Weekend Charge Nurse Operating Room

Job Description:

Charge Nurse Position

Shift:Full Time, Days

Job Description:

Under the direction of Unit Director, Clinical House Supervisor, +/or Designee

• Provides supervision of workflow and staff for a designated shift in overseeing the efficient functioning of the department

• Assures the provision of patient care, by addressing performance, risk management, patient, family and physician issues/concerns as appropriate.

• The Charge Nurse is an exemplar for compassion, acceptance, respect and empathy honoring nursing as a distinct discipline and supporting an environment focused on healing and wellness.

• As a clinical nurse, the charge nurse spends majority of his/her time (> 50%) coordinating, ensuring and providing direct patient care activities on the unit through: provision of nursing rounds, assessments and treatments; facilitating admission, transfer and discharge activities; provision of patient and family-centered education; care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable, etc.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required:

• Active Kentucky RN license

• BLS, ACLS and/or other designated unit specific certification training/requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or currently actively pursuing a BSN degree. (BSN degree must be completed within 5 years of starting program)

• Minimum of one year of Registered Nurse experience.

• 3 years minimum of OR experience and preferable charge nurse experience are required for the position

Benefits:

• Tuition Assistance reimbursement program

• Company paid Maternity and Paternity leave

• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)

• PTO Sell Back Program

• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)

• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support