Job Description
**Sign-On Bonus up to $10,000** The
RN Charge Nurse is responsible for overseeing nursing services each shift and functions as a nursing supervisor. This position provides daily supervision of staff on duty during operational hours.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties and tasks may be assigned.
- Assist with clinical and operational processes to improve patient health and minimize hospitalizations and missed treatments.
- Demonstrate effective use of supplies and staff labor hours.
- Complete and document monthly review of patient medication profiles. Administer medications as ordered by the physician.
- Assist physician during patient rounds and transcribe and implement physician orders timely.
- Assist with the implementation of anemia management and medication protocols as requested.
- Knowledge of and comply with federal, state, local laws and regulations, including health care professionals practice act requirements.
- Perform duties at all times within limitations established by and in accordance with company policy and procedures, applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
- May give direct patient care to the extent of performing efficient, safe dialysis, if allowed by state regulations.
- Responds to all emergencies in clinic.
- Communicate results of patient assessment, reassessment, and ongoing monitoring to the physician, team members, and others as appropriate to the individual needs of the patient.
- Maintain collaborative working relationship with Medical Director and physicians.
- Participate as a member of the Interdisciplinary team in all required patient assessment and care planning activities.
- Assist in orientation of new staff as a preceptor or in assigning a preceptor.
- Acts as resource person and participates in implementing and evaluating dialysis services and assures that policies and procedures are updated.
- Assists Administrator in interviewing, hiring, evaluating, and disciplinary actions of center staff
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Local area, Relocation package, Shift work,