Lead Charge Nurse - RN - Clinical Coordinator
Company: Fresenius Medical Care
Location: Sevierville
Posted on: October 24, 2024
Job Description:
PURPOSE AND SCOPE:Supports FMCNA's mission, vision, core values
and customer service philosophy. Adheres to the FMCNA Compliance
Program, including following all regulatory and FMS policy
requirements. Ensure -quality patient care while maintaining
cost-effective clinical operations in accordance with all legal,
compliance, and regulatory requirements and programs. -As the
Charge Nurse, manages the daily decisions to ensure continuity of
care to maintain patient and staff safety and oversees the delivery
of safe effective quality outcomes. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide day to day guidance, support and direction to direct
patient care staff, providing informal feedback on an ongoing basis
and formal feedback input for the annual performance evaluation.
Participate in the department staffing and the appropriate hiring,
firing and disciplinary actions. Recommend disciplinary action to
Facility Administrator and initiate as appropriate.
- Ensure compliance with all company and facility approved
procedures and policies as well as regulations set forth by state
and federal agencies.
- Approve or disapprove time or personnel schedule changes in the
absence on the Facility Administrator ensuring compliance with
applicable regulations, policies and procedures for documenting
time of work hours for staff members on assigned shift.
- Participate in patient care plan meetings.
- Maintain knowledge in the current practices related to the
principles and techniques of dialysis by participating in all
scheduled in- services.
- Train and orient staff as necessary.
- Routinely observe and guide direct patient care staff for
appropriate technique and adherence to facility policies and
procedures.
- Promote and assist with compliance to OSHA programs in order to
maintain a safe and clean working environment.
- Maintain overall shift operation in a safe, efficient, and
effective matter.
- With Facility Administrator conduct staff meetings at least
monthly or as needed to keep patient care staff informed of changes
in patient care needs or operations to improve delivery of
care.
- Meet routinely with the Facility Administrator to discuss
personnel and patient care status, issues, and information.
- Supervise all documentation of patient information.
- Coordinate Charge Nurse duties with Staff RNs acting in the
relief charge capacity.
- Assess daily patient care needs and develop and distribute
patient care assignments appropriately.
- Assume primary responsibility in an emergency situation.
- Assess patient needs, respond to dialysis treatments, and
communicate concerns to rounding physician. Implement changes in
patient care/treatment as directed.
- Monitor and supervise all patient care activity during dialysis
and assist as necessary.
- Collaborate with direct patient care team in making decisions
to benefit patient care.
- Continuously monitor patient's condition with regards to
problems and potential complications associated with dialysis.
- Administer medications to patients per physician's orders.
- Act as the subject matter expert and as a resource for staff
members.
- Supervise and participate in completion of short and long term
care plans.
- Admit new patients according to facility procedure.
- Ensure educational needs of patients are met and educate the
patient and family about End Stage Renal Disease, dialysis therapy,
diet and medication.
- Supervise the safe and effective use of all equipment involved
in direct patient care.
- Operate all dialysis related and emergency equipment safely and
efficiently when needed.
- Perform required testing and verification and initial the
checklist for start-up and shut-down procedures as outlined in the
Technical Services Manual.
- Complete Nurse's Technical Training Program/Water Quality
Facility
- Assist with special projects or other duties as assigned by the
Facility Administrator
- Assist with the interviewing of potential direct patient care
staff
- Promote efficient use of medical supplies.
- Attend and participate in monthly Quality Assurance
meetings.Additional responsibilities may include focus on one or
more departments or locations. - See applicable addendum for
department or location specific functions.PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- The physical demands and work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those an employee encounters
while performing the essential functions of this job. - Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
- Day to day work includes desk and personal computer work and
interaction with patients, facility staff and physicians. The
position requires travel between assigned facilities and various
locations within the community.
- The work environment is characteristic of a health care
facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels.
May be exposed to infectious and contagious
diseases/materials.
- Employees are required to take the Ishihara's Color Blindness
test as a condition of employment. Note that: Failing theIshihara
Test for Color Blindness does not preclude employment. The Company
will consider whether reasonable accommodation can be made.
- Travel to regional, Business Unit and Corporate meetings may be
required.SUPERVISION:
- Direct Patient Care Staff, Ward Clerk as assigned.EDUCATION:
- Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing (R.N.)
- Must be registered and licensed to practice in the applicable
State.EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Minimum of 12 months of nursing experience, plus 6 months of
specialized experience providing clinical nursing care to dialysis
patients, in either a chronic or acute setting.
- Medical/surgical nursing preferred.
- Supervisory or management experience preferred.
- Certified in CPR or successfully complete course in CPR
certification.
- Good communication skills - verbal and
written.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:I acknowledge that I have read and accepted
this job description. - I understand what is expected of me in this
position, and I am able to perform the essential functions as
outlined with or without reasonable accommodation. - Furthermore, I
understand that the duties and responsibilities listed in this job
description are intended only as illustrations of the various types
of work that may be performed. -The omission of specific statements
of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is
similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. - If I
have any questions about duties and responsibilities not specified
in this job description that I am asked to perform, I should
discuss them with my immediate supervisor or my Human Resources
representative.ADDENDUM:
- Minimum of 12 months of nursing experience, plus 6 months of
specialized experience providing clinical nursing care to dialysis
patients, in either a chronic or acute setting or 9 months nursing
and 3 months dialysis if the hiring FA covers only 1 site and meets
the above qualifications.EO/AA Employer:
Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender
IdentityFresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free
workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state
laws.
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