Nurse ( RN ) Charge Nurse - TRH

• Maintains nursing operations by coordinating appropriate staffing.
• Evaluates the staff’s communication within and between department(s). Clinical and non-clinical.
• Assists in identifying areas of practice for monitoring and improvement.
• Provides input for resolution of nursing problems within the nursing departments and for policy and procedure development.
• Participates in evaluations of staff, peers, and personnel as required/requested.
• Holds daily staff huddles to increase communication with staff while addressing areas of identified concern.
• Performs daily rounding to ensure compliance with regulating and accrediting bodies while educating/correcting staff regarding noncompliance.
• Communicates with Nurse Mangers and Chief Nursing Office regarding problems, interventions, and/or decisions made.
• Assesses emergency situations and implements plans as needed.
• Maintains current knowledge of bed availability and is responsible for making bed and staff assignments.
• Identifies patient/resident care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients/residents and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients/residents, friends, and families.
• Promotes patient's/resident's independence by establishing patient/resident care goals; teaching patient/resident, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient/resident care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards.
• Resolves patient/resident problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protects patients/residents and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Documents patient/resident care services by charting in patient/resident and department records.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Maintains patient/resident confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

• EMR/EHR Experience
• Customer Service
• Time Management
• Organization
• Attention to Detail
• Professionalism
• Quality Focus

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