RN Charge / Jim Thorpe Rehab

Responsibilities

• Aiding caregivers with standards of care, involving educators and/or supervisors as needed (house supervisor after hours)
• Ensuring caregiver assignments are safe, knowing the escalation process when necessary
• Facilitating unit performance improvement processes as directed by leadership
• Supervising and coordinating the delegation and implementation of patient care among licensed and non-licensed personnel for their assigned shift/area
• Being the primary point of contact for medical staff on that shift regarding nursing questions or concerns, rounding with medical staff when the primary nurse is unavailable
• Managing patient assignments and unit workflow
• Assisting with patient flow by timely accepting new admissions and ensuring patients with discharge orders to home are discharged within a reasonable time frame
• Projecting staffing needs for the upcoming 12 and 24 hours, escalating issues as needed
• Ensuring caregivers are taking lunches and entitled breaks, assigning buddy systems or relieving for lunch
• Performing safety huddles using the huddle boards prior to every shift, ensuring bedside shift report consistency every shift
• Reminding caregivers of hourly rounding when prompted by technology or time to round
• Making patient rounds, ensuring white boards are up-to-date, setting up high-risk patients for success (e.g., 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

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
• Emergency Department Only: PALS certification must be completed. ACLS certification completed.
• Adult Critical Care Only: Competent in all advanced competencies. ACLS certification completed.