*$ CHARGE NURSE - Emergency Dept - Full Time - Days
Company: Sierra View Local Health Care District
Location: Porterville
Posted on: February 13, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description *Charge RN - Emergency - Full
Time Corehire *Position qualifies for employee referral bonus. $20k
sign on bonus with 3 years of experience in acute care. Shift:
6:45am - 7:15pm Job Description: PATIENT POPULATION: The patient
population served can be all patients, including geriatric, adult,
adolescent, pediatric, and newborn. This also includes services
which affect facility staff, physicians, visitors, vendors and the
general public. POSITION SUMMARY: With a positive manner according
to Sierra View Medical Center standard of nursing, the R.N. Charge
Nurse independently provides holistic, individualized care using
the nursing process for patients routinely seen on the unit.
Demonstrates an advanced level of clinical competency, nursing
judgment, teaching skills, and a commitment to improving the
quality of patient care with a positive manner. Is responsible for
the coordination of quality patient care through the implementation
of the nursing process on a shift basis. Specific areas of
responsibility include, but may not be limited to: serving as a
resource person, role model, mentor, ensuring therapies and
treatments are given as ordered, immediate oversight of staff
assigned to that unit. assisting in staff development, and direct
communication with the Clinical Managers and Department Director of
the unit as well as Administration as appropriate. Must be able to
work normal/scheduled working hours to include Holidays,
call-backs, weeknights, weekends, and on-call. Agrees to
participate, as directed, in emergencies and community disasters
during scheduled and unscheduled hours. As a designated disaster
service worker you are required to assist in times of need pursuant
to the California Emergency Services Act. (Gov’t. Code §§ 3100,
3102) Needs to recognize that they have an affirmative duty and
responsibility for reporting perceived misconduct, including actual
or potential violations of laws, regulations, policies, procedures,
or this organization’s standards/code of conduct. The employee
shall work well under pressure, meet multiple and sometimes
competing deadlines; and the incumbent shall at all times
demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors.
EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE: To perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of
the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions. To perform this job
successfully, an individual should have positive demonstration of
leadership skills, effective communication techniques, successful
interpersonal relations, and increased acceptance of
responsibility. Minimum two (2) years of unit specific clinical
experience and/or approval of the Unit Director. A national
certification will be identified and the time frame to complete the
certification will be approved by the respective Leadership within
90 days of accepting the position. Must have and maintain Crisis
Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification or obtain within one
(1) year of assignment to department. Ability to read and interpret
documents such as safety rules, operating and m maintenance
instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine
reports and correspondence if required. Ability to calculate
figures and medication dosages and solutions calculations. Ability
to use common sense understanding to carry out instructions
furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with
problems involving several concrete variables in standardized
situations. To perform this job successfully, an individual should
be knowledgeable in basic computer skills.
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS: Must have and maintain current licensure
as a Registered Nurse in the state of California. Must have and
maintain current American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, and PALS
cards or obtain prior to hands on patient care. Must have or be
eligible to enroll in MICN and obtain prior to being assigned as a
Charge Nurse independently. A national certification will be
identified and the time frame to complete the certification will be
approved by the respective Leadership within 90 days of accepting
the position (applies only if Charge RN is the employee’s primary
position). Must have and maintain Crisis Prevention Intervention
(CPI) certification or obtain within one (1) year of assignment to
department. Responsibilities and Essential Functions: *Indicates
Essential Function 1 * Makes patient care assignments utilizing
Benner's Novice to Expert. Coordinates with the Director or
Clinical Manager/House Supervisor in times of high census as
patients are triaged to a lower level of care to include discharge.
Coordinates patient admissions, transfers, and discharges with
assistance as appropriate. 2 * Coordinates staffing needs with the
Clinical Manager and/or Staffing Coordinator/Nursing Supervisor.
Ensures accurate reporting of census and patient acuity for
staffing purposes. 3 * Coordinates breaks and lunches to provide a
reasonable ratio of experienced and orienting personnel to provide
ongoing patient care. 4 * Ensures appropriate staff response to all
"Code" situations. 5 * Supports achievement of improvement and
follows through on actions resulting from QA/QC findings.
Encourages participation from coworkers. 6 * Facilitates and
coordinates intra and inter departmental relationships or teamwork.
Maximizes and identifies resources for quality improvement
opportunities on the unit. 7 * Assists in the writing/revising of
policies and procedures to keep unit current with regulatory
requirements. 8 * Flexes staff up/down based on scheduled caseload,
maintains appropriate resource use by monitoring staff and patient
changes. 9 * Assists with addressing and diffusing patient
complaints and patient conflict situations. 10 * Maintains open,
two-way verbal and written communication with staff, physicians,
Director/Clinical Manager and all other hospital departments. 11 *
Attends daily bed meetings (0900 & 1600) to assist with patient
admissions as appropriate for individual unit. 12 * Mentors staff
in problem analysis/resolution, encourages freedom of expression.
13 * Is a mentor for staff and participates in leadership and
management self-development. Identifies and communicates clinical
issues that require management intervention. 14 * Demonstrates
excellent skills in working with others and elicits their
cooperation. 15 * Demonstrates and maintains current knowledge and
clinical skills in area of specialty and all required competencies.
Able to function in a trainer role for all staff. 16 * Participates
in committee and/or task forces to improve nursing practices and/or
service. 17 * Role models and encourages participative unit
decision making. 18 * Assumes responsibility for the coordination
of activities in the unit on their assigned shifts. EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT DUTIES/RESPONSIBILTIES: 1 * Demonstrates competency to
and successfully fulfills all duties and responsibilities of the
Triage Nurse job description. 2 * Facilitates patient flow based
upon EMS information and triage criteria. Ensures timely response
to all radio calls, facilitates transfers while adhering to EMTALA
regulations. 3 * Responds or sends appropriate delegate to all
"code blue" calls on the first flow and all "code white" calls
throughout the facility. 4 * Consistently involved in Professional
Development Classes for further knowledge in Emergency Nursing such
as: TNCCC, ENPC, NRP, National Conference related to Emergency
Nursing, and CEN.
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