Charge Nurse II
7 days ago
Fresenius Medical Care North America is seeking a skilled Charge Nurse II to support our mission, vision, and core values. As a key member of our team, you will adhere to our Compliance Program, ensuring all regulatory and FMS policy requirements are met.
Key Responsibilities- Provide guidance, support, and direction to direct patient care staff, offering informal feedback and formal feedback input for annual performance evaluations.
- Participate in department staffing, hiring, firing, and disciplinary actions, recommending disciplinary action to the Facility Administrator as needed.
- Ensure compliance with company and facility-approved procedures, policies, and regulations set forth by state and federal agencies.
- Approve or disapprove time or personnel schedule changes, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and procedures for documenting time of work hours for staff members on assigned shifts.
- Participate in patient care plan meetings, maintain knowledge of current practices related to dialysis principles and techniques, and train and orient staff as necessary.
- Routinely observe and guide direct patient care staff for appropriate technique and adherence to facility policies and procedures.
- Promote and assist with compliance to OSHA programs to maintain a safe and clean working environment.
- Maintain overall shift operation in a safe, efficient, and effective manner.
- Conduct staff meetings with the Facility Administrator to keep patient care staff informed of changes in patient care needs or operations to improve delivery of care.
- Meet routinely with the Facility Administrator to discuss personnel and patient care status, issues, and information.
- Supervise all documentation of patient information, coordinate Charge Nurse duties with Staff RNs acting in the relief charge capacity, and assess daily patient care needs and develop and distribute patient care assignments appropriately.
- Assume primary responsibility in an emergency situation, assess patient needs, respond to dialysis treatments, and communicate concerns to the rounding physician.
- Implement changes in patient care/treatment as directed, monitor and supervise all patient care activity during dialysis, and assist as necessary.
- Collaborate with direct patient care team in making decisions to benefit patient care, continuously monitor patient's condition with regards to problems and potential complications associated with dialysis, and administer medications to patients per physician's orders.
- Act as the subject matter expert and as a resource for staff members, supervise and participate in completion of short and long-term care plans, and admit new patients according to facility procedure.
- Ensure educational needs of patients are met and educate the patient and family about End Stage Renal Disease, dialysis therapy, diet, and medication.
- Supervise the safe and effective use of all equipment involved in direct patient care, operate all dialysis-related and emergency equipment safely and efficiently when needed, and perform required testing and verification and initial the checklist for start-up and shut-down procedures as outlined in the Technical Services Manual.
- Complete Nurse's Technical Training Program/Water Quality Facility, assist with special projects or other duties as assigned by the Facility Administrator, and assist with the interviewing of potential direct patient care staff.
- Promote efficient use of medical supplies, attend and participate in monthly Quality Assurance meetings, and additional responsibilities may include focus on one or more departments or locations.
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Day-to-day work includes desk and personal computer work and interaction with patients, facility staff, and physicians. The position requires travel between assigned facilities and various locations within the community.
The work environment is characteristic of a healthcare facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels. May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases/materials.
Employees are required to take the Ishihara's Color Blindness test as a condition of employment.
SupervisionDirect Patient Care Staff, Ward Clerk as assigned.
EducationGraduate of an accredited school of Nursing (R.N.)
Must be registered and licensed to practice in the applicable State.
Experience and Required SkillsMinimum of 12 months of nursing experience, plus 6 months of specialized experience providing clinical nursing care to dialysis patients, in either a chronic or acute setting.
Medical/surgical nursing preferred.
Supervisory or management experience preferred.
Certified in CPR or successfully complete course in CPR certification.
Good communication skills – verbal and written.
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