Charge Nurse - Observation Unit FT Nights

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.The Charge Nurse is a Registered Nurse with a strong knowledge base and clinical experience, able to use dynamic leadership abilities to effectively coordinate and manage day-to-day operations. The charge nurse has the leadership capacity and knowledge base necessary to assure that all patients receive personalized and quality care.RequiredBehaviors:As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization.Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitalityask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks.  Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.RequiredQualifications:Current licensure by the State Board of Nursing of New Mexico or compact (multi-state) licenseBasic Life Support (BLS) CertificationAdvanced Certification Life Support (ACLS)Demonstrates effective interpersonal skillsSelf-motivation and accountabilityTeam orientedCompletion of the Charge Nurse Course within 6 months of assuming a Charge Nurse role.Completion of Death Pronouncement training within 6 months of assuming a Charge Nurse role as applicable to area of specialty.PreferredQualifications:At least one (1) – two (2) years of progressive experience in area of specialtyBSNDuties and Responsibilities:Leadership:Acts as a clinical and supervisoryresourceAnalyzes and distributes fair patientassignmentsServes as team leader, encouraging others throughout each shift in alignment with expectations and in support of SJRMCServes as supportive liaison to other teams and departments as neededEnsures smooth transition from shift to shiftRole models SJRMC’s Core Values in all interactionsCultivates supportive, encouraging relationships with othersRounds on patients and staffCoaches team members to promote and develop skills and behaviors necessary to execute department strategy and hospital strategic goalsMonitors department schedule and assures adequate staffing and schedule accuracy and assists in the development of education and orientationRelationship Management and Influencing Behaviors:Exhibits effective communication and negotiation skillsCan lead a team and crosses boundaries to facilitate collaborationUnderstands one’s values, beliefs, and attitudes and how they affect interactions with othersQuality and Performance Improvement:Consistently displays a commitment to improving quality performanceActively participates in departmental quality initiativesAssures the safety of patients and staff is maintainedPersonal and Professional Accountability:Actively participates in personal and professional growth and developmentPractices and supports nursing standards and scopes of practiceAssists in patient care, acting in a staff RN role, when neededPromotes critical thinking with nursing staffFinancial and Strategic Management:Demonstrates an understanding and support of departmental and hospital strategic priorities (including Operational Excellence, Patients & Customers, Caregivers & Providers, and Financial Performance Growth)Coordinates effective patient throughputEach employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work:Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and StewardshipOther duties as assignedPhysical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions:Must be able to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly withassistance.Must be able to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twistfrequently.Must be able to lift greater thanfifty (50) pounds and push up to three hundred (300) poundsfrequently.Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids and meets OSHA trainingrequirements.SpecialDemands:Sets limits when dealing with angry, hostile, or sometimes verbally or physically abusive patients and  families in an attempt to ensure a safe, respectful environment that will support the delivery of care.Effectively copes and strives for balance when caring for acutely ill patients andfamilies.