RN Charge Cath Lab

St. Francis Hospital Memphis is a 510‑bed acute care hospital dedicated to providing high quality, compassionate care to the Mid‑South community.

Position Summary:

The Charge Nurse manages the daily operations of a department(s) to provide patient services while meeting quality, legal, organizational, and medical staff goals. This role promotes efficient operations to provide effective nursing care of a designated unit(s) and manages the department independently under the guidance of a Nurse Manager/Director.

• Assists with recruiting and training of new hires.
• Prepares assigned reports for nurse managers.
• Assists with Tempo and staff meetings.
• Assists with scheduling to ensure adequate and safe coverage for the unit.
• Performs operational aspects of a designated unit(s) while providing mentoring and leadership support to the unit(s) staff.
• Coordinates and directs the daily patient care operations of the unit in the absence of the Nurse Manager and assesses staff competencies for patient care assignments.
• Delegates appropriate tasks to personnel, consistent with legal and professional guidelines and departmental standards.
• Maintains clear communications with the Nurse Manager and House Supervisor(s) regarding unit needs and/or incidents.
• Serves as a resource person on the unit and assists with patient care as needed.
• Interprets to staff the application and implementation of the philosophy, objectives, policies and procedures of the unit, department, and Hospital.
• Identifies appropriate internal controls for the department, monitors compliance, and promotes positive employee relations practices while providing leadership, support, and patient care when required.
• Adheres to internal controls established for the department and all policies and procedures of SFH, including Target 100, performing related duties as required.

Education
:
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.

Preferred
:
Academic degree in nursing (Bachelors or Master’s degree).

Experience
:
One year of RN experience in an equivalent unit required.

Professional Requirement
: RN with current applicable state licensure or permit.

• BLS – Certification required upon hire for all nursing positions.
• ACLS – Required within 3 months of hire for:
  • Emergency Dept. RNs
  • ICU RNs
  • Medical Response Team RNs
  • Stepdown RNs
  • Med/Surg/Tele RNs
  • All Float Pool RNs
  • Same Day Surgery RNs
  • Operating Room RNs
  • PACU RNs
  • GI Lab RNs
  • Interventional Radiology RNs
  • Special Procedures RNs
  • L&D RNs
  • Cardiac Care RNs
  • Cardiac Rehab RNs
  • Cardiac Cath Lab RNs
• CPI – Required within 3 months of hire for:
  • Emergency Dept. RNs
  • All Bartlett Float Pool RNs
  • Memphis Float Pool RNs that will float to Behavioral Health or Emergency Dept.
  • All Behavioral Health RNs
• PALS – Required within 3 months of hire for:
  • Emergency Dept. RNs
  • All Bartlett Float Pool RNs
  • Memphis Float Pool RNs that will float to Emergency Department
• NRP – Required within 3 months of hire for L&D RNs, Mother/Baby RNs and NICU RNs.