Charge Nurse - PACU

Charge Nurse - PACU

Townsen Memorial Hospital is looking for a Full Time PACU Charge Nurse to join our team in our Houston TX 77072 location !

The Charge Nurse is responsible for the coordination and supervision of nursing and patient care assistants. Including but not limited to work schedules, daily coordination of staffing assignments and daily patient care activities to assure an efficient and safe delivery of care. The Charge Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care for the patient during the preoperative course as well as plan, implement, and evaluate the care of the patient.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Charge Nurse

• Make decisions regarding direct patient care needs and communicate appropriate information to other team members.
• Supervise the day-to-day PACU, troubleshooting problem areas within the daily functions of patient care under the direction of the Nurse Manager.
• Assist Nurse Manager in providing directions to staff to facilitate daily patient flow, communication, and problem resolution with staff and physicians.
• Ensure staff compliance with facility policies and procedures and maintain nursing standards.
• Provide leadership and support in developing and maintaining effective relationships with the center staff.
• Hold individual employees accountable for assigned responsibilities, individual goals, and performance

expectations.

PACU Nurse

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES :

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

BENEFITS :

Townsen Memorial Hospital is an accredited network of facilities with an emphasis on emergency care, outpatient surgery, and diagnostics and imaging. Our core mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based patient care to those we serve. At Townsen Memorial, we encompass diversity, dignity, and inclusiveness as a reflection of our core values. Townsen Memorial is committed to driving cutting edge healthcare to our patients, our communities and each other.

Compensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Employment for this position is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.

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