Charge Nurse (RN) - DOU - Direct Observation Unit
North Mississippi Health Services
Tupelo, MS

 **Clinical Practice:**

* Uses the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care and document accordingly.
* Works to ensure his/her compliance with all NMHS policies and requirements as directed by the Nurse Manager and Educator.

 
**Education:**

* Provides patient/family education and acts as a resource for existing staff and new employees.
* Attends the Preceptor class to ensure proper training of new employees

 
**Communication:**

* Maintains communication with multidisciplinary team members to provide holistic care to the patient.
* Leads daily huddles on each unit to ensure proper assignments and identify team members for the shift.
* Delegates tasked to be completed during the shift to ensure EOC guidelines are maintained on a daily basis for Joint Commission compliance.

 
**Customer Relations:**

* Projects caring, friendly and helpful image to patients and other customers.
* Utilized the patient’s communication board (white board) to identify name, date, goals, other staff and procedures or test for the day to keep the patients and families informed.
* Complies by the NMHS behavioral standards.
* Ensures staff RN’s are utilizing the communication boards.

 
**Self-Development:**

* Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in the nursing practice.
* Attends annual review and unit specifics within the department.
* Performs required continuing education hours online and in classroom.

 
**Regulatory Knowledge:**

* Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.
* Licensed by the board of Nursing for the state.