RN Charge Nurse

Job description

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
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