General Description:
Under the general supervision of the Clinical Coordinator, the Charge nurse is responsible for the day-to-day coordination, assignment, and supervision of nursing activities performed by their designated team, Registered Nurses, C.N.A.s, and sitters. The CN partners with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate and ensure the delivery of safe patient care, appropriate patient placement, discharge planning, and care partner support. The CN maintains timely systems entry and updates in accordance with established standards (Teletracking, iSchedule ADC, Acuity Plus, etc.) The CN monitors care delivery to ensure quality, appropriateness, timeliness, and effectiveness of the care rendered.
Key Responsibilities:
- Daily staff assignment
- Coordinates and leads daily Care Team Rounds to include timely preparedness, RN assignment, documentation, and afternoon check-in with the Case Manager.
- Participate in every patient discharge conference/huddle
- Support staff with admissions, transfers, and discharges as needed
- Complete accident/incident reports as needed
- Make frequent rounds of the floor/shift to ensure safe work assignments in accordance with nursing standards
- Inform nursing team of new admissions, expected time of arrival, room assignment, and room readiness
- Round with physicians and providers as necessary.
Parrish Medical Center (PMC) is a public, not-for-profit acute care healing hospital with 210 beds located on the Space Coast of Florida.
PMC is a nationally recognized industry leader having earned a number of prestigious recognitions, including Modern Healthcare Magazine's Top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare and Spirit of Excellence Awards, America's #1 Healing Hospital for three consecutive years, HealthGrades® Outstanding Patient Experience Award™, Hospital of Choice Award, National Spirit of Women Premier Hospital, and more Joint Commission disease-specific Gold Seal® certifications for quality than all but one other hospital in Florida.
At PMC we believe that healing is a process that can be enhanced with the right environment— a healing environment. As nationally recognized leaders in providing therapeutic healing environments, our distinctive approach to health and wellness care blends the science of evidence-based medicine with the art of healing.
Every aspect of Parrish Medical Center and our family of programs and services is designed to promote healing. From the moment you arrive, you’ll feel the difference in our healing hospital.