Charge Registered Nurse RN Harborview

Compensation Range:
$47.4 - $55.7 / hour

You Matter:
• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:
• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:
• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans
• Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us:
Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to 'Always Do The Right Thing!', and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference:
The Charge Nurse (RN) is an advanced level practical nurse who collaborates with the Nurse Manager, Director of Nursing, Program Director, Unit/Floor Manager, and physicians to plan, direct, and evaluate patient care. Utilizing expert clinical knowledge, the Charge Nurse systematically and continuously applies data collection and assessment in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to provide therapeutic care. Additionally, the Charge Nurse communicates regularly with physicians and direct care leadership, serving as a role model and clinical resource while maintaining responsibility for professional development within the nursing team.

Key Responsibilities:
Initiate and facilitate collaboration among healthcare professionals to enhance patient care outcomes, effectively communicating with the medical staff, clinical team, Nursing and Program Leadership to solve complex multidisciplinary issues.

Coordinate patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, ensuring effective delegation and supervision of workload among team members based on their skills and abilities. Communicate with referring facilities and emergency medical services regarding incoming patients.

Ensure adherence to infection control policies and procedures, providing guidance and support to staff on infection control practices. May oversee the infection control program within the facility.

Foster patient responsibility and self-determination in decision-making regarding health, treatment, and well-being. Involve patients and their families in identifying learning needs and preparing for self-care upon discharge.

Act as a leader by participating in unit and/or departmental quality assurance activities, debriefing following incidents, implementing corrective actions prescribed by the Director of Nursing (DON), and maintaining appropriate boundaries with patients. Consistently communicate positively and professionally with staff, patients, and visitors.

Qualifications & Requirements:
Education

Registered Nurse (RN) Degree from an accredited school of nursing; is a basic requirement for all Registered Nurses.

Experience

2 to 4 years of experience as an RN, such as could have been attained in long-term care, med/surg or inpatient psychiatry, or similar setting that has provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform satisfactorily the duties of the position may be considered.

2 years of increasingly responsible leadership experience to include charge, lead or supervisory responsibilities. (Preferred)

2 years of inpatient psychiatry experience (Preferred)

Licenses/Certifications

Must possess a current, unrestricted license as an RN in the state of employment (required)

Current CPR/BLS certification (required)

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn't seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.