Charge Registered Nurse

Charge Registered Nurse

The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) offers a variety of services, with many of them provided onsite at a PACE Center. PACE is an alternative to nursing home care and – through an interdisciplinary care team (IDT) of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, therapists, van drivers, and aides – coordinates and provides preventive, primary, acute, and long-term care services, so older individuals can continue living in the community.

Why You'll Love It Here:

Purpose, Professional Development, Paid Holidays, PTO and Sick Time, Internal Opportunities for Growth, Team Support - Competitive Pay, Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement Savings, Employee Assistance, And More!

Primary Purpose

The Charge RN role provides daily supervision and coordination of clinical services, provides general support for the day-to-day delivery of Clinical Care Services.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides supervision for the clinical care team by organizing and delegating their daily workload as needed.
• Participates in meetings and provides support to the Associate Director of Nursing and Education with follow up.
• Supports team members in completion of goals and development.
• Oversees flow of day-to-day clinical care and provides backup coverage for clinical care staff.
• Assists in developing and implementing written policies, procedures, and protocols governing the operation of the department.
• Responsible for managing the payroll systems for all clinical care team members.
• Maintains clinic inventory and equipment.
• Handles medication recalls and works with the pharmacy team to ensure all medications are stocked and up to date.
• Ensures all EEM is completed timely and accurately, and the physical clinic space is always audit ready.
• Assists the Clinic Nurse Manager with standardization of policies and practices within the organization and department.
• Attends and actively participates in center specific or organizational workgroups and/or committees as assigned.
• Participates in after-hours administration on call and holiday nursing care rotation as needed.
• Participation in recruiting and hiring as requested by Clinic Nurse Manager.
• Assists in orientation and onboarding of new Clinical Care team members.
• Assists in educating new processes and policies to all Clinical Care team members.
• Routine monitoring of acute and chronic medical conditions following the participants goals of care.
• Performs wound care and treatments as prescribed in the participants plan of care.
• Administers medications, immunizations and other care as prescribed.
• Performs assessments and actively participates in care planning.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• RN–Nursing Diploma or Degree from accredited School of Nursing or University.
• Two years of Charge Nurse experience preferred or any combination of other leadership or educational experience.
• Minimum of one year of experience working with the frail, elderly, or long-term care population.

Specific Requirements

• Possess current CPR certification by AHA or willing and able to obtain as offered by Senior Care Partners P.A.C.E.
• Demonstrates our core values of compassion, integrity, teamwork, and excellence.
• Support of Senior Care Partners P.A.C.E. philosophy.
• Must possess the ability to use time and resources efficiently and effectively.
• Must provide exceptional customer service in support of all staff, external partners and participants.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret Senior Care Partners P.A.C.E. goals, objectives, policies and procedures.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality regarding sensitive and private information.
• Immunizations and vaccines must be current or medical documentation must be provided from a medical provider with reason(s) to request waiver (Hepatitis B, TB, MMR, Varicella, TDaP, Flu, COVID-19).
• Must have reliable transportation and be able to travel between centers as needed; current valid Michigan driver's license and current valid vehicle insurance required.

If you're ready to do meaningful work in a place where you feel you truly belong, where partnership drives every interaction, and where excellence and ownership guide how we care for our participants and one another, we invite you to apply. Senior Care Partners PACE is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.