Position Summary:
The Charge Nurse is part of the leadership team. The Charge Nurse is responsible for providing on site nursing service, supervision and performing delegated administrative functions during a specific work shift. The Charge Nurse is responsible for implementation of current standards of nursing care and for interpreting hospital policy to the employees, patients, families, physicians, and various interested publics. An effective charge nurse needs to incorporate leadership and communication skills with conflict resolution, time management and organizational techniques, delegation, mentorship, education, and role modeling to be successful. These individuals also must be effective change agents to get what they need accomplished on a day-to-day basis.
Shift - 7 AM - 7:30 PM 12 hour shifts. Rotating days, may include some weekends.