Charge Nurse

Park Avenue Health Center (2) Arlington, MA 02476, US

Park Avenue Healthcare is looking for a Charge Nurse

(7am-3pm) has 8-hour accountability. He/she is responsible for the overall operations, integration, coordination, and direction of nursing and patient care for the assigned unit. Additionally, he/she is responsible for ensuring that care delivery is consistent with the mission, vision, values, and policies of Best Care Services and in accordance with accepted standards of practice, state, and federal regulation and licensing requirements. This includes mentoring and education nurses, working with physicians and other medical professionals, and serving as a resource to all staff within the unit regarding the quality of services provided.

RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Collaborates with other departments to provide timely effective care consistent with individuals’ needs, choices, and preferences.
Participates in meetings to address patient care, survey, and/or standards of care issues and utilization management customer at risk, care planning, quality improvement, etc.
Participates with the interdisciplinary team in developing, implementing, and evaluating ways to achieve patient goals and minimize rehospitalizations.
Ensures Point Click Care (PCC) is utilized according to the business processes.
Participates in shift-to-shift communication between incoming and outgoing nursing staff and CNAs.
Ensures discharge planning process I in place and provides consultation as needed.
Ensures complete and prompt reporting of incidents, accidents, and adverse events to Center Executive Director and Director of Nursing.
Ensures that patient’s accident/incident, adverse event, and grievances/concerns are fully documented, investigated, reported, and addressed in accordance with Revolution policies and procedures and the Federal/State rules and regulations.
Quality Improvement: Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of quality improvement activities for the center and/or unit as requested. Prepares written reports, reviews records, and participates in needed data collections as indicated.
Reviews clinical records of patients with unplanned rehospitalizations to identify areas in need of improvement.
COMPLIANCE:
Complies with and promotes adherence to applicable legal requirements, standards, policies and procedures including but not limited to those within the Compliance and Ethics Program, Standard/Code of Conduct, Federal False Claims Act and HIPAA.
Provides leadership and support for the compliance and ethics program within management area..
Performs other duties as requested.
Salaried:
$95,000.00 - $125,000.00
Routing On Call Schedule, a friendly work environment, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Insurance offered, Dental, Vision, Sign on Bonus, 401K

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