Perm - Charge Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg (Nights) Claremont, NH
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Location: Claremont, NH 03743
Description:
Title: Perm - Charge Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg (Nights) Claremont, NH
Description:
***URGENT POSITION***
Hourly Range: $36.50/hour - $51.38/hour
Salary Range: $75,920 - $106,78.40
The primary responsibility of the RN Charge Nurse is a professional nurse
who demonstrates strong leadership skills, clinical expertise and compassion
for patients and teammates. This nurse provides care for patients and has unit
operation oversight throughout the assigned shift. Other key aspects of this
position are role model professional nursing behaviors, clinical competencies
and critical thinking. The charge nurse will mentor, precept and nurture new
nurses with the goal of successful transition from novice to expert.
The client employees enjoy a low-cost comprehensive benefits program with highlights below:
Description:
***URGENT POSITION***
Hourly Range: $36.50/hour - $51.38/hour
Salary Range: $75,920 - $106,78.40
The primary responsibility of the RN Charge Nurse is a professional nurse
who demonstrates strong leadership skills, clinical expertise and compassion
for patients and teammates. This nurse provides care for patients and has unit
operation oversight throughout the assigned shift. Other key aspects of this
position are role model professional nursing behaviors, clinical competencies
and critical thinking. The charge nurse will mentor, precept and nurture new
nurses with the goal of successful transition from novice to expert.
- Functioning as a clinical/staff RN, occasionally responsible for a small patient assignment of 1-3 patients.
- Charge nurse duties such as overseeing LPN, RN and LNA practice and delegating care as appropriate.
- Helps to coordinate employee breaks, creates the nursing assignment and makes adjustments based on changing acuity and/or discharges/admissions.
- Assists LPNs/RNs/LNAs as appropriate throughout the shift - assists with patient care, monitors for lab/diagnostic test results, follows up on referrals, consults with different departments as needed (pharmacy, lab, radiology).
- Helps to provide the nurse manager with concerns regarding employee performance and handles in the moment conflicts as needed.
- Monitors charting for timely/accurate documentation.
- Communicates with nursing team members and management within the hospital to coordinate day to day activities of the unit (discharges, admissions, transfers).
- Acts as house supervisor/main resource on off shifts (nights, weekends, holidays) keeping all units/providers aware of bed availability, communicating with administrator on call as needed.
- Communicates with other area hospitals regarding bed availability to facilitate patient transfers to and from the client.
The client employees enjoy a low-cost comprehensive benefits program with highlights below:
- Free medical and dental plan options
- Vision insurance
- Retirement (403b) with match
- Healthcare Reimbursement Account with employer contribution
- Short Term Disability / Life insurance covered by VRH
- Robust ETO accrual with an optional annual cash out
- Onsite wellness initiatives including reimbursements
- Educational Reimbursements
- BLS Certification - Required
- NH RN Licensure active at time of submission - Required
- 3-5 years of relevant clinical experience - Required
- Charge RN experience - Preferred