Charge Nurse

Encompass Health hiring for Charge Nurse jobs in Westwood, KS, US

The Charge Nurse is responsible for ensuring excellent patient satisfaction and positive outcomes by:

• Supervising the care, treatment and services provided to patients by nursing staff on the assigned unit and throughout the shift.
• Supporting the efforts of the nursing staff by providing direct patient care when needed.
• Assessing and reassessing patients throughout the shift and reporting patient concerns and changes in condition to the nurse supervisor and/or physician in a timely manner.
• Participating on the interdisciplinary team by providing the appropriate information to the team, and utilizing the information received to ensure positive patient outcomes.
• Creating a plan of care that is individualized to patient needs and is reflective of patient goals.

Benefits
To attract and retain the best professionals, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), college savings plan, employee assistance program, pre-paid legal plan and much more. For more information on available benefits, please
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What types of patients will you care for?
We are an acute rehabilitation hospital setting. Typically our nurses can expect to spend an average of 2-4 weeks with our patients with a variety of diagnosis such as: stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, various neurological disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, amputation, joint replacement, fractures, multiple trauma, cardiac conditions, and pulmonary conditions. 80% of our patients are discharged directly home.
We use evidence-based
practice guidelines to treat our patients. We utilize our clinical outcomes to assess and improve our treatment interventions and programs. We participate in a national outcomes database, which provides benchmarks and sophisticated outcome reports to help us continually analyze and improve our patient outcomes.
Helping you become a better nurse is critical to our success -
You will be paired with mentors
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attend in-house as well as external educational programs. The treatment team is made up of full time therapists, nurses, social workers, pharmacists and medical staff; a great way to learn beyond your own discipline.
Job Code: 100111
Qualifications
License or Certification:

• Current RN licensures appropriate to state regulations.
• CPR certification (ACLS preferred)
• CRRN certification preferred

Education, Training and Years of Experience:

• Two years of experience in inpatient hospital setting
• Inpatient rehabilitation experience preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift a minimum of 30 pounds and ability push/pull a minimum of 30 pounds, which includes the lifting, pushing and/or pulling of medical supplies and equipment and the transferring and repositioning of patients.
• Ability to withstand prolonged standing and walking.

Ability to reach, stoop, bend, kneel, and crouch are required for patient care functions and in setting up and monitoring equipment.