Charge RN, PreOp PACU

Jobtailor; Flagstaff (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced RN supervisor to advocate for patients and lead a collaborative care team. You will coordinate staffing, discharge planning, and cross-department communication to ensure smooth patient throughput and high-quality care.

The role requires an active Arizona RN license with BLS/ACLS/PALS upon hire and at least one year of RN experience. CPAN is preferred for additional expertise.

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted Arizona RN License or valid compact license required.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS required upon hire.
• CPAN preferred but not mandatory.
• Minimum of one year of RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Address patient and family concerns and communicate solutions through appropriate channels.
• Document incidents, events, interventions, and patient/staff/physician responses.
• Advocate for patients and staff and coordinate with departments to ensure smooth throughput.
• Collaborate with physicians and health care professionals to ensure staffing patterns meet patient needs.
• Serve as a liaison to multiple departments and resources for patients and staff.
• Oversee staffing for current and next shifts and assign patient care teams.

Skills

Patient Advocacy

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Staff Management

Education

RN License (Arizona)

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

PALS Certification

CPAN (Preferred)

Tools

Incident Documentation

Discharge Planning

Care Coordination

Job description

• Addresses patient and family concerns, communicates issues and solutions through appropriate channels.
• Documents incidents, events, interventions, and patient/staff/physician responses.
• Serves as patient advocate.
• Prioritize and problems solves to meet changes in patient status/condition.
• Works with other departments to ensure smooth patient throughput processes including discharge planning and patient education as appropriate.
• Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals to ensure staffing patterns meet appropriate skill mix necessary for quality patient care.
• Serves as a liaison with patients, physicians, Administrative Coordinator, Staffing Office, Transfer Center, Care Coordination department, unit staff, ancillary staff and departments.
• Serves as a resource, assists staff in caring for patients; able to assist physician with order entry.
• Staffing for current and next shift, determining appropriate staff levels and mix to provide quality care and maintain unit productivity.
• Assign patient care teams, delegate patient care activities to unit and ancillary staff.
• Addresses work flow issues, ensures incidents are appropriately documented and corrective steps are taken.
• Makes bed or patient assignment based on patient needs and staff resources.
• Identifies appropriate referral and educational resources for patients and staff.
• Advocates for both patients and staff as needs arise.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NAH and department policies and procedures. Works to ensure compliance of best practice amongst each staff member.
• Ensures staff accountability, monitors staff performance, and provides real time constructive feedback whenever possible.
• Identifies performance opportunities for improvement and provides resources and education as needed.
• Regularly recognizes employees for strong performance and improvements.
• Collaborates with clinical manager on employees performance evaluations.

Requirements

• Active, unrestricted, Arizona RN License or valid, participating compact license - Required
• BLS- Required upon hire
• ACLS- Required upon hire
• PALS- Required upon hire
• CPAN- Preferred
• Minimum of one (1) year experience as an RN

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong patient advocacy and collaboration skills, ensuring quality patient care through effective communication and staffing management. Proficient in incident documentation, performance monitoring, and compliance with healthcare policies and procedures.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Active Arizona RN License
• BLS Certification
• ACLS Certification
• PALS Certification
• Patient Advocacy

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Patient Care Management
• Incident Documentation
• Patient Education
• Staff Performance Monitoring
• Discharge Planning

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Collaboration
• Leadership
• Advocacy

Certifications & Qualifications

• Active Arizona RN License
• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• CPAN

Industry Keywords

• Patient Advocacy
• Healthcare Compliance
• Quality Patient Care
• Staffing Patterns
• Patient Throughput