RN Charge Nurse

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Registered Nurse Charge is a leadership role providing guidance and support to direct reports. This role will act as the leader for clinical nursing needs on night shift.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties and responsibilities of Registered Professional Nurse are:

• Serves in a leadership role through clinical practice, supervision, teaching and research.
• Coordinates with leadership on schedules and timecards.
• Oversee staffing for nursing department.
• Responsible for employee performance evaluations.
• Assesses the full scope of patient needs using the nursing process on a continuous basis.
• Provides a safe environment for patients and employees through identifying/correcting/reporting health and safety hazards.
• Cooperates with distribution of resources to maintain a therapeutic environment.
• Maintains interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors and co-workers.
• Accountable for nursing practice through planned and continuous professional growth and development.
• Uses knowledge and judgement needed to meet the nursing needs of patient.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program
• Currently licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in Ohio or able to obtain an Ohio nursing license.
• Minimum 3 years nursing experience.

COMPETENCIES

• Communication Proficiency.
• Learning Orientation.
• Ethical Conduct.
• Ability to maintain quality control standards.
• Knowledge of how to use medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care.
• Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices and regulations to give and evaluate patient care.
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish/maintain a safe work environment.
• Skill in applying and modifying the principles, methods and techniques of professional nursing to provide ongoing patient care.
• Skill in taking medical histories to assess medical condition and interpret findings.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Physical demands described are representative of those that must be routinely met by and employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials duties.

• Ability to lift minimum 25 pounds.
• Ability to perform job responsibilities in a facility with multiple levels and without elevator or mechanical transportation.
• Operates a computer and keyboard

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK:

This is a full-time, night shift position.

WORK ENVIORNMENT

This job operates in a 24-hour residential treatment facility.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Working conditions described are representative of those that must be routinely met by and employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.
• Smoke-free environment.

This position description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or a skill required for the job and is subject to review and change in accordance with the needs of Ohio Valley Physicians Inc. and contractual obligations.

COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY:

• All employees and providers are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Those who are unvaccinated must receive their first dose of a multi-dose COVID-19 vaccine series (Pfizer or Moderna vaccines) or single-dose COVID-19 vaccine (Johnson & Johnson vaccine) by January 27, 2022, and must be fully vaccinated by February 28, 2022. Those who receive their final vaccine dose but are not yet 14-days post-vaccination by February 27, 2022, will be considered compliant. However, if you are working in a hospital location that has set earlier deadlines for mandatory vaccination, you are required to comply with those deadlines. 
• This requirement applies to all current and new staff regardless of clinical responsibility or patient contact, including facility employees; licensed practitioners; administrative, corporate, and billing personnel; students; trainees; volunteers; board members; and others providing services for the facility or its patients under contract or other arrangement (such as housekeeping and laboratory services).
• Although FDA approved and CDC recommended, an additional (third) or “booster dose” of the COVID-19 vaccine is not currently required in order for staff to be considered “fully vaccinated.”
  
• The CDC has emphasized that masks should still be worn in all healthcare settings. Staff, patients, residents, and visitors should continue to wear masks in all healthcare facilities, regardless of vaccination status.  The only exception is if the employee is in an office, alone, or actively eating or drinking. Employees should not congregate in break rooms and should practice social distancing when possible.
• Fully vaccinated corporate office staff do not have to wear a mask. Unvaccinated corporate office staff must wear a mask at all times, even at cubicles, except when in an enclosed office, alone, or actively eating or drinking. Corporate employees should not congregate in break rooms and should practice social distancing when possible.
• COVID screenings (with temperature check) remain MANDATORY for all corporate office staff and to enter any outpatient facility and the Recovery Center. The Recovery Center should screen patients over the phone before picking up for transportation to the Center, and should conduct a temperature check of the patient in-person.
• Employees experiencing symptoms, regardless of vaccination status, should notify their supervisor when symptoms first start and get tested. Employees who fail to communicate a positive COVID-19 test will be subject to disciplinary action, including, up to, immediate termination.

OUR MISSION

Centered in compassion and excellence, we serve to save lives while nurturing stronger and healthier communities for our persons served , employees, and families.

CORE VALUES

Moral, Ethical and Behavioral Guidelines

Family: OVP Health is proud to be a family-owned company. We hold ourselves to the highest standards: the family values that are passed from generation to generation. However, at OVP Health we also believe that our coworkers, our persons served  and our community are family. That means we will always treat you like family, no matter what health struggle you're facing. 

Quality: In an ever-changing health care industry, our commitment to consistent, high-quality care has been the same since day one. Our highly trained physicians and nurses are constantly striving to provide the latest, most advanced care and treatment to persons served . Our medication-assisted treatment program is fully accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). In everything we do, our goal is to provide persons served  and their loved ones with the highest level of care possible.

Community: At OVP Health, we believe in giving back. And our commitment to improving the communities we serve doesn't stop at providing high-quality medical care. After work and on weekends, OVP Health employees can be found volunteering in the community, and we are proud to support a number of nonprofit groups in the areas we serve. 

Integrity: Ethical, responsible health care is a nonnegotiable at OVP Health. We treat our coworkers, our persons served  and our communities with honesty, truest and respect and hold ourselves to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. Earning a patient's trust and loyalty is our greatest reward. 

EEO STATEMENT

OVP Health provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.  In addition to federal law requirements, OVP Health complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers ,leaves of absence, compensation and training.

OVP Health expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.  Improper inference with the ability of OVP Health employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.