Charge Nurse, Observation Expense, Variable Shifts

 Clinical Practice:

• Uses the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care and document accordingly.
• Works to ensure his/her compliance with all NMHS policies and requirements as directed by the Nurse Manager and Educator.
  

  Education:

• Provides patient/family education and acts as a resource for existing staff and new employees.
• Attends the Preceptor class to ensure proper training of new employees
  

  Communication:

• Maintains communication with multidisciplinary team members to provide holistic care to the patient.
• Leads daily huddles on each unit to ensure proper assignments and identify team members for the shift.
• Delegates tasked to be completed during the shift to ensure EOC guidelines are maintained on a daily basis for Joint Commission compliance.

  Customer Relations:

  
  
• Projects caring, friendly and helpful image to patients and other customers.
• Utilized the patient’s communication board (white board) to identify name, date, goals, other staff and procedures or test for the day to keep the patients and families informed.
• Complies by the NMHS behavioral standards.
• Ensures staff RN’s are utilizing the communication boards.

  Self-Development:

• Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in the nursing practice.
• Attends annual review and unit specifics within the department.
• Performs required continuing education hours online and in classroom.

  Regulatory Knowledge:

  
  
• Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.
• Licensed by the board of Nursing for the state.