Charge Nurse RN

Planned Parenthood of Maryland (PPM) is a not-for-profit family planning agency that provides high-quality, affordable reproductive health care for women, men, and teens. Our mission is to enable all Marylanders to have access to a wide range of high-quality, affordable reproductive health care services. We help individuals make informed decisions about their reproductive health, family planning options, and sexuality.

Under the supervision of the Director of Abortion Services and in collaboration with the Chief Medical Officer, Director of Clinical Services and other clinical leaders, the Charge Nurse leads registered nurses in a multidisciplinary team providing quality patient-centered care in both clinical and administrative care settings. They will ensure clinical compliance with regulatory requirements as defined by the state, federal, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) standards and guidelines, and Planned Parenthood of Maryland (PPM) policies and guidelines.

In addition to providing on-site supervision, training, and support to the nursing staff, they will provide direct nursing and patient care services in support of the PPM mission.

This position full-time and based in Baltimore, MD with 2 days per week in Annapolis, MD.

• Plans, assigns, monitors and manages the work of nurses including evaluating clinical skills for RNs ensuring skills and competencies are compliant with Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) guidelines, PPM policies, procedures, and practices, and state and federal regulations.
• Develop, maintain and communicate nurse schedules to ensure appropriate staffing and availability.
• Assign roles to nursing staff to ensure workflow efficiency.
• Lead a team of registered nurses in delivering evidence-based and patient centered abortion care.
• Stay up to date on best practices for nurse administered moderate sedation and abortion care.
• Be a clinical expert on safe medication practices and lead clinical teams across the affiliate in medication safety improvement projects.
• Support training of licensed staff on airway management and safe sedation practices as required by PPFA standards.
• Coaches and mentors' direct reports. Identifies and addresses training needs for RNs.
• Implement systems to ensure nurse responsibilities within the clinic are completed. Examples include medication and supply inventory, monthly crash-cart and controlled substance audits.
• Manages Recovery Room supplies and is responsible for ordering, receiving and maintaining compliance with clinical supplies, ensuring correct amount and type of supplies are available to maintain high quality patient care
• In partnership with the Director of Abortion Services and Director of Clinical Services, develop and implement a high-quality, comprehensive, and standardized onboarding curricula for nursing staff with a focus on quality, safety, and patient experience.
• Interprets, applies, and recommends changes to organizational policies and procedures.
• Monitors productivity and professional standards and ensures standards are met or exceeded.
• Facilitate regular Medical Emergency Drills at procedural abortion sites in collaboration with the licensed providers and Risk and Quality manager
• Assists with emergency care and maintains the integrity of emergency equipment.
• Develops staffing guidelines and assignments according to qualifications of staff and business needs of the organization.
• Participates in the implementation of new services and procedures.
• Effectively and accurately communicates with patients, providing patient-centered anticipatory guidance and discharge teaching.
• Reviews patients’ medical history to ensure appropriateness of care.
• Delivers adjunct and non-pharmaceutical pain management to patients undergoing reproductive health procedures by administering mild and moderate sedation under the direct supervision of a physician.
• Able to initiate IV access and administer prescribed medications per standing, written, and verbal orders, including IV/moderate sedation. Monitors and reports patient responses so that their health needs are met.
• Adheres to all policies and procedures…