Charge Nurse Job, Full Time, Primary Care

Job Description

Job Description

Sanitas Medical Center is hiring a full-time RN Charge Nurse Job for our South Nashville- Antioch facility in Nashville, TN.

This position is a Registered Nurse (RN) who works in the outpatient setting in an assigned geographical area at one or multiple facilities and serves as an onsite nursing-level clinical and training support for other nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).

This nurse works with the established company protocols and by the direction and guidance of Nursing Leadership. The RN supports and collaborates with operations and medical leadership of each assigned facility to ensure the clinical staff perform at their highest potential.

The Charge Nurse performs skilled nursing procedures that cannot be performed by or delegated to UAP. This role promotes quality outpatient bedside nursing care and leads by coaching and mentoring core group of clinical staff.

In addition, this position assist in ensuring a safe and effective work environment.

This full-time RN Charge Nurse is located in our South Nashville - Antioch facility in Nashville, TN.

Benefits :

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Voluntary Benefits

RN Charge Nurse Roles and Responsibilities :

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Performs required duties from one or multiple assigned medical center locations while supporting the clinical team with emergent patient care needs
• Performs training and competency 90-day / yearly skills assessment for new / established clinical designated staff
• Portrays interpersonal and listening skills
• Perform clinical interviews with medical assistants and nurse candidates as needed to ensure candidates possess basic clinical safety skills
• Establishes effective, two-way communication with interdepartmental staff and leaders as a liaison between operations and clinical teams.
• Serves as a role model to staff, reinforcing principles of service orientation and ensuring that the focus is always on improving patient care and services
• Ensures a safe and effective working environment; performs and coaches the staff on regulatory required safety guidelines and walkthroughs, including infection control, emergency kits and equipment, patient identification, and clinical error prevention
• Monitors compliance with policies, procedures, and Standards of Practice and performs associated actions upon non-compliance after reporting to direct facilities management and Nursing Leadership
• Practices and is proficient in proper delegation standards
• Assist in the yearly policies and procedures required review as designated by Nursing Leadership
• Assists in the maintenance of medical centers budget and inventory by placing cost-effective weekly orders of clinical supply and vaccines.
• Oversee that clinical procedures are being performed properly such as vaccinations, medication injections, EKGs, earl lavages, among others.
• Performs the higher level advanced wound cares that are not under the unlicensed assistive personnels scope of practice as state laws permit.
• Supports company change initiatives, maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment;

adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures.

• Flexible in work schedule and location changes as needed
• Communicates to Nursing Leadership the performance status of their areas productivity, policy compliance and staff development
• Maintains effective and efficient use of equipment and supplies, ensures that clinical equipment is functional and reports global needs for replacements and repairs
• Assist in company health fairs and events

Required Skills & Qualifications :

At Sanitas, we are committed to a culture of diversity to develop an inclusive organization, so if you're interested in this position but your experience doesn't align with each qualification, we encourage you to apply.

You may be just the right candidate for other positions.

• BS or Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing required.
• Active State of Tennessee Registered Nurse License required.
• Any combination of education, training, and experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties and responsibilities as described including related work experience.
• Proficient software computer skills including WORD, EXCEL and other Microsoft Office programs required.
• Case Management experience preferred.
• CPR-BLS Required; ACLS / PALS preferred.
• 2 years care management / patient education experience is preferred.
• Relevant or any other job-related vocational coursework.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work standing up, walk, use hands to operate tools and equipment and must be able to exert regularly up to 10 pounds of force, frequently exert 30 pounds of force and occasionally exert 50 pounds of force to constantly perform the essential job functions.

The employee will be frequently required to reach with hands and arms, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and pull.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The employee is subject to environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.

The worker is subject to noise; there may be sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout to be heard above ambient noise level.

About Sanitas Medical Center

We are a global leader in patient care. Join an organization dedicated to quality patient care, research and education with operations in 8 countries, serving close to 3 million people and more than 14,000 health care employees.

At Sanitas, you will find a supportive, team-oriented culture that fosters innovation and respects different points of views empowering each employee to do what’s in the best interest of our patients.

We offer a competitive compensation program to help you meet your personal and financial goals, grow your career, safeguard your health and secure your future.

We prioritize nurturing a socially conscious corporate culture that values employee development and rewards innovative thinking apply today.