Charge Nurse (RN) - Acute Rehab

Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance.

About the role

Sign-on Bonus: Up to $10,000 based on eligibility.

The Charge Nurse is a registered nurse who assists the nurse manager/director in coordination, direction, throughput, and evaluation of patient care, unit activities, and staff activities and performance on an assigned shift. Incorporates knowledge of the nursing process and professional standards of nursing in daily practice. Applies knowledge of patient requirements, growth, and development to effectively make assignments and interventions. Facilitates the provision of consistent care based on changing needs of patients on the unit. Manages clinical and non-clinical activities on the unit in the absence of the unit manager/director. Coordinates all unit activities for smooth operation in the absence of the unit manager/director.

Responsibilities

• Supports, evaluates, prioritizes, and supervises patient care and unit needs during assigned shift. Serves as designee for unit matters in nurse manager/director absence.
• Makes assignments for staff to meet patient care needs and for incoming patients. Makes patient assignments and delegates unit-specific task assignments to ensure patient care and unit needs are met.
• Monitors effectiveness and completion of unit assignments.
• Evaluates staffing by considering mix of caregivers, patient volumes (current and anticipated), patient acuity, and staff availability for the assigned shift and oncoming shift.
• Demonstrates timely and effective communication skills in daily interactions with team members and others.
• Seeks to proactively improve the quality of services provided and patient care outcomes. Serves as unit champion and resource to staff for quality and patient safety initiatives and issues.
• Effectively uses change management methods to support improvement activities.
• Serves as a role model for exceptional customer service and facilitates and actively participates in service recovery efforts during the shift on the unit.
• Improves job performance of staff by assisting in personal and professional development through preceptor training and role modeling for care delivery and desired behavior.
• Provides professional/technical/clinical/coaching support for nursing associates.
• Assists and actively participates with the nurse manager/director in quality projects and staff annual performance evaluations.
• Troubleshoots issues that arise requiring immediate resolution and keeps the nurse manager/director informed of circumstances, actions, and outcomes.
• On shifts not in clinical lead/charge nurse role, takes patient care assignment, serves as preceptor, or other roles determined to meet patient care needs of the unit for the shift.
• Serves as a representative for the unit or nursing department on committees or task forces as assigned by the nurse manager/director or administration.
• Routinely reinforces the organization’s vision, mission, and values of Carondelet Health Network through role model behavior.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Must have functioned in an RN role for a minimum of 1 year of clinical experience.
• Valid current Arizona Nursing License.
• Required in area of clinical specialty within 3 years from ANCC or other approved credentialing entity (e.g., critical care: CCRN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI).
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and others as required by individual department.

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Generous paid time off.
• Career development and continuing education opportunities.
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discount program.
• Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status.

About the organization

St. Mary’s Hospital, established in 1880, is Southern Arizona’s longest continually operating hospital and one of the top medical centers in Tucson and the region. Home to the Carondelet Heart & Vascular Institute, St. Mary’s is recognized as a destination hospital for minimally invasive heart and vascular surgery, as well as advanced stroke care, emergency care, wound care, and bariatric surgery. St. Mary’s strives to offer personalized, compassionate care to every patient.