Charge Nurse

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• A. Nursing Services
  • Assess immediate and long-term physical, mental and social health care needs of individuals and families.
    • Incorporate age appropriate principles and consider cultural and linguistic needs of patients and families to develop a plan of nursing care.
    • Work with individual and/or family to arrange follow-up care and provide patient education.
    • Provide support to individuals and families during periods of wellness and injuries, incorporating as appropriate the medical plan of care.
    • Initiate action by direct contact, by telephone, or referral, according to approved guidelines.
  • B. Managed Care
    • Coordinate referrals by obtaining any required authorization from Health Insurance Companies.
    • Book appointments if required and inform patients as necessary.
    • Follow up with results and DNKAs.
    • Maintain logs as required (Pap, Mammogram and ultrasound logs).
    • Work with Health Center Staff to coordinate and track referrals and improve process.
• C. Coordinated Care/Patient Centered Medical Care Management
  • Works with all members of the Health Care Team towards achieving coordinated patient centered care.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the goals and objectives of PCHC’s patient care management plan.
  • Effectively able to perform and communicate individual task within role in the process.
• D. Quality Improvement/Risk Management
  • Maintain and review records and reports essential to patient care and effective functioning of the program and take any necessary steps toward these goals.
  • Review new policies and procedures.
  • Ensure ancillary staff follows guidelines.
• E. Clinic Leadership
  • Provide guidance and ongoing assistance to ancillary health care staff.
  • Identify training requirements for staff and participate in implementation of training activities.
  • Provide input to supervisory staff in annual evaluation of ancillary staff.
  • Precept collegiate nursing students.
• F. Charge Nurse
  • Organize and submit staff payroll.
  • Assist with computer, printer, fax and copying machine issues.
  • Cookordinate facility care.
  • Monitor employee schedules and attendance ensuring standard hour compliance.
  • Coordinate daily staffing schedule changes.
  • Oversee HCA and RN training and development including performance issues.
  • Facilitate practice growth.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Associates and/or Bachelors Degree in Nursing from accredited school of nursing or college required.
• Current RI RN License required.
• Minimum of three-years of nursing experience in hospital, public health or community health required.
• Previous supervisory experience in charge nurse role preferred.

PCHC is EOE/M/F/D/V/SO