RN-Charge Nurse

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

? Registered Charge Nurse - Weekend Option (Med Surg)

Location: SSM Health, Lake St. Louis

Schedule: Full-Time, Weekend Option

Position Summary

Seeking a dedicated and experienced Registered Charge Nurse to lead and support the Med Surg unit during weekend shifts. This role oversees clinical workflow, mentors staff and ensures exceptional patient care delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for Med Surg nursing team

• Coordinate patient care plans and daily unit operations

• Support, mentor, and develop nursing staff

• Ensure compliance with SSM policies and safety standards

• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams

• Assist with staffing and resource allocation

Job Summary:

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

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support staff during assigned shift. Contributes to or performs performance evaluations of staff.

• Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given.

• 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.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• One year of registered nurse experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• 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.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift:

Weekend Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

1000000023 Med Surg - 2S

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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