RN - Charge Nurse, Emergency Department

Company: SSM Health
Location: Saint Charles
Posted on: September 29, 2024

Job Description:

Lead a team of nurses in a fast-paced emergency department, providing exceptional patient care and ensuring a smooth operation of the unit.

Job Summary:
Provides leadership and coordination of unit staffing while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care.

Responsibilities:

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• Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support staff during assigned shift.
  
• Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments.
  
• Collaborates with advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes.
  
• Evaluates the effectiveness of patient care and identifies any issues that affect desired patient outcomes.
  
• Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels.
  
• May provide input for hiring, training, directing, developing and evaluating staff.
  
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
  
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  
  Requirements:
  
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  • Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
    
  • One year of registered nurse experience.
    
    
    Physical Requirements:
    
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    • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
      
    • Constant standing and walking.
      
    • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
      
    • Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
      
    • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
      
    • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
      
    • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
      
    • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
      
    • Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
      
    • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
      
    • Occasional driving.
      
    • Rare crawling and running.
      
      
      Professional Licenses and Certifications:
      
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      • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA).
        
      • Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
        
      • Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA).
        
      • Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).
        
      • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP).
        
      • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA).
        
      • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).
        
      • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
        
        
        Work Schedule:
        Night Shift (United States of America).
        
        Job Type:
        Employee.
        
        Department:
        Emergency Dept SC.
        
        Scheduled Weekly Hours:
        36.
        
        SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer.
        
        Benefits:
        
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        • Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
          
        • Flexible Payment Options: instant access to earned, unpaid base pay before payday.
          
        • Upfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
          

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