Charge Nurse - Milledgeville

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Job Title: Charge Nurse

• Milledgeville Agency: Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Job Requisition ID: JR0000003995 Shift: Compensation Details: $98,500.00 Job Description: Job Title: Charge Nurse Workplace: Central State Hospital, Milledgeville Shift: 7am-3:30pm Job Summary: Supervises, guides, and/or instructs the work assignments of subordinate staff. Plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for a unit or shift. Ensure that staff assess client health problems and needs. Develops and implements nursing care plans and maintains medical records. Supervises the provision and quality of nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent or disabled clients. Advises clients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Duties:
• Assesses client health problems and needs
• Develops and implements nursing care plans and maintains medical records. Administers nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled clients.
• May advise clients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Performs job responsibilities with minimal supervision.
• Serves as job expert or organization resource in assigned areas. May supervise support staff or employees.
• Administers prescribed medications as ordered by physician and documents. Consults and coordinates with health care team members to access, plan, implement and evaluate client care plans.
• Observes nursed to ensure that proper nursing care is provided. Prepares clients for, and assists with examinations and treatments.
• Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensures that stock of supplies is maintained.
• Provides health care, first aid, immunizations and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation. Provides training or other staff on job.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing
• Experience with Mental Health For benefits information, please visit: https://careers.dbhdd.ga.gov/why-dbhdd/ Employment Requirements To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our employees, individuals and communities we serve, certain positions within DBHDD may require evaluations, vaccinations, professional licensure and certifications. Licenses must be current and enable providers to practice within the State of Georgia. The following are a list of evaluations and vaccinations that may be required for employees, including those not involved with direct care: o Drug Screening o TB Evaluation o Annual Influenza* *Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations. Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified. FOR THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A NATIONAL AND STATE BACKGROUND CHECK AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university and current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse and four (4) years of professional nursing experience; which includes two (2) years in a lead worker, team leader, or managerial/supervisory role; or one (1) year of experience at the lower level Registered Nurse 3 (HCP072) or position equivalent.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services. Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.