RN - Charge Nurse -Telemetry
Core
Supervises nursing staff and prioritizes patient care activities on a telemetry unit, ensuring safe staffing ratios and effective delegation.
Role type
Charge Nurse (Telemetry)
Builds
Patient care delivery and unit operations
Domain
Healthcare / Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical judgment, delegation, staff coaching, conflict management, policy compliance, risk event investigation, resource allocation, shared governance participation, performance evaluation
Preferred skills
BSN degree, accredited nursing program graduate
Technologies
Electronic health records (implied by keyboarding/computer skills)
Responsibilities
Validate nurse-to-patient ratios and staff skill levels, coach staff on professional responsibilities, detect patient/family concerns and legal/ethical issues, monitor and investigate unit risk events, mentor and train new staff and students, participate in department meetings and policy development
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC