RN Charge - Trauma IMC Stepdown

INTEGRIS Health; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK is seeking a day shift RN Charge Nurse to join our inpatient team. This full-time role focuses on coordinating patient care, supervising staff, and ensuring safe operations during the shift.

The RN Charge Nurse will lead staffing, oversee assignments, and collaborate with medical staff to maintain high-quality patient care. Oklahoma RN licensure and BLS are required; BSN preferred within two years.

Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Oklahoma.
• ADN required; BSN preferred within two years of accepting the position.
• Current BLS certification.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English.
• Department competencies completed during orientation.

Responsibilities

• Assist with standards of care and coordinate with educators, supervisor, or nurse manager as needed.
• Ensure caregiver assignments are safe and escalations are handled properly.
• Lead unit performance improvement initiatives as directed by leadership.
• Supervise and coordinate patient care for licensed and non-licensed staff on shift.
• Serve as primary contact for medical staff during the shift and round as needed.
• Manage patient assignments and unit workflow; facilitate admissions and discharges.
• Project staffing needs for the next 12–24 hours and raise issues when needed.
• Ensure breaks are taken and implement buddy systems for lunches.
• Conduct safety huddles and maintain accurate bedside shift reports.

Skills

English communication

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

BSN preferred within 2 years

Job description

Job Description

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, RN Charge at INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK.

Get to Know Your Team

• INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma's largest not-for-profit health system, is seeking a dedicated caregiver to join us in our mission to partner with people to live healthier lives.
• Benefits of being an INTEGRIS Health caregiver include front-loaded PTO, medical benefits through the extensive INTEGRIS Health network, financial assistance for continued education, 24/7 mental health support and more.
• Take the first step toward growing your career by joining us.

Responsibilities

The RN Charge Nurse's responsibilities include but not limited to the following:

• Assisting care givers with standards of care, involving educators and/or the supervisor or nurse manager when necessary (house supervisor after hours)
• Ensuring caregiver assignments are safe, knows escalation process when needed
• Facilitates unit performance improvement processes as directed by leadership
• Supervises and coordinates the delegation and implementation of patient care of licensed and non-licensed personnel for their assigned shift/area
• Is the primary point of contact for medical staff on that shift should they have a nursing question or concern. Rounding with medical staff when the primary nurse is unavailable for rounding.
• Managing patient assignments and unit workflow
• Assists with patient flow by timely accepting new admissions, and ensuring patients with discharge orders to home are discharged within a reasonable time frame
• Projects staffing needs for the upcoming 12 and 24 hours, escalates issues as needed
• Ensures caregivers are taking lunches and entitled breaks but assigning buddy systems or relieving for lunch
• Performs safety huddles using the huddle boards prior to every shift: ensures bedside shift report is consistent every shift
• Reminds caregivers of hourly rounding when prompted by technology of time to round
• Makes patient rounds, ensuring white boards are up-to-date, high risk patients are set up for success (for example, high fall risk patients have all fall prevention tactics in place)
• Comfortable with crucial conversations when idle caregivers are not fulfilling expectations of helping colleagues or taking care of their assignment

The Charge Nurse reports to the appropriate supervisor, manager, or director. This position may have additional or varied physical demand and/or respiratory fit test requirements. Potential for exposure to infections and communicable diseases, blood and body fluids, electrical equipment, chemicals. Must follow standard precautions.

All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.

INTEGRIS Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.

Qualifications

Job Qualifications:

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Oklahoma
• Associates of Science in Nursing required, BSN within two years of accepting position, preferred.
• Current BLS certification upon accepting PCN role.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English.
• Department specific competencies will be completed in the applicable department during the orientation process.