RN Charge Nurse

Overview

Responsibilities

Provides leadership to a healthcare team to maintain efficiency and patient safety, and to deliver comprehensive, quality patient care on a designated shift.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate Degree in Nursing

Considerable professional knowledge, especially of assigned area

To be assigned to Free-standing Emergency Departments (FED) must provide evidence of one of the following:

• Minimum one-year Emergency Department experience as a staff nurse
• Minimum one-year ICU experience as a staff nurse

Licensure/Registration/Certification:

BLS

One of the following:

• Current Alabama RN License

• Current Multi State RN License in accordance with Nurse Lincensure Compact (NLC) for Alabama*

• Infirmary Health abides by the NLC requirements and guidelines for the state of Alabama

Code Team participation is assigned to MICU, NICU, SICU, PACU, ED, CCU, Peds/PICU, and L&D/Nursery departments. Participation is expected after six months of hire following success completion of ACLS, PALS or NRP course as appropriate

ACLS certification may be required in designated areas as determined by administration.

ACLS and PALS are required to be assigned/work Free-standing Emergency Departments (FED)

Desired Qualifications:

BSN/MS degree in Nursing