Charge Nurse definition

Charge Nurse means a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse responsible for supervising nursing services on a specific shift.

Charge Nurse is a registered nurse who is appointed to a Charge Nurse position and undertakes duties as outlined in the Charge Nurse role description.

Charge Nurse is a nurse designated by the Employer to provide leadership support to a nursing department for one or more shifts, in addition to regular duties as a nurse.

Examples of Charge Nurse in a sentence

• Kenny could have communicated the condition of his patients, explained how busy he was, asked for help and requested the dayshift Charge Nurse to audit his charts several hours before his shift ended.

• However, the night shift Charge Nurse makes Kenny a Do Not Send, stating incomplete documentation as the reason.

• For the purposes of this provision, Charge Nurse and Team Lead shall be considered as within the same classification as a “General Duty RN”, or any other classification agreed by the parties.

• A RN2 who is assigned in writing Charge Nurse responsibility by the Nurse Manager or designee for an organized unit for a period of one (1) or more hours shall receive Charge Nurse premium pay for all such hours worked.

• The Charge Nurse will receive appropriate orientation prior to being assigned Charge Nurse responsibilities.

More Definitions of Charge Nurse

Charge Nurse means the registered or licensed practical nurse who is responsible for day-to-day operations of a unit in the facility on which residents live.

Charge Nurse. Premium Pay: As designated and approved by VCMC/SPH Nursing Administration, a premium will be paid for each full shift worked as follows:

Charge Nurse is defined as a Registered Nurse who is designated by the unit nursing 26 manager and has the responsibilities established in the “Charge Nurse job description” for a 27 specific shift in a nursing unit. It is understood that the unit nursing manager may designate 28 a relief charge nurse to carry out charge nurse assignments in the charge nurse’s 29 absence, in the event the unit nursing manager determines it is appropriate to do so, in 30 their discretion. Any nurse designated as relief charge nurse shall be entitled to the 31 charge differential when carrying out charge nurse assignments in the absence of the 32 charge nurse.

Charge Nurse is hereby defined as a Registered Nurse who is assigned the temporary responsibility for one hour or more of a nursing unit, on any shift.

Charge Nurse means a direct care registered nurse who coordinates patient care

Charge Nurse shall be defined as a member of this bargaining unit who,

Charge Nurse means a direct care registered nurse who coor-