Charge Nurse - Operating Room
About The Position
The Charge Nurse coordinates the delivery of quality nursing care for patients from birth through the lifecycle and addresses operational issues during the shift. The position provides clinical care as needed based on census, communicates patient-care matters, departmental issues, and staff concerns to appropriate leaders, and serves as a resource for staff guidance and assistance. The posting includes nursing practice expectations applicable across disciplines, including assessment, care planning and coordination, safe and ethical practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, ongoing learning, evidence-based care, quality improvement, and responsible use of resources.
Requirements
- Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing.
- At least 1 year of nursing experience in a hospital setting.
- Registered Nurse (RN) Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure.
- Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification.
- Meet the applicable specialty-specific certification requirements listed in the posting, which vary by unit and may include ACLS, PALS, NRP, chemotherapy/biotherapy certification, AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, PEARS, TNCC, or ENPC, with the specified completion deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree.
- At least 2 years of nursing experience in a hospital setting.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate delivery of quality nursing care and address operational issues during the shift.
- Provide clinical care as needed when census demands.
- Communicate patient-care matters, departmental issues, and staff concerns to appropriate leaders.
- Serve as a resource for staff guidance and assistance.
- Collect relevant health and situational data; analyze assessment data to identify actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues.
- Identify expected outcomes and develop and implement individualized plans of care.
- Coordinate care delivery and promote health and a safe environment.
- Evaluate progress toward goals and outcomes.
- Practice ethically and in a manner consistent with diversity and inclusion principles.
- Communicate effectively and collaborate with healthcare consumers and other stakeholders.
- Lead within the professional practice setting and profession.
- Maintain knowledge and competence, integrate evidence and research findings, contribute to quality nursing practice, and evaluate personal and others’ nursing practice.
- Use appropriate resources to provide safe, effective, fiscally responsible evidence-based nursing services and practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
