bariatric patients and associated interventional cardiology protocols and medication.
• Provides leadership of the telemetry staff related to care of the telemetry patient and associated interventional cardiology protocols and medication.
• Obtains information and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs.
• Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development.
• Understands the range of treatment needed as appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Participates in the management of human resources through assisting, evaluation, counseling, and hiring of staff.
• Assists and edits payroll reports
• Ensures that a current criteria-based job performance standard and
• Applicable competencies exist for each member of the staff.
• Ensures that performance evaluations are completed in a timely fashion for both annual and probationary evaluations.
• Facilitates the appropriate completion and timely submission of human Resource documentation.
• Appropriately counsels and disciplines staff in a timely manner.
• Interview and hires staff.
• Coordinates timely attendance at hospital orientation and all mandatory continuing education programs for employees.
• Regularly attends nursing leadership meetings and takes personal responsibility for the quality and integrity of nursing administration
• Regularly participates and completes special projects
• Assures current, comprehensive, and timely department-specific orientation for all new employees.
• Maintains current records on all employees at unit level to include yearly certification, current licensure, evidence of continuing education and compliance with unit competencies.
• Maintains an open communication with staff on organization, national health care and professional issues.
• Promotes sound staffing practices by optimizing the utilization of human resources keeping in line with established bench marking and acuity data.
• Utilizes individual patient classification system which predicts nursing care requirements by shift, and maintains documentation to discern trends and patterns of nursing care delivery by shift and staff mix in the daily staffing of the unit.
• Assessments and assists in the implementation of staff development and cross-training as needed.
• Supports all hospital programs to include, but not limited to, risk management, safety, infection control.
• Performs the scheduling function.
• Facilitates unit work flow and teamwork.
• Assists in and understands YTD compliance with labor hour benchmark per unit of service.
• Acts to facilitate interdepartmental interactions.
• Demonstrates effective problem-solving.
• Assists in the completion of standards of care, policies, and procedures are appropriate and current and that they have been reviewed with all staff members.
• Assists in the review and revise of policies and procedures as necessary, but not less that every three years.
• Assist the Director in the development and accomplishment of department long and short term goals.
• Assists in the controls and monitor of supply costs to achieve flexed budgeted costs on a quarterly basis.
• Identifies areas of cost savings through labor and supply utilization efficiencies and communicates suggestions to Director.
• Assists and edits payroll reports
• Maintains personal current knowledge and expertise in the specialty field of the department, and of regulatory agencies.
• Assists in development of a department strategic plan.
• Facilities and supports the clinical strategic plan.
• Facilitates and supports the organizational strategic plan.
• Integrates PI into daily operations.
• Utilizes PI philosophy and verifying the established required and industry standards, policy and procedure development will be consistent with the policies and regulations.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Required:25K Sign on Bonus for qualified applicant
• California RN License (maintain current at all times)
• American Heart Association BLS Certification (maintain current at all times)
• American Heart Association ACLS Certification (maintain current at all times)
• Must successfully complete EKG test within the first 60 days of hire
• Must successfully complete NIHSS within the first 30 days of hire
• Minimum of 3 years’ clinical experience
• Demonstrated clinical competence and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to present self in positive and professional manner

Preferred:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Previous management experience.

ABOUT US

Are you a results-driven leader ready to make a meaningful impact to patients, caregivers, and your community? At Desert Regional Medical Center hospital, were seeking an innovative and experienced healthcare leader to drive excellence and inspire our team towards exceptional patient outcomes and operational success.At Desert Regional Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

ABOUT THE TEAM

Desert Care Network serves the healthcare needs of the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions in Southern California with three hospitals Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. The hospital network provides advanced care with services such as comprehensive stroke care, a cancer center, a Level 1 Trauma Center and the only Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Coachella Valley. Desert Care Network is committed to healthcare equality. Join our team!

COMPENSATION

$51.18 - $81.91 hourly **Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience