Registered Nurse (RN) - Preceptor
Northside Hospital - Cherokee
Canton, GA

Charge Preceptor RN

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today. About Northside Hospital Cherokee (Main OR): Northside Hospital Cherokee (Main OR) is located at 450 Northside Cherokee Blvd. in Canton, Georgia on the second floor of the main hospital. Scope of practice for surgical services care includes different specialties ranging from general, GYN, Ortho, podiatry, neuro, plastics, ENT, urology and robotics surgical procedures. Populations include ASA Class I through IV, adults, adolescents and pediatrics (ENT). Adult and adolescent surgery patients undergoing anesthesia receives general, MAC, regional or local anesthesia. The Main Operating Room consist of 17 operating rooms including a cysto room and an Endo Vascular Hybrid suite. Staffing includes Registered Nurses, Surgical Technologists, Charge preceptors, Core Techs and Support Techs to cover the operating rooms Monday through Friday, 24 hours a day, Saturday, and Sunday 7AM to 7PM. We follow AORN standards and guidelines. Orientation and Training We provide all staff with a robust onboarding process. Orientation includes computer- based learning, one-on-one time with the unit Clinician and our Surgical Tech educator and hands-on orientation with a skilled preceptor. Our orientees are followed closely during orientation and will tailor your orientation based on previous experience and the current needs of the orientee. Lifelong Learning Being a nurse means a commitment to lifelong learning. Northside Hospital offers programs to help keep you learning and performing at the top of your license. * Tuition Reimbursement * Student Loan Repayment * Certification * Unit level evidence-based practice education to help keep you abreast of the latest changes Career Advancement At Northside Hospital Cherokee, there are always opportunities to learn and grow within our organization. You do not have to leave the Northside family in order to try something new. However, there are nurses who love bedside nursing and who wish to make it a lifelong career. At Northside, we provide different clinical ladders programs for staff in different roles for growth and promotion. As you increase your years of experience you can enjoy the benefits of the different program by furthering your education and participating in activities to support unit improvements. As a Charge Nurse, coordinates daily activities and distribution of work in area during scheduled shift; as a Preceptor Nurse, acts as a professional educator and resource for new employees, demonstrating clinical expertise and competence. The approximate amount of overall participation in direct patient care activities is 80% and Charge-Preceptor duties is 20%. The range of roles between Charge and Preceptor may vary dependent upon patient acuity and volume issues. Works with a unit specific patient population. Care and/or services will be provided to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. This position is required to set priorities based on the situation at hand, and is a combination of direct patient care, management (charge), and education (preceptor) roles with responsibility for a unit during an eight (8) to twelve (12) hour shift. REQUIRED * Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing. * Demonstrated proficiency in skills applicable to designated area within probationary period. * Demonstrated ability to assume Charge Nurse responsibilities and clinical expertise in area. * Successful completion of a management course prior to appointment, or within six (6) months of employment. * Certified in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). * Two (2) years recent experience in specialty. * Completion of the Charge-Preceptor course at Northside PREFERRED * Certification in area of specialty.