Charge Nurse (RN)

Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.

♦ Provides professional working conditions for employees.

♦ Ensures the nursing department staff performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.

♦ Assists with development of the budget for the nursing department in collaboration with the CEO and Controller.

Manages costs associated with personnel, equipment and supplies.

♦ Responsible for staffing plans, management of nursing hours per patient day, and quality of work of nursing staff.

♦ Assures compliance with nursing scope of practice and HIPAA.

♦ Enforces compliance of the nursing department with education/in-service requirements/orientation and competencies.

♦ Leads monthly staff meetings and communicates information to/from management and leadership.

♦ Promotes rehabilitation nursing philosophy and practice; encourages staff development, including acquisition of CRRN for qualified registered nurses.

♦ Assists to review and evaluate risk and quality indicators, patient satisfaction results, and outcomes in order to continually improve performance and outcomes; communicates this information to the nursing department.

♦ Performs management activities including interviewing, hiring, evaluating, counseling, and performance evaluations of staff in the nursing department.

♦ Assures occurrence of appropriate documentation, including documentation of medical necessity, by staff in medical records, monitors completion and revisions to the Interdisciplinary Care Plan.

♦ Assures education and training is provided to nursing staff on Quality Indicators (QI); assures timely and accurate QI assessments and scoring is performed.

♦ Assures nursing attendance and participation in team conferences.

♦ Ensures that patient charges are accurate and entered on a timely basis.