Charge Nurse RN PRN

Company: Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital
Location: Gilbert
Posted on: April 27, 2025

Job Description:

Description: A career at Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital- Gilbert, a 40-bed state-of-the-art inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Dignity Health, is more than a job. It's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in the "Valley of the Sun" who need continued care to recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients in the Phoenix metropolitan area need them! If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply for this Per Diem position!

Our Benefits

• Competitive pay rates
• Flexible Self scheduling
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Expansive benefit package
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
• Supportive leadership and culture
• State-of-the-art equipment JOB SUMMARY:
  
  The Charge Nurse is a registered nurse who works in coordination with nursing leadership. The Charge Nurse is the first line support for staff, physicians and other related providers on clinical issues and provides assessment, prioritization and direction of activities to meet the challenging demands of the hospital units. Following the direction of the Chief Nursing Officer, he or she assumes accountability for fostering the established professional practice and care delivery models through directing, coaching and mentoring the nursing staff. The Charge Nurse implement's unit specific strategies as well as colleague specific practice remediation that results in achieving specific clinical quality and patient safety outcomes. This role also collaborates with the Chief Nursing Officer on clinical development (employee relations, individual behaviors, physician relationships, etc.) and is the clinical support for the department when the Chief Nursing Officer is unavailable.
  
  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
  • Completes routine audits to assure accurate and timely documentation in Cerner and UDS in order to meet compliance standards.
    Assists the Nurse Manager in annual evaluations by providing feedback on clinical performance.
  • Identifies educational opportunities for the nursing staff based on clinical needs identified and verbalized by nursing staff.
  • Educates and monitors all staff regarding accurate and complete QI documentation to capture accurate burden of care.
    • Assists in QI education for licensed nursing staff.
      • Acts as key player in daily stand up clinical meeting to communicate/identify patient status.
        • Acts as a clinical resource and mentor for nurses in caring for medically complex patients in the facility.
          • Assists nursing staff with patient/family teaching needs. Coordinates educational resources to help decrease readmissions to acute care hospital within 30 days of discharge.
            • Provides UDS documentation/orientation training for all new licensed nursing personnel.
              • Conducts scheduled remediation sessions for nursing staff with identified documentation deficiencies.
                • Participates in Continuous Quality and Performance Improvement (CQPI).
                  • Ensures the nursing department staff performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety.
                    • Assures and assists with nursing participation in interdisciplinary team conferences.
                      • Assists in making nursing staff assignments, based on patient acuity and competency for staff.
                        • Adheres to staffing matrix
                          • Performs timely and accurate QI assessments.
                            • May need to take a partial or full assignment based on staffing matrix.
                              • Other duties as assigned. Qualifications:
                                • Graduate of accredited registered nurse program with current licensure in the state, BSN preferred.
                                • Current Basic Cardiac Life Support required. (ACLS for TX)
                                • Mandatory child and adult abuse certificate required
                                • Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN) preferred.
                                • Minimum of two years of experience in rehabilitative or acute care setting and/or demonstrates leadership ability.
                                • Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, evaluate and direct activities of clinical personnel; effective oral and written communication skills, in English with additional languages preferred; proficiency in basic computer skills required. Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital - Gilbert strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.
                                  
                                  

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