Charge Nurse , Oncology, Nights

• Department 10 South Oncology
• Schedule Full-time - Night - 6:30PM-7:00AM, Every Third weekend, Rotation Holidays

Beacon Health System is hiring a full-time night shift Charge Nurse for our Oncology Department at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, IN.
Be a Beacon. Make a Difference.

At Beacon Health System, you’re not just part of a team, you’re part of something bigger. Every patient interaction is a chance to lead with compassion, build trust, and create lasting impact. Here, your expertise supports healing, and your heart connects us to the communities we serve.

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance through Cigna
• Life Insurance
• 403(b) Matching Retirement Fund
• Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Shift Differentials
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition and Certification Reimbursement
• Clinical Ladder Program
• Local and National Discounts

About Memorial Hospital
Located in the heart of South Bend, Memorial Hospital is deeply rooted in the community it serves. From advanced surgical services to award-winning heart and cancer care, we provide comprehensive treatment with a personal touch. As part of Beacon Health System, we’re dedicated to improving health and inspiring hope throughout the region.

What You’ll Do

As an Oncology Department Charge Nurse, you’ll report to the Director and/or Manager. Is the administrative representative and nursing leader for a designated shift. Assigns job duties and patient care to facilitate high-quality, cost-effective care. Collaborates with other professional, clinical, and ancillary staff in providing quality care to patients.

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Oncology Department Charge Nurse Job Responsibilities

Assures that quality patient care is provided by:

• Recognizing potential and actual consumer concerns in a timely manner, investigating to define problems, intervening when immediate attention is needed and reporting results to appropriate person.
• Coordinating bed utilization through appropriate patient placements and transfers.
• Talking and listening to patients, families and members of the health team.
• Contributing to the Performance Improvement Plan for the unit.
• Reviewing, interpreting and administering Hospital, Unit and Departmental procedures to staff, patients, physicians and others.
• Contributing to the peer review process.

Manages resources by:

• Reviewing number and skill level of persons on duty, making appropriate shift staffing adjustments and calling staff to come in or stay at home, maintaining unit productivity goals.
• Maintaining clinical skills and providing direct patient care as staffing patterns demand.
• Assigning patient care in accordance with patient needs and staff capability.
• Resolving short term staffing issues, predicting short and long term shift staffing needs and recommending strategies to improve staffing.
• Communicating problems or concerns with regard to quality, acquisition or use of supplies or services.
• Collaborating with Departmental Leadership on performance appraisals.
• Providing coaching and direct assistance to co-workers, orienting and training new personnel (including temporary staff) to duties and validating knowledge, skills and abilities of staff.

Performs Professional Practice by:

• Plan care which includes goals and prioritized nursing approaches/measures derived from the nursing diagnosis.
• Accept responsibility for individual nursing actions and continued competence.
• Takes ownership and pride in their job.
• Respect the dignity and rights of the patient regardless of socioeconomic status, personal attributes, or nature of health problem.
• Maintains each patient's right to privacy by protecting confidential information unless obligated by law to disclose the information.
• Retain professional accountability for nursing care when delegating…