Charge Nurse - Medical Acute Care - FT - Nights

Northeast Georgia Medical Center • Gainesville, GA

8h

About The Position

Northeast Georgia Health System is seeking a Charge Nurse for its Medical/Surgical unit. The Charge Nurse provides frontline clinical leadership by coordinating patient care, supporting nursing staff, facilitating patient flow, and promoting safe, high-quality outcomes. The role helps foster teamwork, nursing excellence, and an exceptional experience for patients, families, and team members.

The Charge Nurse leads shift operations, manages staffing assignments according to patient acuity, census, and team competencies, and supports admissions, discharges, and transfers. This position also serves as a clinical resource, mentor, and coach; facilitates huddles, interdisciplinary communication, and shift handoffs; promotes patient safety, quality outcomes, and regulatory compliance; and partners with physicians, ancillary teams, and nursing leadership to resolve barriers to care. The Charge Nurse supports onboarding and professional development and assumes unit leadership responsibilities when the Nurse Manager or Assistant Nurse Manager is absent.

Requirements

• Current Georgia RN license.
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• At least one year of acute care nursing experience within the specialty.
• Obtain national certification in a clinical or leadership specialty within two years of hire.

Nice To Haves

• BSN or MSN.
• Three years of acute care nursing experience within the specialty.
• Charge Nurse, preceptor, or leadership experience.
• Professional organization membership.

Responsibilities

• Lead shift operations and coordinate daily patient care activities.
• Manage staffing assignments based on patient acuity, census, and team competencies.
• Support patient flow, admissions, discharges, and transfers.
• Serve as a clinical resource, mentor, and coach for bedside staff.
• Facilitate huddles, interdisciplinary communication, and shift handoffs.
• Promote patient safety, quality outcomes, and regulatory compliance.
• Partner with physicians, ancillary teams, and nursing leadership to resolve barriers to care.
• Support onboarding, professional development, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Assume unit leadership responsibilities in the absence of the Nurse Manager or Assistant Nurse Manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree