Charge Nurse (RN) - Women's and Children's - Days

Norman Regional Health System•Norman, OK

About The Position

The Charge Nurse (RN) works on the 28-bed Women’s and Children’s unit, providing care for postpartum women and newborns greater than 35 weeks gestation, antepartum and gynecological patients, and pediatric patients ages 0–18. The team focuses on restoring patients’ physical, emotional, and mental well-being while maintaining a safe and supportive environment, following AWHONN staffing standards. The team and NRHS Centers of Excellence have earned Advanced Perinatal Care Certification through The Joint Commission, and NRHS is a Gold-Level Certified Safe Sleep Hospital through Cribs for Kids. The nurse systematically assesses and reassesses patient needs, develops nursing diagnoses and expected outcomes, coordinates and implements evidence-based care, and evaluates patient outcomes using critical thinking. The Charge Nurse serves as a department leader alongside the Nurse Manager and in the manager’s absence, maintains ACLS, and promotes bedside handoff at shift changes. The schedule is 7 a.m.–7 p.m. on the day shift.

Requirements

Diploma or Associate’s degree in Nursing (ADN) required.
Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training or retraining required during orientation before providing patient care.
Maintain current BLS and ACLS through retraining for the duration of employment.
RNs with less than one year of experience are required to complete Norman Regional’s Nurse Residency Program.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
One year of experience as a Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

Systematically assess and reassess health care needs for individuals, accounting for age groups and patient conditions and involving patients, families, and other health care providers as appropriate.
Analyze assessments to determine nursing diagnoses and expected outcomes, involving patients, families, and other health care providers as appropriate.
Provide and coordinate nursing care through interventions that achieve patient goals and needs, using professional judgment guided by evidence-based practice, regulations, and policy.
Evaluate patient outcomes using critical thinking and evidence-based knowledge to recognize problems, evaluate facts, and reach sound conclusions.
Serve as a department leader alongside the Nurse Manager and in the Nurse Manager’s absence.
Maintain ACLS.
Oversee and promote bedside handoff at shift changes.