Charge RN - Emergency Department

Position: Charge RN - Emergency Department - Days
It's more than a career, it's a calling. MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type:

Regular

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 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 Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• And

• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

• And

• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• Or

• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

• Or

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)

• Or

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• Or

• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

• Or

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

State of

Work Location:

Missouri

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• And

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

• Or

• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

• And

• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• Or

• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

• Or

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)

• Or

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• Or

• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

• Or

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

State of

Work Location:

Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• And

• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

• And

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)

• And

• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• Or

• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

• Or

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)

• Or

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• Or

• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

• Or

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