Charge Nurse - ICU, Days

Piedmont Healthcare Inc.•Stockbridge, MA

About The Position

The Charge Nurse coordinates the delivery of quality nursing care for patients from birth through the lifecycle and manages operational issues during the shift. The nurse 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. This position requires graduation from an accredited school of nursing, at least one year of hospital nursing experience, and Georgia RN licensure or NLC/eNCL multistate licensure, along with Basic Life Support certification. A bachelor’s degree and two or more years of hospital nursing experience are preferred. Specialty certification requirements vary by nursing discipline and unit.

Requirements

Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing.
At least one year of nursing experience in a hospital setting.
Georgia State RN licensure and/or NLC/eNCL multistate licensure.
Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification.
Meet the applicable specialty certification requirements for the assigned discipline or unit. Requirements may include ACLS, PALS, chemotherapy/biotherapy certification, NRP, AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, or PEARS, with stated unit-specific deadlines where applicable.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Two or more years of nursing experience in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the delivery of quality nursing care for patients from birth through the lifecycle.
Address operational issues during the shift.
Provide clinical care as needed when census demands.
Communicate patient care, departmental issues, and staff concerns to appropriate leaders.
Serve as a resource for guidance and assistance to staff.
Collect pertinent information about the healthcare consumer’s health or situation; analyze assessment data; identify expected outcomes; develop and implement individualized plans of care; coordinate care; promote health and a safe environment; and evaluate progress toward outcomes.
Practice ethically, communicate effectively, collaborate with healthcare consumers and stakeholders, lead within the professional practice setting, maintain current competence, integrate evidence and research into practice, contribute to and evaluate nursing practice, use appropriate resources, and practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.