Charge Nurse

CommonSpirit Health • Santa Cruz, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Charge Nurse, you'll oversee a department of frontline nurses caring for patients. Your previous experience in acute care, LTC, or nursing homes adds tremendous value to our nursing team. Every day you will advocate for your fellow nurses as you support them in reaching their full potential, which aligns with your department's operational goals and objectives. To thrive in this role, you need to be accountable and confident. You're an excellent communicator in 1:1 interactions and in front of groups. It's also important for you to be comfortable holding tough conversations, as you are responsible for the performance of your people and your unit.

Requirements

• Associate Of Nursing
• 1-2 years recent experience in relevantclinical area, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire
• Progressive Care Certified Nurse, within 12 - months or Critical RN Adult/Neonatal/Pediatric/Acute, within 12 - months or Cardiac/Vascular Nurse, within 12 - months

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire
• 3-5 years of Relief or Charge Nurse role, upon hire

Responsibilities

• Acts as a clinical resource and serves as a mentor to health care team members
• Models clinical excellence.
• Displays leadership behaviors.
• Models and ensures standards for professional staff behavior in the department
• Models professional behavior and collaboration for staff.
• Actively supports leadership in shared goals.
• Able to assign staff appropriately
• Works collaboratively with Nursing Supervisor on staffing decisions.
• Flexes staff to meet matrix and census levels.

What This Job Offers

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