Charge RN

CommonSpirit Health•Lexington, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Charge RN, you oversee a department of frontline nurses caring for patients. Previous experience in acute care, long-term care, or nursing homes adds value to the nursing team. You advocate for fellow nurses and support them in reaching their potential while advancing the department’s operational goals and objectives. The role calls for accountability, confidence, strong communication in one-to-one interactions and group settings, and comfort holding difficult conversations while taking responsibility for staff and unit performance. You provide direct supervision of personnel on nursing units, coordinate patient care assignments, evaluate assignments, facilitate patient throughput, and directly observe staff performance during the assigned shift. You proactively match available resources to patient care needs, support staff, and maintain a therapeutic environment. You monitor productivity and ensure staffing and resources align with patient care needs, communicate personnel concerns to the Unit Manager, use a systematic approach to problem-solving, and facilitate patient experience best practices such as hourly rounding. The position is at Saint Joseph East, a 217-bed community hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. The hospital includes the Women's Hospital at Saint Joseph East and a 16-bed Level III NICU. CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health.

Requirements

Associate of Science in Nursing, required upon hire.
Registered Nurse license in Kentucky, required upon hire.
Basic Life Support (CPR), required within 14 days.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, required within 90 days.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support, required within 90 days.
Accountability and confidence.
Strong communication skills in one-to-one interactions and group settings.
Comfort holding difficult conversations and responsibility for staff and unit performance.
Previous experience in acute care, long-term care, or nursing homes is described as valuable.

Responsibilities

Provide direct supervision of personnel practicing on nursing units.
Make and evaluate patient care assignments.
Facilitate patient throughput.
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 align 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.
Advocate for fellow nurses and support their professional potential and unit goals.