Registered Charge Nurse
Company: Intermountain Health
Location: Billings
Posted on: February 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description:Working with department manager, the RN -
Coordinator I provides leadership and clinical expertise on their
respective shift and department. They are accountable for
coordination of unit resources to ensure that staffing to census
and acuity is appropriate both clinically and financially. They
function as clinical support for staff and are a role model of
competency and professionalism.Scope1.Supervises and/or provides
direct patient care. Assist and support staff in respondingto and
problem solving situations related to patient/ family complaints,
Physician concerns, risk management, associate safety, and Hospital
safety.2. Respond to patient emergencies as needed. Responds as the
charge or lead person for disasters.3. Collaborates with the
staffing office and adjust numbers of staff for census changes
during the shift.4. Communicates with the oncoming Charge Nurse
about census, staffing, pending admissions and discharges, any
problems she/ he needs to be aware of, and any patient information
that will be helpful in making assignments.5. Supports unit
management team in managing department productivity/staffing and
timekeeping, and coordinating unit activities.6. Perform
evaluations, coaching and disciplinary actions as needed.7.
Participates in hospital committees as unit representative as
needed.8. Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and
abides by service behavior standards.9. Performs other duties as
assigned.10. May be required to float to other departments (within
scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need.11.
May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled
shift.Minimum QualificationsEducationRequired:Graduation from an
accredited School of Nursing is required.A Registered Nurse with an
ASN/ADN degree must complete a BSN degree within four (4) years
from the Registered Nurse's date of hire unless the Registered
Nurse has a minimum of fifteen (15) years of proven continuous
Registered Nurse experience in an acute care setting. Failure to
obtain a BSN degree within that time frame may result in suspension
or termination of employment. Any Registered Nurse who takes
legally protected leave during the Four (4) year completion period
may have the period extended by a comparable amount of
time.Registered Nurses employed by St Vincent, Good Samaritan, St.
Joseph, or Lutheran Medical Centers as of September 1, 2014 with
only an ASN/ADN will be exempt from this requirement. Registered
Nurses employed by Holy Rosary, Platte Valley, St. Mary's, Home
Health, and TSFP as of December 31, 2017 with only an ASN/ADN will
be exempt from this requirement.CertificationRequired:Current
license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice is
required.Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for
Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP) certification upon hire or obtained
within 60 days of hire with prior approval. (ACLS/NRP/PALS as
appropriate for unit or service.)PreferredBachelor's degree of
Nursing is preferredCertification as appropriate for unit or
service is preferred
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements list
must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education,
training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.1. Regular
attendance to perform work on site during regularly scheduled
business hours or scheduled shifts is required.2. Ability to work
nights and/or weekends is required for identified
positions.Physical Requirements:Ongoing need for employee to see
and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate
monitors, identify equipment and supplies.- and -Frequent
interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors
that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and
understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly
and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.- and
-Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and
delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes
frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care,
accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.- and
-Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer
patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and
equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and
including heavy items.- and -Need to walk and assist with
transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing
supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and
portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to
navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on
the floor, etc).- and -May be expected to stand in a stationary
position for an extended period of time.Location:Intermountain
Health St Vincent Regional HospitalWork City:BillingsWork
State:MontanaScheduled Weekly Hours:24The hourly range for this
position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon
experience. $38.95 - $54.53 We care about your well-being - mind,
body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a
generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to
foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living
healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about
our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah
based caregivers , and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based
caregivers . Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or
protected veteran status. All positions subject to close without
notice.
Keywords: Intermountain Health, Billings , Registered Charge Nurse, Healthcare , Billings, Montana
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