Charge Nurse (RN) - Neurology - $51-82 per hour

Tenet Desert is seeking a Neurology Charge Nurse (RN) for a nursing job in Palm Springs, California. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Neurology Discipline: RN Duration: Ongoing Employment Type: Staff Job Shift: Nights Job Type: Full Time Hours : The Clinical Manager is responsible for the day-to-day shift operations in the Med/Surg/Neuro Trauma Department. He/she manages human resources at the unit level in a cost-effective manner. The clinical Manager promptly and fully investigates and resolves complaints of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians, advising management / administration appropriately. The Clinical Manager demonstrates an ability to respond and provide direction in changing workload during crisis and emergency situations. The Clinical Manager accepts responsibility for helping employees understand difficult administrative decisions. Access to all Patient Health Information for treatment purposes only. · Obtains information and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs. · Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development. · Understands the range of treatment needed as appropriate to the ages of the patients served. · Participates in the management of human resources through assisting, evaluation, counseling, and hiring of staff. · Assists and edits payroll reports if assigned · Applicable competencies exist for each member of the staff. · Works with Director to ensure that performance evaluations are completed in a timely fashion for both annual and probationary evaluations. · Appropriately counsels and disciplines staff in a timely manner with Directors input · Interviews and hires staff with Director oversight · Regularly attends nursing leadership meetings and takes personal responsibility for the quality and integrity of nursing administration · Regularly participates and completes special projects when assigned · Maintains an open communication with staff on organization, national health care and professional issues. · Promotes sound staffing practices by optimizing the utilization of human resources keeping in line with established bench marking and acuity data. · Utilizes individual patient classification system which predicts nursing care requirements by shift, and maintains documentation to discern trends and patterns of nursing care delivery by shift and staff mix in the daily staffing of the unit. · Assesses and assists in the implementation of staff development and cross-training as needed. · Supports all hospital programs to include, but not limited to, risk management, safety, infection control. · Performs the scheduling function when assigned · Facilitates unit work flow and teamwork. · Assists in and understands YTD compliance with labor hour benchmark per unit of service. · Acts to facilitate interdepartmental interactions. · Demonstrates effective problem-solving. · Assists in the review and revise of policies and procedures as necessary, but not less that every three years · Assist the Director in the development and accomplishment of department long and short term goals. · Identifies areas of cost savings through labor and supply utilization efficiencies and communicates suggestions to Director · Assists and edits payroll reports when assigned · Maintains personal current knowledge and expertise in the specialty field of the department, and of regulatory agencies. · Supports nursing strategic plan · Facilities and supports the clinical strategic plan. · Facilitates and supports the organizational strategic plan. · Integrates PI into daily operations. · Utilizes PI philosophy in developing strategic directions. · Assists in the collection of data for unit based improvement, and other ongoing reviews which serve as quality trending. · Obtains feedback on a regular basis from others within own and other departments. Collaborates with Director on mechanisms for improvement. · Communicates self and staff concerns through proper written and verbal channels and utilizes problem solving skills to suggest mechanism for correction. · Assists in the communicating, cooperating, and performing related duties with other members of the hospital staff courteous and efficient manner to actively contribute to overall hospital goals and objectives. · Acts as a team member within the department and within the organization. · Demonstrates effective, positive, and responsible relationships with patients, families, medical director & key physicians, employees, management & administration, and related outside agencies. · Assures timely follow up of patient, family, staff; and physician concerns after consultation with the Director and communicates outcome to Director. Required : · Current California RN License · Associates Degree in Nursing · Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (maintain current at all times) · Minimum of 2 years clinical experience · Demonstrated clinical competence and leadership skills · Demonstrated ability to present self in positive and professional manner Preferred : · Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Preferred or in progress · Previous management experience LI-JS4 Tenet Desert Job ID View phone number on us.fitly.work. Posted job title: Charge Nurse (RN) - Neuro