RN Charge Nurse - Behavioral Health

Company: SSM Health
Location: Norman
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES* Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support staff during assigned shift. Contributes to or performs performance evaluations of staff.* Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given.* Collaborates with advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes.* Evaluates the effectiveness of patient care and identifies any issues that affect desired patient outcomes.* Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels.* May provide input for hiring, training, directing, developing and evaluating staff.* Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.* Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION* Graduate of accredited school of nursingEXPERIENCE* One year registered nurse experiencePHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS* Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.* Constant standing and walking.* Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.* Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.* Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.* Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.* Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.* Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.* Occasional lifting/moving of patients.* Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.* Occasional driving.* Rare crawling and running.

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