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Department: Emergency Room

Schedule/Status:

7:00pm-7:00am; Full Time

Standard Hours/Week:

36

General Description:

Under the general supervision of the Unit Manager, the Charge RN functions in a lead capacity and is responsible for the day-to-day coordination, assignment, and supervision of nursing activities performed by their designated team (Registered Nurses, C.N.A.s, sitters, and others as defined). The Charge RN partners with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate and ensure the delivery of safe patient care, appropriate patient placement, discharge planning, and care partner support. The Charge RN maintains timely systems entry and updates in accordance with established standards. The Charge RN monitors care delivery to ensure quality, appropriateness, timeliness, and effectiveness of the care rendered. The position shall exemplify the desired Culture of Choice® and philosophies of Parrish Healthcare.

Key Responsibilities:

Daily staff assignment

Coordinates and leads daily rounds to include timely preparedness, RN assignment, documentation, and afternoon check-in with the Case Manager and with others as needed.

Participate in patient discharge conference/huddle.

Maintain timely information entry into the systems that address the following:

Centralized patient placement/movement

Patient acuity ranking

Daily census entry

Electronic medical record

Support staff with admissions, transfers, and discharges as needed.

Complete accident/incident reports as needed.

Make frequent rounds of the floor/shift to ensure safe work assignments in accordance with nursing standards

Inform nursing team of new admissions, expected time of arrival, room assignment, and room readiness

Round with physicians and providers as necessary

Participate in the orientation of new care partners

Rounds to ensure white boards are updated, SBAR used for handover, and bedside shift report is occurring at shift change.

Promotes; and monitors Hourly Rounding

Formally rounds on patients and staff and documents entries

Follows the chain of command.

Additionally, the ADA Coordinator is responsible for working with the Human Resources & People Development Departments to ensure that all Parrish Healthcare Care Partners are trained on the auxiliary aids and services described in the Communications with Sensory Impaired or Language Barrier Patients.

Requirements:

Formal Education:

Associate’s Degree in Nursing required

Work Experience:

Greater than 1 year required

Required Licenses, Certifications, Registrations:

State of Florida RN license

Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS and NRP certifications must be obtained through the AHA

Cardiac Cath Lab: BLS, NIH Stroke Scale and ACLS required

Emergency Department: BLS, NIH Stroke Scale, ACLS and PALS required

Intensive Care Unit: BLS, NIH Stroke Scale and ACLS required

Interventional Radiology: BLS NIH Stroke Scale and ACLS required

Med/Telemetry: BLS, NIH Stroke Scale and ACLS required

Post-Anesthesia Care Unit: BLS, ACLS and PALS required

Women’s Center: BLS and NRP required

Full Time Benefits:

Eligible to participate in a number of PMC-sponsored benefits, including:

Benefits Start on Day 1

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

403(b) Retirement Program

Tuition Reimbursement/Educational Assistance

EAP, Flex Spending, Accident, Critical and Other Applicable Benefits

Annual Accrual of 152 Personal Leave Bank (PLB) Hours