Charge RN Wknd
About The Position
The Charge RN oversees frontline nurses caring for patients and provides direct supervision of personnel practicing on nursing units. The role supports nurses in reaching their potential while advancing the department’s operational goals and objectives. The Charge RN advocates for colleagues, manages staff performance, and helps maintain a therapeutic environment. Success in the role requires accountability, confidence, strong communication skills, and comfort with challenging conversations. The Charge RN makes and evaluates patient care assignments, facilitates patient flow, and directly observes staff performance during the assigned shift. The role proactively matches available resources to patient care needs, monitors productivity, and ensures staffing and resources are appropriately aligned. The Charge RN communicates personnel concerns to the Unit Manager, applies a logical and systematic approach to problem-solving, and facilitates patient experience best practices on the unit, including hourly rounding.
Requirements
- Associate of Science in Nursing, upon hire.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing. New-hire RNs have two years from their hire date to enroll in a BSN program, which must be completed within five years of hire.
- Registered Nurse license in Kentucky, upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR), within 14 days.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within six months.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within six months.
- Accountability and confidence.
- Strong communication skills in one-on-one interactions and in front of groups.
- Comfort holding difficult conversations and responsibility for staff and unit performance.
- Previous experience in acute care, long-term care, or nursing homes.
Responsibilities
- Directly supervise personnel practicing on nursing units.
- Make and evaluate patient care assignments.
- Facilitate patient flow.
- Directly observe staff performance during the assigned shift.
- Match available resources to patient care needs while supporting staff and maintaining a therapeutic environment.
- Monitor productivity and ensure staffing and resources are aligned with patient care needs.
- Communicate personnel-related concerns to the Unit Manager.
- Use a logical, systematic approach to problems and problem-solving.
- Facilitate patient experience best practices on the unit, including hourly rounding.
- Support frontline nurses in reaching their potential and meeting department operational goals and objectives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
