Charge Nurse (FT, Night, 7pm-7:30am, every other weekend)

What You'll Be Doing

The Charge Nurse provides clinical and operational leadership during the assigned shift to ensure safe, high-quality, patient-centered care in a therapeutic environment. This role oversees daily unit operations and patient flow, including assignments, admissions, transfers, and discharges, while supporting continuity of care and efficient operations. In collaboration with providers and the multidisciplinary team, this position serves as the primary nursing resource for clinical decision-making, patient safety, and shift coordination.

• Provides leadership for the shift assigned to create and maintain a safe and therapeutic milieu, overseeing clinical priorities, and ensuring all RN responsibilities are completed in accordance with company policy, regulatory requirements and standards of practice.
• Perform all essential functions of a Registered Nurse as needed.
• Serves as the primary nursing resource and shift leader providing real time clinical guidance, mentoring, coaching, and support to nursing staff.
• Assists with prioritization of patient care, clinical decision making, problem solving, and escalation of patient care concerns to appropriate leadership or providers.
• Monitors the clinical environment to proactively identify patient safety concerns, staffing issues, environmental risks, infection prevention concerns, and operational barriers.
• Assists the Nurse Manager with the implementation of new policies/procedures and collection of necessary data for reporting (Infection Control, incidents/medication errors, injuries, and staffing issues).
• Conducts ongoing compliance rounds and audits to ensure adherence to organizational policies, Joint Commission standards, CMS and state regulatory requirements, documentation expectations, medication management standards, infection prevention practices, and patient safety initiatives.
• Reviews nursing documentation for completeness, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.
• Monitors the observation, CSU, and walk-in services to coordinate care and safety issues with the Lead BHS and Lead CM.
• Collaborates with other members of the Multidisciplinary Team to keep a smooth flow of admissions, discharges, transfers, and continuity of care while maintaining patient and staff safety.
• Reports coverage shortages and shift call-offs to Nurse Manager and Floor Operation Manager and utilizes our scheduling tool (ShiftWizard) to secure coverage.
• Assists with daily operational and administrative responsibilities, including timesheet review, staffing documentation, assignment adjustments, shift communication, and ensuring completion of required nursing tasks and workflows.
• Ensures effective communication through shift huddles, interdisciplinary collaboration, handoff communication, and timely escalation of significant clinical, operational, or safety concerns to appropriate leaders.
• Utilizes de-escalation procedures and theories and Safe Clinch techniques to assist in providing a safe milieu.
• Reviews seclusion/restraint packets and assists with their corrections.
• Demonstrates leadership behaviors that foster teamwork, accountability, professionalism, service excellence, and a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Completes reviews and audits of staff documentation to determine compliance with JCHAO standards.

What You'll Bring

• Graduation from an accredited Nursing Program
• Unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse through the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing or hold a multistate licensure privilege
• At least 3 years of psychiatric, behavioral health, or relevant nursing experience
• At least 1 year of supervisory experience or lead experience
• American Heart Association BLS - must obtain within seven days of hire
• Ability to conduct safe-clinch techniques to include seclusion and restraint
• Must be able to pass background checks: Child Abuse Clearance, FBI Criminal Background Check, Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check
• Medical screenings (Physical, TB, and Drug test)
• Mandatory vaccination policy

It would be great if you had

• Previous emergency room or crisis psychiatric care experience
• Familiarity with 302 Involuntary processes
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing